John Lamb - George, Lord Herbert - 1788-09-08

John Lamb

John Lamb - George, Lord Herbert - 1788-09-08

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	14856
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	John Lamb
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	September 8, 1788
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Catherine II of Russia
LiteratureReference to literature.	Burnett 2020b, p. 16851
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Collection Sale
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
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'I have the honour of your Lordship’s letter respecting the medals which the last settlement provides for, and assigns the same over to Charles Meadows Esq and myself, in trust, with the consent of Lord Pembroke and your Lordship, or the survivor, to sell and dispose of the same, and the money to arise from such sale, at the discretion of Lord Pembroke and your Lordship, to lay out for the improvement of Wilton House, and other settled estates, and for the residue to be laid out in the purchase of lands, to be settled for the same uses as the lands already settled are. From this sale your Lordship will perceive that the money arising from the sale of the medals cannot be applied to any purpose without your Lordship’s consent, & that it will likewise be necessary for your Lordship to give your consent to any sale of them.

For my own part I have not heard of the intended sale for some years. I remember the Empress of Russia was talked of, but at present perhaps she may have other occasions for her Roubles, and I am afraid that the rage for medals and other sorts of Virtu has been over for some years, and that another rage has succeeded which leaves no money for those purposes.'

(Burnett 2020b, p. 1685)

References

^ 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.