George Hickes - Ralph Thoresby - 1703-12-2

George Hickes

George Hickes - Ralph Thoresby - 1703-12-2

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	10751
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	George Hickes
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Ralph Thoresby
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	December 2, 1703
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Andrew Fountaine, Edward Lhuyd
LiteratureReference to literature.	Hunter 1832, vol. 2, pp. 40-11, Burnett 2020b, pp. 871, 1088 n. 50, 1604-52
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Saxon
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ	https://archive.org/details/letterseminentm00thorgoog/page/40/mode/2up

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-Lettre du 2 décembre 1703 (de ?): “Mr. Kirkshaw most punctually and faithfully discharged the trust you reposed in him: for he brought your coins and letters to my house, and delivered them to my wife, I being gone betimes not well to bed. The next day I sent for Sir Andrew Fountaine, and delivered the box and your letter to him, and let him see by your letters to me, how much confidence you put in us both. We are both sensible of the great obligations you have laid upon us in committing so considerable a treasure to our trust; for indeed it is the finest and most curious nest of coins that I ever saw, of that kind; and I do not wonder that you take such delight in them. Sir Andrew will, in a little while, go to Oxford, and deliver the British coins to Mr. Lhwyd. I hope my book will be published by Lady-day. I desire to know where I may leave it bound to be sent to you, as an acknowledgment due to your good wishes to it, and as a benefactor to it by your coins” (Hunter 1832, vol. 2, pp. 40-1; Burnett 2020b, pp. 871, 1604-5).

References

^ Hunter, J. (ed.)(1832) Letters of Eminent Men addressed to Ralph Thoresby, FRS, London.
^ 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.