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Herman Boerhaave to Hans Sloane – December 19, 1714
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Date: December 19, 1714
Author: Herman Boerhaave
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: f. 2
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Boerhaave sends a book. He asks Sloane to welcome a group of young Germans traveling to London.
Herman Boerhaave was a Dutch physician, botanist, and humanist famous for his teaching at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Leiden. He was a fellow of the Academie des sciences and the Royal Society (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Boerhaave).
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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – February 13, 1731
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Date: February 13, 1731
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051
Folio: ff. 190-191
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Steigertahl received the mission statement of the new ‘Societé de Nurenberg’ from Bronsoie. He encloses an extract of the text and will send a full copy soon. Steigertahl will forward news of developments in German medical practice. The fever epidemic is still a problem. Besneau described the situation to Steigertahl. Mrs Steigertahl sends her regards.
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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Weichmann to Scheuchzer – Nov. 2d. 1729.
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Date: Nov. 2d. 1729.
Author: Weichmann
Recipient: Scheuchzer
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: MS 4066
Folio: ff. 80-81
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Honour’d Sir,
With great joy I allways re-member the honour of your kind conversation, which I reckon to be one of the greatest pleasures England offer’d to me. It increa-ses the more after my absence as I have the honour to be your Brother Fellow in respect to of the Royal Society, and I shou’d have shown that oftner, if providence had not sent me (just after my retur-ning to Hamborough) in a corner of Germany far of from the water-side, and where I am every day in perpetual business [&?] is now about a Year, when I had fi-nish’d my journey [trou?] [through?] the Low-Country’s and at the same Time was call’d to be Coun-sellor and Privy-Secretary to His Highness the Duke of Bruns-wyk Blankenboroug being allies in Said to the Emperor of Vienna and Grand=Father to that of Russia the place where I live in the Hart of the great [Biruterus?] and the famous [backn…nd?] [&?] between mines of iron, cropper and silver, and gives the opportunity enough to Satisfy my curiosity in those Things well as to send any Remarks about ‘em to the Society which I will as soon as I have some leisure. Mean while as a Catalogue of the Fellows soon will be printed, I must desire You to do me the favour and to order, that my Name may be inser=ted in the following Manner: C.F. Weichmann, Ser: dur. Br. [et?] Lun. à consit. [et?] Bau. Jur. in Un. Of. [I?]
I am in every manner truly and really Honour’d Sir,
Your most dutifull and most ready Servant Weichmann.
Blankenborough, Nov. 2d. 1729.
Weichmann informs Scheuchzer that he has been the Counsellor and Privy-Secretary to the Duke of Brunswyk for approximately one year. He also tells Scheuchzer how he would like his name to be recorded in the Catalogue of Fellows once it is printed. Christian Frederic Weichmann, BCL Oxon.; Privy Councillor to the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneberg (‘James Petiver, FRS Apothecary to the Charter-House: Miscellaneous correspondence’ British Library [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?dscnt=1&fromLogin =true&doc=IAMS040-002116460&displayMode=full&dstmp=1432649891937&vid=IAMS_ VU2&ct=display&tabs=detailsTab&fromLogin=true&fromLogin=true, accessed 16 July 2015]).
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Johannes Phillipus Breynius to Hans Sloane – November 18th 1733
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Date: November 18th 1733
Author: Johannes Phillipus Breynius
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 84
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Breynius writes to Sloane asking for forgiveness in not replying to his last two letters (december and april) due to the mortifying loss of his 11 year old son, leaving him with only one at 18. He thanks Sloane for the valuable present of Mr Catsby’s Natural History and would like to see Martyn’s Historia Plantemum if its not too much trouble. He does not doubt that Mr. Houstoun will make great discoveries in Natural History on his voyages and hopes that through Slaone, he may partake in them. He confirms he received a collection of shells Sloane sent him some years ago and thanks him very much. He goes on to mention Dr. Sullius’s publishing on the worms in Holland and credits the Royal Society for his success. He promises to send Sloane some seeds and other natural things in spring. He sends thanks from Mr. Klein for Catesby’s history.
Johann Philipp Breyne (1680-1764) German botanist, palaeontologist, zoologist, entomologist, and Fellow of the Royal Society (1703).
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George Louis Teissier to Hans Sloane – January 9th 1733/4
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Date: January 9th 1733/4
Author: George Louis Teissier
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 130
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Teissier writes to Sloane to express his pleasure in acquainting Sloane with the Prince of Orange, who is mending his health daily. There has not been an occasion for Teissier to take the Prince’s pulse since they were together in Kensington. The Prince faired the severe weather and the waters agreed with him, drinking four different draughts. Teissier will set out early tomorrow morning and hopes to meet Sloane at Sr. James’s at the usual hour on Sunday morning.
George Louis Teissier (d. 1742) was a German-born physician. He was physician to George I and George II as well as Westminster Hospital from 1728 to 1733. He also worked at St George’s Hospital and to Chelsea Hospital. Teissier was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725 (https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27teissier%27%29).
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George Louis Teissier to Hans Sloane – January 19th 1733
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Date: January 19th 1733
Author: George Louis Teissier
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 146
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Teissier writes to Sloane to ask a favour. He would like to see Sloane this day at eleven o’clock in the morning at giles’s Coffe house in the Pall Mall if it is convenient. Or before or after if better. He asks Sloane to send him a response by letter at the coffee house.
George Louis Teissier (d. 1742) was a German-born physician. He was physician to George I and George II as well as Westminster Hospital from 1728 to 1733. He also worked at St George’s Hospital and to Chelsea Hospital. Teissier was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725 (https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27teissier%27%29).
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George Louis Teissier to Hans Sloane – January 22nd 1733
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Date: January 22nd 1733
Author: George Louis Teissier
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 148
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Teissier asks Sloane to meet him at Gilles’s coffee house this morning at eleven o-clock or to let him know what time works best.
He adds that he hopes Dr. Hallings will meet them there also.
George Louis Teissier (d. 1742) was a German-born physician. He was physician to George I and George II as well as Westminster Hospital from 1728 to 1733. He also worked at St George’s Hospital and to Chelsea Hospital. Teissier was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725 (https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27teissier%27%29).
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Christoph Jacob Trew to Hans Sloane – April 15, 1732
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Date: April 15, 1732
Author: Christoph Jacob Trew
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052
Folio: ff. 93-95
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Christoph Jacob Trew (1695-1769) was a German physician and botanist (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Jacob_Trew).
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Johann Ernst Grabe to Hans Sloane – April 27, 1707
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Date: April 27, 1707
Author: Johann Ernst Grabe
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040
Folio: ff. 348-349
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Grabe asks Sloane to lend him the French edition of Vitruvius.
Johann Ernst Grabe (1666 to 1711), also known as John Ernest Grabe, was a professor of theology and history. He studied Christian religious conflicts, was ordained in 1700, and was Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ernest_Grabe).
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Michel Le Vassor to Hans Sloane – February 8, 1707/08
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Date: February 8, 1707/08
Author: Michel Le Vassor
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 102-103
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Le Vassor asks whether Sloane has found a place for him to stay, as he must leave Mr Wharton’s by Easter.
Michael Le Vassor (1648-1718) was born in France, but converted to Protestantism. He went to Holland to embark upon a literary career, making several important contacts there. He travelled to England in 1697 and authored the ‘Histoire de Louis XIV’ (1700-1711). Louis XIV responded by requesting that Vassor be dismissed, which came to pass. Vassor was then given a pension by WIlliam III (https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27vassor%27%29).