Letter 2973

Steigertahl received a small treatise from Mr Cheseldon. Dr Stuart is supposed to perform a surgery on a patient’s pelvis. He thinks it might be too difficult. The surgery is to take place at ‘l’Hopital de St Bartholome’. Mr Cyprianus has been known to perform the operation. Steigertahl writes of the situation regarding the late Engelbert Kaempfer’s collection. It seems J.H. Kaempfer, Engelbert’s nephew, will accept Sloane’s offer. Mr Scheele has the money ready for the transaction. The King is doing well, but missed the hunt. 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).