Letter 0742

Charlett thanks Sloane for his favours. He recommends Mr Denison, who is to call on Sloane. Dr Gregory has just left by coach. Dr Wallis is still of sound memory and reason and frequently remembers Sloane. Charlett was elected Master of University College at Oxford in 1692 and held that post until his death in 1722. Charlett used the mastership to gain influence, especially through persistent letter-writing to numerous correspondents, sharing the latest literary, political, and scholarly gossip (R. H. Darwall-Smith, Charlett, Arthur (16551722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5158, accessed 18 June 2013]).