Henry Herbert - George, Lord Herbert - 1789-05-29

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Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke, Venice

Henry Herbert - George, Lord Herbert - 1789-05-29
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14861
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . May 29, 1789
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Venice 45° 26' 13.89" N, 12° 20' 4.52" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. James Lamb
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 16861
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Collection Sale
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Tho’ the medals are put in the hands of Trustees by Settlement, I can not perswade myself that the Earl of Pembroke of the time being debarred the use of them, or forbid having them at his house. It would be too great an absurdity, & a very silly & gross affront no man would, at least, put on himself; certainly I never meant it when the Settlement was made; pray talk to Mr Lamb about it. [He continues in a similar vein] ... I am more than ever assured myself that selling them for £10,000 and buying land with the money, & entailing it to the Family, would be a wise measure. ... En attendant, if the E. of P. of the time being is not thought worthy to be entrusted with them in his own house, I will fairly own to you that I think the E. of P. will be a very mean silly fellow ...'

(Burnett 2020b, p. 1686)

(Burnett 2020b, p. 1686)

References

  1. ^  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.