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Charles Leigh to Hans Sloane – September 15, 1724
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Date: September 15, 1724
Author: Charles Leigh
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: ff. 384-385
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Leigh was a physician and naturalist. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1685 (C. W. Sutton, Leigh, Charles (16621701?), rev. Michael Bevan, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16377, accessed 25 June 2013]).
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Samuel Pepys to Hans Sloane – June 24, 1702
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Date: June 24, 1702
Author: Samuel Pepys
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 357-358
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Pepys returns one of Sloane’s books. He praises the work and its author.
Pepys was a naval official who is best known as a result of the publication of his diaries, which recount the various political and social happenings of his day (C. S. Knighton, Pepys, Samuel (16331703), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21906, accessed 19 June 2013]).
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John Ray to Hans Sloane – August 14, 1700
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Date: August 14, 1700
Author: John Ray
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 49-50
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Ray thanks Sloane profusely and hopes his condition improves enough to repay Sloane for his kindness. He has little hope of this happening in ‘the short time he has left in this world’. He is thankful to Sherard for sending his collection to have it classified, but this task is beyond Ray’s strength.
Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
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Edward Sherburne to Hans Sloane – April 15, 1699
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Date: April 15, 1699
Author: Edward Sherburne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: f. 248
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Sherburne apologizes for asking Sloane to lend him a book at an inconvenient time. He hopes that he may ask for it again and assures Sloane that he will return it as quickly as possible.
Sherburne was a translator, poet, and recusant known for his translations of classical Latin authors (Hugh de Quehen, Sherburne, Sir Edward (bap. 1616, d. 1702), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25359, accessed 21 June 2013]).
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Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – October 22, 1698
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Date: October 22, 1698
Author: Arthur Charlett
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 141-142
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[fol. 141] Dearest Sr
Univ. Coll.
Oct. 22. 98.
I gave Mr Pepys our very excellent Friend, lately an Account of some occurrences here, to which I must referre you. I am very desirous you should make what use you please of our Indian MSS, and have accordingly here inclosed a Copy of the letter sent to me from Fort St George. It seems to me very proper to desire the Favour of you to publish an account of them in the Transactions, that so the Learned world may know what we have of this nature. I will order Mr Wanly to draw up some Account for you of our Catalogue of MSS, that may both explain and recommend it to the Curious of all Qualitys and Professions. I had almost forgot to acquaint you, that the 8th of November being our Public Day of the Anniversary Visitation of the Bodleian Library, it would be very convenient I should then deliver the Indian MSS, to the Vice Chancellor & Curators. Perhaps Mr Cransford may be willing to procure the Letter from Fort St George.
I am not yet at Leisure to make my acknowledgments to you in due Forme for your many most agreeable Civilitys, never to be forgotten by
Sir
Your most truly affectionate
Humble Servant
A Charlett
I give you many Thanks for your Regard to Mr Isted, who is very deare to me.
How does Dr Bernards Auction go on?
Charlett was elected Master of University College at Oxford in 1692 and held that post until his death in 1722. Charlett used the mastership to gain influence, especially through persistent letter-writing to numerous correspondents, sharing the latest literary, political, and scholarly gossip (R. H. Darwall-Smith, Charlett, Arthur (16551722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5158, accessed 18 June 2013]).
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Samuel Dale to Hans Sloane – October 7, 1698
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Date: October 7, 1698
Author: Samuel Dale
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 132-133
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Dale requests information on a particular type of earth discussed in the Philosophical Transactions published in August.
Samuel Dale was an apothecary, botanist, and physician who contributed several articles to the Philosophical Transactions. He was John Ray’s executor and good friend, and from Dale’s letters to Sloane we learn many details of Ray’s final moments (G. S. Boulger, Dale, Samuel (bap. 1659, d. 1739), rev. Juanita Burnby, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7016, accessed 5 July 2013]).
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John Ray to Hans Sloane – February 1, 1697/8
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Date: February 1, 1697/8
Author: John Ray
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 23-24
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Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
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John Ray to Hans Sloane – February 1, 1697/8
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Date: February 1, 1697/8
Author: John Ray
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 23-24
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Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
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John Ray to Hans Sloane – February 1, 1697/8
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Date: February 1, 1697/8
Author: John Ray
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 23-24
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Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
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Thomas Kirke to Hans Sloane – 7th January 1694/5
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Date: 7th January 1694/5
Author: Thomas Kirke
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: ff. 201-202
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Kirke is unable to meet Sloane at Gresham College, for an uncle of his ‘is fal’n very dangerously ill’. The uncle is ‘the Author of that small tract I showed you about the soul in answer to Dr Bentley’. He promises Sloane to serve him in any case and will continue to work on examining spring waters.
Thomas Kirke (1650-1706) was an antiquary and topographer. He was a elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1693 and published his work in the Philosophical Transactions (Clare Jackson, ‘Kirke, Thomas (1650–1706)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15666, accessed 3 July 2014]).