Letter 2011

Sherard thanks Sloane for writing and sending him some books. He laments that he is not up to date on Royal Society news. Sherard informs Sloane of his botanical work, recording of Greek inscriptions, and growing collection of antique medals. He writes of his interactions with Sir Arthur Rawdon, Robert Sherard, and Mr Carter. Sherard recommends Monsieur St. Amand, a Frenchman, to Sloane. Sherard is having difficulty collecting money from Rawdon. His brother, James Sherard, has mortgaged a house in Cheshire. 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]).