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L. J. Jacmin to Hans Sloane – February 9, 1732
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Date: February 9, 1732
Author: L. J. Jacmin
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052
Folio: ff. 64-65
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Jacmin sends ‘l’Original des 700 Characteres’ of Mr Vaillant, which Sloane mentioned yesterday. When he returns to Berlin, where he is associated with the Prussian Academy of Sciences, he will send a copy.
L. J. Jacmin was a physician.
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Sauveur-François Morand to Hans Sloane – June 17, 1726
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Date: June 17, 1726
Author: Sauveur-François Morand
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048
Folio: ff. 166-167
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Sloane had asked Morand to find miniatures for sale. He has found some for ‘3 pistoles ou 30 francs’ each. Another set of 700 is for sale at ’45 francs la piece’. He discusses how they can be purchased.
Sauveur-Francois Morand (1697-1773) was a French surgeon and son of John Morand, surgeon at the Hotel des Invalides. Morand was admitted as a surgeon at the Hotel des Invalides in 1724 at the age of 15. He became a Fellow of the Academie des sciences in 1722, Chief Surgeon of the Hospital of Charity in 1730, and Chief Surgeon of the French Guards in 1739. Morand published several texts on anatomy and surgery (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauveur-Francois_Morand).
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Jacob Serenius to Hans Sloane – 20 Oct 1734
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Date: 20 Oct 1734
Author: Jacob Serenius
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 299
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Serenius writes to Sloane about pamphlets and papers relating to Natural History of Sweden since arriving there in July. The letters were sent via a ship, but he is unsure of their condition or arrival, so is going to send duplicates. He had the honour of meeting the present governor of the Northern Province of Sweden and his travels in Lapland where he collected curious natural history things that are now in Serenius’s hands and he intends to publish them as soon as possible but would like some advice of if he should do so in English or Latin. He also sends on the ship the famous fieldberry of Lapland which Swedish botanists have tried since 1680 to transplant without success. The plant is perennial and the berries ripen in waves so there are always some to be found and wine is made from the berries. He reports that the physicians here use the berries for high fevers and hypochondriacs by boiling the juice. He sent the plant in a glass bottle with leaves, roots and all in its several stages of maturity (from bud to ripe) and some berries in a smaller bottle with sugar, and a bottle of wine.
Enclosed is a letter from Mr Triuali, who also sends his treatises recently published in Sweden.
Mr. Berk, who has seen Sloane’s curiosities in England, sends medals.
He writes of a Bishop Beurelius who sends his service, Rudbeck, who is 74 years old, and a Mr Finch, whose works should be presented to the Society.
Jacob Serenius (1700-1776) was the Bishop of Strengnäs in Sweden. He served as a Lutheran pastor to a congregation in London between 1728 to 1735 (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Serenius).
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Antonio Vallisneri to Hans Sloane – June 3, 1713
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Date: June 3, 1713
Author: Antonio Vallisneri
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: f. 152
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Vallisneri sends his letter by way of Antony Picenini. He includes two books he authored in Italian on medical topics. Vallisneri hopes the approval of Sloane and his colleagues will give greater weight to his work.
Antonio Vallisneri (1661-1730) was a medical scientist, physician, and naturalist who held prestigious chairs of medicine at the University of Padua from 1700 to his death. His approach to science was greatly influenced by Leibniz, Conti, and Galileo’s experimental methodology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vallisneri).
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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort to Hans Sloane – February 18, 1699
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Date: February 18, 1699
Author: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: f. 211
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Tournefort sends Sloane a book and a first proof sheet of his upcoming publication. He asks for a catalogue of Sloane’s Jamaican plants.
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was a French botanist who developed the idea of taxonomically organizing plants according to the concept of genus. He published the famous Elements de botanique (1694) and travelled the Mediterranean and Caucuses to research their flora from 1700 to 1702 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pitton_de_Tournefort).
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Jacob Serenius to Hans Sloane – n.d.
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Date: n.d.
Author: Jacob Serenius
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 215
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Serenius writes to Sloane offering him his Anglo-Swedish Dictionary he has been printing at Hamburg this winter. He thanks Sloane for the subscription and lets Sloane know he will be leaving Hamburg to settle some personal business and asks Sloane to write a letter of recommendation for a Mr. Finch or find someone who knows him better and could write the letter.
Jacob Serenius (1700-1776) was the Bishop of Strengnäs in Sweden. He served as a Lutheran pastor to a congregation in London between 1728 to 1735 (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Serenius).
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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort to Hans Sloane – September 20, 1698
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Date: September 20, 1698
Author: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 121-122
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Tournefort sends Sloane a number of documents on medical and botanical subjects with Mr Isted. He is preparing a work on salts and asks about the substance that gives Borax and its preparation.
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was a French botanist who developed the idea of taxonomically organizing plants according to the concept of genus. He published the famous Elements de botanique (1694) and travelled the Mediterranean and Caucuses to research their flora from 1700 to 1702 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pitton_de_Tournefort).
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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort to Hans Sloane – August 20, 1703
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Date: August 20, 1703
Author: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: f. 173
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Tournefort mentions that he wrote before war broke out and hopes that he and Sloane will renew their exchange once peace is established.
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was a French botanist who developed the idea of taxonomically organizing plants according to the concept of genus. He published the famous Elements de botanique (1694) and travelled the Mediterranean and Caucuses to research their flora from 1700 to 1702 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pitton_de_Tournefort).
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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort to Hans Sloane – April 10, 1698
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Date: April 10, 1698
Author: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: f. 55
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Tournefort asks for plant specimens. He solicits information on botanical scholarship and inquires about an issue of the Philosophical Transactions. Tournefort thanks Sloane for the books the latter has sent him.
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was a French botanist who developed the idea of taxonomically organizing plants according to the concept of genus. He published the famous Elements de botanique (1694) and travelled the Mediterranean and Caucuses to research their flora from 1700 to 1702 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pitton_de_Tournefort).
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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort to Hans Sloane – October 12, 1704
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Date: October 12, 1704
Author: Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: f. 373
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Tournefort recommends the bearers, MM Lavater, and asks that Sloane help them in London. Tournefort has a large book for Sloane, which he will send once the war is over.
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was a French botanist who developed the idea of taxonomically organizing plants according to the concept of genus. He published the famous Elements de botanique (1694) and travelled the Mediterranean and Caucuses to research their flora from 1700 to 1702 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pitton_de_Tournefort).