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Levinus Vincent to Hans Sloane – June 7, 1725
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Date: June 7, 1725
Author: Levinus Vincent
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048
Folio: ff. 1-2
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Vincent thanks Sloane for his favours. Many people come to see his cabinet in Haarlem. His age and feebleness prevent him from traveling to England to visit Sloane and view his cabinet. He discusses how difficult it is to procure curiosities. Dr Chirac, physician to the Duc d’Orleans and Director General of the Jardin du Roi, is one of Vincent’s primary contacts in France. Vincent can reach the King of France through Chirac. He offers his service to Sloane, claiming he can make it easier for Sloane to purchase curiosities in Europe.
Levinus Vincent (1658-1727) was Dutch damask merchant and Anabaptist. He was an avid collector of natural and man-made artifacts whose visitor book recorded 3,500 patrons, including Peter the Great. The contents of his collection were published in a catalogue entitled ‘Wonder Theatre of Nature’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levinus_Vincent).
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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – September 22, 1724
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Date: September 22, 1724
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 255-256
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The Duchess of Kendel thanks Sloane for taking care of the Comte de Lippe in Steigertahl’s absence. The King is well, as is Mr Hodges.
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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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – September 22, 1724
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Date: September 22, 1724
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 255-256
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The Duchess of Kendel thanks Sloane for taking care of the Comte de Lippe in Steigertahl’s absence. The King is well, as is Mr Hodges.
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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Bennet Sherard to Hans Sloane – September 28, 1724
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Date: September 28, 1724
Author: Bennet Sherard
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 257-258
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Bennet Sherard (1677-1732), 1st Earl of Harborough, was the son of Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard, and Elizabeth Christopher (Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 491).
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Richard Wright to Hans Sloane – September 28, 1724
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Date: September 28, 1724
Author: Richard Wright
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 259-260
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[fol. 259]
Honourable Sir
I take this first Post, to return most humble Thanks for the Favour your Honour was pleas’d to shew me, which I shall ever acknowledge with the utmost gratitude. This singular Instance of your Goodness has encouraged me to presume (upon the death of Dr. Bull late Physician to Coll. Strangeways) humbly to beg a Line of Recommendation to his Honour, of my competent ability for Practising. I am very sensible, Sir, how great a favour: I desire and if by it I have incurr’d your displeasure, with all submission crave pardon for my boldness. Only adding that to have to Honour of being introduced to his Notice by so Illustrious a Person, will probably at this juncture be highly advantageous to the Improving my Infant reputation lay me under the strictest endeavours, by my Care and Fidelity to deserve that Character: and to own you for my particular Patron and my self your Creature. Sir, I am with all possible Duty and Veneration
Your Honours most Obedient
and most Humbly Devoted
Servant
Richard Wright
Sherborn Sept: 28 1724
Wright requests Sloane’s recommendation for the position of physician to ‘Coll. Strangeways’.
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Philip Rose to Hans Sloane – October 17, 1724
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Date: October 17, 1724
Author: Philip Rose
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 275-276
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Rose offers his condolences to Sloane, having just heard of the death of his wife Elizabeth. He hopes that Sloane finds consolation in God.
Philip Rose was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in 1691. In 1728 he was forgiven 12 pounds owed to the College (http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/3854).
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Baba Sultanum to Hans Sloane – February 23, 1725
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Date: February 23, 1725
Author: Baba Sultanum
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 321-322
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Sultanum claims to have discovered a wonderful medicine. Sloane can meet him at the Grecian Coffeehouse to discuss the remedy.
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John Burnet to Hans Sloane – February 24, 1725
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Date: February 24, 1725
Author: John Burnet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 323-324
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Burnet thanks Sloane for his favours. The Court of Directors has not been cooperating with Burnet during his illness. They will not pay for an apothecary or physician to attend to him. He thinks this is the least the Court of Directors should do, though he has not brought it up with them for he ‘Would not be thought troublesome’. Burnet requests that Edmond Halley return his friend’s scientific instrument. Seventeen galleons have arrived ‘& have brought over a Vice King for Peru, & other Ministers for Panama’.
John Burnet worked for the South Sea Company in the West Indies and later served as the Physician to King Philip V of Spain.
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John Burnet to Hans Sloane – April 7, 1725
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Date: April 7, 1725
Author: John Burnet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 333-334
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Curiosity Reports, Government, Material Culture, Medical, Scientific, Trade or Commodities, Travel
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Subjects
Curiosities, Inoculation, Netherlands, Scientific Instruments, Smallpox, Spain, War
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Date (as written)
April 7, 1725
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Carthagen
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Others mentioned
Edmond Halley Sir John Eyles James Pym
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
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James Pym is traveling to England and will relay news from the New World. Dr Halley has not returned Burnet’s friend’s quadrant. Burnet sends an account of a ‘Negro boy’ who had Mal de St Lazaro. He wonders whether ‘inoculateing the small pox on the Lazarens would not prove a Cure?’ Burnet was going to send curiosities with Pym, but could not get them packed up in time. The Spanish have sunk several Dutch ships.
John Burnet worked for the South Sea Company in the West Indies and later served as the Physician to King Philip V of Spain.
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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – July 2, 1725
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Date: July 2, 1725
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048
Folio: ff. 13-14
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The King arrived at Herrenhausen in good health eight days ago. In two days Steigertahl will be leaving for Pyrmont to take the waters. He requests that Sloane write to him on medical matters. Mr Brindley has sent books to Mr Jäger, which have to be paid for since Steigertahl’s son forgot to pay for them. He thanks Sloane for the Madeira wine and books. The Duke of York and Prince Frederick send their compliments for the books Sloane sent them. Mrs Steigertahl wishes Sloane well. Steigertahl bid farewell to Mr Scheuchzer.
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).