Letter 3739

Holloway has long wanted to send an account authored by Heddington Pitt, of Oxford, to Sloane and the Royal Society. He forwards critical notes with the account. Dr Woodward informed Holloway that those members of the Royal Society who cannot attend the weekly meetings have their fees remitted. Holloway hopes that he qualifies for the remittance. He is unable to wait on Sloane or attend Royal Society meetings because of his business affairs. Holloway is coming to London soon to help his son settle for school. He will wait on Sloane when he is London and asks for confirmation that his letter arrived. Benjamin Holloway (1690/91-1759) was a Church of England Clergyman and religious controversialist. He provided evidence to support the geological theories of John Woodward, which were published in the Philosophical Transaction. In 1723, with Sir Hans Sloane’s support, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Holloway published many books on religious topics (Scott Mandelbrote, Holloway, Benjamin (1690/911759), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13572, accessed 25 July 2013]).