Letter 1947

Jean-Paul Bignon to Hans Sloane – March 13, 1714


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Date: March 13, 1714
Author: Jean-Paul Bignon
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 236-237



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Bignon is glad the reestablishment of commerce between England and France will allow their letters to reach each other. He thanks Sloane for sending Mr Boyle’s lectures. Jean-Paul Bignon (1662-1743) was a clergyman, librarian to Louis XIV, member of the Academie francaise, and mentor of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Bignon).




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