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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – August 28, 1831
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Date: August 28, 1831
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051
Folio: ff. 319-320
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Steigertahl proposes ‘Mr. le Docteur Weidler, le Professeur en Mathematique a Wittenberg’ as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He received the ‘transactions philosophiques, no 412’. Steigertahl found the ‘Observations Meteorologiques et Astonomiques’ in the article called ‘the Curious Observer’ particularly interesting. He sends a list of dissertations, including a paper that compares contemporaneous meteorological observations recorded at Madrid and Wittenburg. ‘Mademoiselle Kneller’ is to deliver the latest ‘Nouvelles literaires de Nuremberg’.
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).
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Joseph Hill to Hans Sloane – September 18, 1731
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Date: September 18, 1731
Author: Joseph Hill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052
Folio: ff. 15-16
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[fol. 15] Sr The Master & Wardens desire the Favour of Your Company to Dine with Them at Their Hall on Thursday the 23d Instant by two of the Clock in the Afternoon being the Day appointed for Confirming the New Master &c Josp Hill Beadle
Apothecarys Hall
18th Septr 1731
Joseph Hill was Beadle to The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries.
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Philip Stubbs to Hans Sloane – October 8, 1731
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Date: October 8, 1731
Author: Philip Stubbs
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052
Folio: f. 28
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Stubbs was allowed to pay his ’20ll Arriers to the Royal Society’ last February. Mr Trewin has been apprised of Stubbs’ present situation. Sloane is ‘to charge the Bearer with [his] sanction in the inclosed to [his] solicitor’. Stubbs complains that it is difficult to be a clergyman of standing without a ‘Purse equal to His Integrity’.
Philip Stubbs was Chaplain to Greenwich Hospital.
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Hew Dalrymple to Hans Sloane – November 4, 1731
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Date: November 4, 1731
Author: Hew Dalrymple
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052
Folio: ff. 34-35
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[fol. 35] Sir The General Meeting of the Society in Scotland for propagating Christian Knowledge Understanding from the Report of the Committee, That You have often signify’d a very good Opinion, of their design for promoting Christianity abroad & at home, And have been so good as to declare Your readiness to advance their Interests, And particularly was pleas’d to undergo some trouble in the matter of the Earl of Thanet’s Charity; They thought themselves extremely bound to you on these Accounts, as well as for the Countenance and Concurrence That a person of Your great Reputation for Learning & Piety is pleas’d to give to their Correspondence Meetings at London, And in their name I return you most hearty thanks, They presume to hope for the Continuance of Your favour & friendship. With much esteem I am Sir Your most obedient & most humble servant Hew Dalrymple Preses Edinburgh 4th Novr 1731 To Sir Hans Sloan.
Hew Dalrymple was the President of the Scotch Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge.
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Robert Millar to Hans Sloane – August 8th 1734
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Date: August 8th 1734
Author: Robert Millar
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 250
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Robert Millar, Sloane MS 4053, f. 250r.
Kingstown August 8
th 1734
Hon
ble. S
r
An opportunity of a
Vessells going for England offering, I beg
leave to aquaint you with my safe ———
arrival in this place where I have been
about ten days, and an opportunity now
offering of goine down to Porto Bello
I think to embrace it, for fear off the
worst, one great inducement I have for
going then directly is by Reason of M
r
Palmenter’s going then along with this
ship, and desires I would go down along
with him for he will serve me as farr as
is in his power, and if ther is any thing
to be gott about Panama he say’s he will
indeavour to gett me liberty from the
Governour to go up along with him,
I think to be back here again in two
[Illegible line as bottom of the page has been ripped]**
further to my proceeding (f. 249v)
P:S: I am Hon
ble S
r
I believe ther will your most obliged &
be no occasion to write most devoted Humble serv
t
to the Trustees of Georgia Rob: Millar
till such time as I Return
from Porto Bello
I can do nothing with Doctor Cochran
he will neither give nor lend me one
thing belonging to Doctor Houston —-
*There is faded text on f. 249v and f. 250 v. It looks as though ink from another document has bled through.
**the last line or so on f. 250r is illegible as the page has been ripped at the bottom.
Robert Millar, Sloane MS 4053, f. 250r.
Millar mentions the opportunity for vessels going to England. In a post-script writes that there will be no occasion to write to Georgia until he returns from Porto Bello. He can do nothing with Doctor Cochran because he will neither give nor lend him something belonging to Doctor Houston.
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George Carpenter to Hans Sloane – February 15th 1733
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Date: February 15th 1733
Author: George Carpenter
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 168
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(fol. 1684)
London Feb 15: 1733
Sir
A Guinea Cock and Hen were given mee last
Aprill which I sent to my House at Wilsden in Midlx.
where they proved such extraordinary breeders that
tho’ the Hen Hapned to be kil’d ^by a dogg^ the of thee
summer as shee was sitting upon her Nest upon
eleaven eggs, which were near Hatching; Net I had
bred from this pair of fowls in this season only; forty
Nine young ones, which at Cause to Be as bigg as
the old ones (except one who I send you as a Curiosity
on being a Monster) Besides several eggs that were
spoil’d or Never formd, as the hen always made
her Nest in some very private place in ye fields.
The Bird I send you has Not grown near so large
as any of the others, and has three leggs: one of =
which is Not used by the Creature in Walking; Butt
Grows out from a sort of thigh which (as I
Apprehend) Joyns to the rump bone, and has a plain
foot with four Claws, of a flesh Colour, Butt
seems to look a little Withered like a legg that
Has had some Hurt.
Thee Creature is very lively: and seems to be in as
good Health as any, of the rest.
I am Sir
Yr Very Humble Sevnt
Carpenter
George Carpenter
Carpenter writes of some extraordinary breeders, eggs, and his own breeding of fowls this season, and sends Sloane one curious egg that was a monster, larger than all the others.
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Thomas Shaw to Hans Sloane – Feb. 6. 1734-5
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Date: Feb. 6. 1734-5
Author: Thomas Shaw
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4054
Folio: f. 2
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Shaw hopes Sloane received his letter from Winchester and that the BP. of London sent him the analysis of Heads of Shaw’s book which Shaw had left when he was last there and told him to send it to Sloane when he had finished perusing it. Shaw had prepared extracts that he sent out of the old Geographers to prefix his observations. He mentions some quotations from Ptolemy and others. Shaw asks Sloane for his corrections and improvements. He plans on coming to town to shut up his subscription hopefully at the beginning of next month when he shall with great pleasure wait upon Sloane.
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Richard Middleton Massey to Geo. Edwards – March 12, 1740
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Date: March 12, 1740
Author: Richard Middleton Massey
Recipient: Geo. Edwards
Library: British Library
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4066
Folio: f. 126
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Massey makes mention of “deeads & some odd imperfect fragmants” as well as some “drawings or prints[.]” (Letter is torn in half).
Richard Middleton Massey (1678-1743) attended Brasenose College, Oxford but left before obtaining a degree. In 1706 he was admitted Extra-Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and settled in Wisbech where he practiced medicine. Massey was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1712. He compiled the catalogue of the library of the Royal College of Physicians in 1727 (http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2969).
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Anthony Bromwich to Hans Sloane – April 7, 1695
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Date: April 7, 1695
Author: Anthony Bromwich
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: ff. 207-208
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Bromwich learned by Mr Powell that Sloane is serving as Madam Rawlinson’s physician. He inquired about Sloane at the Grecian Coffeehouse. Sloane consulted on Rawlinson’s case before Dr Gibbons and several others were called in. One ‘Mr Brooken’ was also a patient of Bromwich’s before he retained Sloane. Bromwich states: ‘you tooke from me my Patient… I must say it is fowle practice & Not like a Gentleman’ to act in such a way. He ‘shall Compayn of it’ to the appropriate authorities.
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Anthony Bromwich to Hans Sloane – April 7, 1695
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Date: April 7, 1695
Author: Anthony Bromwich
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: ff. 207-208
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Bromwich learned by Mr Powell that Sloane is serving as Madam Rawlinson’s physician. He inquired about Sloane at the Grecian Coffeehouse. Sloane consulted on Rawlinson’s case before Dr Gibbons and several others were called in. One ‘Mr Brooken’ was also a patient of Bromwich’s before he retained Sloane. Bromwich states: ‘you tooke from me my Patient… I must say it is fowle practice & Not like a Gentleman’ to act in such a way. He ‘shall Compayn of it’ to the appropriate authorities.