James Sutherland - James Petiver - 1701-08-22

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James Sutherland, Edinburgh

James Sutherland - James Petiver - 1701-08-22
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14501
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
InventoryInventory number. Sloane MS 4063
AuthorAuthor of the document. James Sutherland
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. James Petiver
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . August 22, 1701
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Edinburgh 55° 57' 12.04" N, 3° 11' 18.15" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Cowan 1933, pp. 48-91, Burnett 2020b, p. 15442
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Purchaising Coins
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'I long to hear whether you have used any Means of procureing Ancient Medals from Abroad. I think it might be easie for the Ships that go for those places, where the Greeks and the Romans hade their habitation to enquire after them at the Country People there, who would readyly part with them for some small mater. There is no Curiositie I affect so much as Collecting those Ancient Coyns in whatever Mettall whether Gold, Silver or Brasse, and I shall be most singularly oblidged to any that can procure some of them to me at a reasonable rate, and what money may be due on that Account I shall order to be payed at London.'

(BL, Sloane MS 4093; Cowan 1933, pp. 48-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 1544)

References

  1. ^  Cowan, J.M. (1933), 'The history of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh', Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh vol XIX, no. XCI, pp. 1-62
  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.