Letter 2918

Steigertahl received letters from Sloane and Schluter, which relate to the purchasing of books. Sloane is to receive money for the books. There are several maladies affecting Europe at the moment. Steigertahl writes about his financial situation. Schluter purchased books for Sloane. They will be sent ‘avec le bagage de Madame la Duchesse de Kendal’. Princess Amalie is doing well. She is to visit the waters at Bath under the direction of Dr Freind. Prince Frederic is in ‘tres bonne sante’ as are the King and Queen. 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).