William Sherard to Hans Sloane – February 3, 1701/02
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Date: February 3, 1701/02 Author: William Sherard Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038 Folio: ff. 298-299
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Medical, Scholarship, Scientific, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Botany, Plants, Publishing, Specimens, Subscriptions
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Date (as written)
February 3, 1701/02
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Origin (as written)
Badmington
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Others mentioned
Paolo Silvio Boccone John Ray
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Patients mentioned
John Ray
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John Ray’s health prevents him from working. His motivation is failing in light of his Methods and Supplement likely not being published during his lifetime. Sherard will subscribe for 20 copies to help Ray. He discusses plant specimens sent from Boccone. Sherard was a botanist and cataloguer. He worked for the Turkish Company at Smyrna where he collected botanical specimens and antiques (D. E. Allen, Sherard, William (16591728), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25355, accessed 24 June 2011]).
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Name: N/A John Ray
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Ray's health is failing, which prevents him from working.
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