Letter 2038

Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – July 14, 1715


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Date: July 14, 1715
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 78-79



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The Baron and Baroness de Goerif send their compliments and thank Sloane for allowing them to view his collection. They will arrive between ten o’clock and noon tomorrow. 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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