Letter 1917

John Partridge to Hans Sloane – September 15, 1713


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Date: September 15, 1713
Author: John Partridge
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: f. 184



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Partridge asks Sloane to help him identify a rat used in an experiment. Partridge was an astrologer and writer of almanacs. He dedicated his intellect toward saving the reputation of astrology as a discipline which failed (Patrick Curry, Partridge, John (16441715), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21484, accessed 17 June 2011]).




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