In letter 4219 one W.M Hay write to James Petiver to convey his sorrow at being unable to fulfill Petiver’s request but his availability to sail to East Indies as early as next Friday, if needed.
Aside from this letter, no other information can be found to identify this W.M Hay.
Reference:
W. M Hay to James Petiver, Date Unknown, Sloane MS 4053, f. 375, British Library, London.
Philip Stubbs (1665–1738) was an English churchman, archdeacon of St Albans and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Reference:
Philip Stubbs to Hans Sloane, 1731-10-08, Sloane MS 4052, f. 28, British Library, London
Sir Edward Wilmot (1693-1787) was a physician. He was admitted a Candidate of the Royal College of Physicians in 1725 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1730. Wilmot was appointed Physician Extraordinary to the Queen in 1731 and, later, Physician-in-Ordinary to Her Majesty, King George III, and Frederick, Prince of Wales. He was created Baronet in 1759.
Reference:
Edward Wilmot to Hans Sloane, 1731-10-08, Sloane MS 4052, f. 29, British Library, London
Edward Wilmot, Munks Roll, Royal College of Physicians, [http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/4811, accessed 24/08/17]
Jean Jacques Scheuchzer was the son of Johann Jakob Scheuchzer and Secretary to a Swiss Regiment at Namur.
Reference:
Jean Jacques Scheuchzer to Hans Sloane, 1731-10-11, Sloane MS 4052, ff. 30-31, British Library, London
George Richmond was Secretary to Baron Petre. He later became a bookseller in Paris. He wrote letter 4412 to Sloane.
Reference:
George Richmond to Hans Sloane, 1731-11-22, Sloane MS 4046, ff. 46-47, British Library, London
Huber wrote letter 4463 to Sloane. No other other information is available about him.
Reference:
Huber to Hans Sloane, 1732-04-15, Sloane MS 4052, ff. 97-99, British Library, London
Owen Brigstocke (1679-1746) was educated at Eton and Oxford. He was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1697 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1710. Brigstocke served as MP for Cardigan Boroughs from 1712-13 and for Cardiganshire from 1717-22
Reference:
Own Brigstocke to Hans Sloane, 1731-12-03, Sloane MS 4052, ff. 52-53, British Library, London
Owen Brigstocke, Fellow Records, The Royal Society, [https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27brigstocke%27%29, accessed 24/08/17]
Babelin was a doctor at the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital in Paris.
Reference:
Babelin to Hans Sloane, 1731-12-08, Sloane MS 4052, f. 54, British Library, London
Philip Peck wrote letter 4421 to Sloane. Nothing else is known about him.
Reference:
Philip Peck to Hans Sloane, 1732-01-27, Sloane MS 4052, ff. 60-61, British Library, London
J. Brown wrote to Sloane in letter 4426 to discuss a number of scientific ideas and experiments he has conducted, often in great deal.
Reference:
J. Brown to Hans Sloane, 1732-02-21, Sloane MS 4052, ff. 69-71, British Library, London