Letter 3010

Christopher Keon to Hans Sloane – March, 1724


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Date: March, 1724
Author: Christopher Keon
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 139-140



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Keon, working at the Port of London, sees many drug shipments wholly decayed upon arrival from abroad. He proposes a solution to the problem and solicits Sloane’s support. Christopher Keon was a Land Surveyor in the Port of London.




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