Letter 3646

Morand responds to Sloane’s question apropos the Colbert manuscripts. Several offers have been made to purchase them. Morand met Mr Cadogan in Paris. He suggests Mr Halley replace the late Signor Bianchini at l’Académie des sciences. Morand is going to write Mr Cheselden to make the same suggestion. He describes the contents of the catalogue; i.e. what was for sale in the auction. Sauveur-Francois Morand (1697-1773) was a French surgeon and son of John Morand, surgeon at the Hotel des Invalides. Morand was admitted as a surgeon at the Hotel des Invalides in 1724 at the age of 15. He became a Fellow of the Academie des sciences in 1722, Chief Surgeon of the Hospital of Charity in 1730, and Chief Surgeon of the French Guards in 1739. Morand published several texts on anatomy and surgery (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauveur-Francois_Morand).