Letter 2098

Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – August 13, 1716


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Date: August 13, 1716
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 196-198



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Steigertahl visited J. Munchhausen’s garden with several other men. Munchhausen thanks Sloane for the package he sent, but requests an explanation of English terms. His Majesty is doing well. Johann Georg Steigertahl (1666-1740) was the personal physician to George I of England. He was a member of the Royal Society and secured the purchase of Engelbert Kaempfer’s collection of East Asian curiosities for Sir Hans Sloane in 1723 (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Steigerthal).




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