Letter 0722

De la Pryme thanks Sloane for notifying him of the Royal Society’s warm reception of his recent submission. He will send a fir cone as soon as possible. De la Pryme mentions that new dykes are being dug and the older ones dredged. He is excited that Sloane has put him forward as a possible Fellow of the Royal Society. He asks if it is customary to send a letter of thanks if accepted. De la Pryme was an antiquary, who established extensive correspondence with other antiquaries such as Nathaniel Johnston, Thomas Gale, Ralph Thoresby, and Sloane. In 1702, on Sloanes proposal, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society (C. E. A. Cheesman, Pryme, Abraham (16711704), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22852, accessed 25 June 2013]).