George Ballard - Joseph Ames - 1733-04-23

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George Ballard, Campden

George Ballard - Joseph Ames - 1733-04-23
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16067
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InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. George Ballard
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Joseph Ames
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . April 23, 1733
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Campden 52° 2' 58.81" N, 1° 46' 53.00" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Patrick Kennedy
LiteratureReference to literature. Nichols 1817-1858, vol. 4, pp. 208-91, Burnett 2020b, pp. 641-22
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Roman , Numismatic Skill , Coin Collection , Collection Sale
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I am very sorry and strangely surprized to hear the bad news of the death of Dr. Kennedy, who certainly was a person profoundly skilled in the knowledge of medals; and had, I believe, the best collection of Roman coins of any private gentleman in the kingdom. I should be glad to hear how he has disposed of his coins. I hope he has given them to some public repository; thinking it very indiscreet in any person that has been at such infinite pains and expence in procuring those curious and valuable remains of antiquity, to suffer their collections to be sold and dispersed about piece-meal.' (Nichols 1817-1858, vol. 4, pp. 208-9; Burnett 2020b, pp. 641-2)

References

  1. ^  Nichols, J. (1817-1858) Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century, 8 vols, London.
  2. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.