Letter 3081

William Newton to Hans Sloane – September 22, 1724


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Date: September 22, 1724
Author: William Newton
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 253-254



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[fol. 253] Whitby Septemb:r the 22th 1724 Sr Hans The great favour you did me, when I gave y’r Worship an acc’t sometime since of a great quantity of silver ore & another of Jett, which were found in our sea clives not far from Whitby, You were pleasd to give me y’r opinion that Jett being so plentifull in other p’ts of this kingdom, it would not be of any great advantage to pursue the getting of it though it is very good in its nature & abundance of pretty things have been made of it here & the silver ore hath been tryd by a Chymist & very good silver extracted from it but attended with too much charge whether or not he was a very skilfull man in his profession, I am not a competent judg but shall send you a demonstr -ation of it. S’r Hans I should be very proud that S’r Isaac Newton & y’r Worship would be so kind as to procure me some little place that I may get my bread, being out of employm’t I hope I should be found faithfull & always acknowledge the favour done me & that I am with all profound respect S’r Hans Y’r most humble & most Obedient Servant W’m Newton

Newton informs Sloane of the discovery of precious metals on the sea-cliffs near Whitby. He asks for Sloane’s charity.




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