John Purnell - Hans Sloane - 1730-04-20

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John Purnell

John Purnell - Hans Sloane - 1730-04-20

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	15816
InstitutionName of Institution.	London, British Library
InventoryInventory number.	Harley MS 4051, f.21
AuthorAuthor of the document.	John Purnell
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Hans Sloane
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	April 20, 1730
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	Henry Davenant, François Tarillon
LiteratureReference to literature.	Burnett 2020b, pp. 568, 6231
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	Collection Sale , Smyrna
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ	https://sloaneletters.com/letters/letter-3756/

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'As for my medalls in your hands I confide intirely in your hononour [sic] & judgment to [di]spose of Them as you shall think fit. I believe I might have sold Them much better Twenty Years agoe [th]an I can now, but that signifyes nothing. That was Then and Now is Now. I was Then Twenty Thousand Pounds better in Estate than I am now. for the Stone of the Ring alone I was offered One hundred Venetian zecchini for it at Smyrna, by a Jesuit who had a Commission to buy up such Curiositys for the Court of France. & to the best of my remembrance Mr Davenant Her Majesty Queen Anne’s Envoy at Frankfort came to my House at Hackny & offered me £60 or 60 Guynies for it: but I had then hopes of getting more for it. but noe regard is to be had for what is past, but to the present time. soe as I sayed before, whatever you dispose of the Medalls & Ring for I shall be intirely satisfyed with & the sooner They are disposed \of/ it will be the more acceptable to me, by reason I have a very pressing Occasion at this time for Mony. [sends him a bottle of Cyprus wine as a token of gratitude].'

(London, British Library, Sloane MS 4051, f.21; Burnett 2020b, pp. 568, 623)