Letter 0998

John Hudson to Hans Sloane – June 4, 1705


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Date: June 4, 1705
Author: John Hudson
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040
Folio: ff. 35-36



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Hudson asks to borrow two books on behalf of Mr Fabricius, vouching for their safe return. He has read many of Fabricius’ sheets and has faith in his abilities. John Hudson (1662-1719) was elected librarian of the Bodleian Library in 1701. He corresponded with numerous scholars and librarians, both in England and abroad (Theodor Harmsen, Hudson, John (16621719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2013 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14034, accessed 27 June 2013]).




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