Letter 1142

William Digby, 5th Baron Digby to Hans Sloane – June 14, 1707


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Date: June 14, 1707
Author: William Digby, 5th Baron Digby
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040
Folio: ff. 371-372



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Charles Bodvile Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1660-1723) was an English politician in the House of Commons from 1679 to 1681 and again in 1685. He inherited the title Viscount Bodmin on the death of his father in 1682 and the title Baron Robartes and the earldom on the death of his grandfather in 1685. He married Elisabeth Cutler in 1689 however never fathered any children. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1693. His name appears on the list of members of nobility and gentry who in 1688 deserted King James II and pledged allegiance to William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Robartes,_2nd_Earl_of_Radnor).




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