Letter 3078

Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – September 17, 1724


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Date: September 17, 1724
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 247-248



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Mr Hodges has been charged with notifying Steigertahl as to when Sloane will arrive. The King is well, though a page and 2 or 3 domestic workers have fevers. Johann Georg Steigertahl (1666-1740) was the personal physician to George I of England. He was a member of the Royal Society and secured the purchase of Engelbert Kaempfer’s collection of East Asian curiosities for Sir Hans Sloane in 1723 (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Steigerthal).




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