William Derham to Hans Sloane – October 26, 1711
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Date: October 26, 1711 Author: William Derham Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043 Folio: ff. 1-2
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English
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British Library, London
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Royal Society, Scholarship, Scientific, Social
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Astronomy, Real Estate, Scientific Instruments, Surveying, Telescopes, Weather
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Date (as written)
October 26, 1711
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Upm'r [Upminster]
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Others mentioned
Sir Hanes Mr. Towneley fath. Capt. Stanes
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[fol. 2] Sr Upmr Oct: 26 1711 The Surveyour hath finished the Measur- ing part of your Lands, & had all the infor- mation he could get of the names of the Lands: but they called them only by the Names of their quantity of Acres, as the 10 acre, 12 acre, &c piece He earnestly desires you to send him the Names, if your writings contain them. Direct to Capt Stanes at Rumford (which is the Sur- veyours name.) He consulted Finches Lease, but to no purpose. I was minded you should see the purport of the inclosed to Mr Towneley; & have put it up to yt I think it cant possibly pass as a double Lr. I beg the favr of you to seal it, & to cause it wth all safety to be put into the Post-office. I have been very busy in trying Mashalls 100 foot Glass, wch I believe is very good, altho I have not had clear weather enough to try it to my mind. But I find it is not near 100 feet, as Marshal thought it. I hope to give you & the Society some account of Saturns Satellites Jupiters & Marss Spots, &c. I have a pretty stronf con- ceit I can improve Sr Hanes Catoptrical Telescope; but the expence it would put me to, males me find the wand of a small additional Preferment, wch if I could obtain, I should devote in a great measure to the im- provement of Learning, rather than the enriching my self. Wth great respect I am your Ladies, & Sr Your much obliged & affectionate humble servant Wm Derham
Derham was a Church of England clergyman and a natural philosopher, interested in nature, mathematics, and philosophy. He frequently requested medical advice from Sloane, and likely served as a physician to his family and parishioners (Marja Smolenaars, ‘Derham, William (1657-1735)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7528, accessed 7 June 2011]).
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