Letter 1909

Henry Newman to Hans Sloane – July 30, 1713


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Date: July 30, 1713
Author: Henry Newman
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: f. 170



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[fol. 170] Whitehall. 30th. July. 1713 Honoured Sir I receiv’d the enclosed just now from Holland, and am proud of any occasion to tell you that I am Sir Yr. most obliged humble servant Henry Newman Dr. Sloane

Henry Newman (1670-1743) was Secretary for The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. He graduated BA and MA from Harvard, worked as a librarian, and entered the commercial fishing industry in Newfoundland until 1703 when he settled in England to work for the Society (Leonard W. Cowie, ‘Newman, Henry (1670–1743)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/39693, accessed 14 Aug 2015]).




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