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William Sherard - William Raye - 1704/5-02-03

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William Sherard

William Sherard - William Raye - 1704/5-02-03
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15908
InstitutionName of Institution. London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number. MS 256/750
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Sherard
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Raye
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . February 3, 1705
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Thomas Herbert
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 599, 6111
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Bodleian Library , Oxford , Smyrna , Commission
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I fear my Ld Pembroke will expect from me more than I shall be able to perform. I have not as yet met wth one of ye Medalls he wants, tho have sent Catalogues to severall places. ... Ye Dutch Padre [en?]grosses all [at Smyrna], & I fear has severall of those, designed by you for ye [u]niversity of Oxon.' (Royal Society, MS 256/750; Burnett 2020b, p. 599)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.