Richard Pococke - Elizabeth Pococke - 1738-09-29

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Richard Pococke, Aleppo

Richard Pococke - Elizabeth Pococke - 1738-09-29
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16058
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. Richard Pococke
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Elizabeth Pococke
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . September 29, 1738
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. Aleppo 36° 11' 57.26" N, 37° 9' 49.41" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Finnegan 2013, pp. 161-91, Burnett 2020b, p. 6322
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Silversmith
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'21st August/1st September: ... to Oursa [Urfa], the old Edessa ... sent a letter I had for a Turkish Merchant & to a Christian officer of the Pasha’s. Went out among the silver smiths, but could find no medals. The Christian had sent for me ... he presented me with a few medals' (Finnegan 2013, pp. 161-9; Burnett 2020b, p. 632)

References

  1. ^  Finnegan, R. (ed.)(2013) Letters from Abroad: The Grand Tour Correspondence of Richard Pococke & Jeremiah Milles. Volume 3: Letters from the East (1737-41), Kilkenney, Pococke Press.
  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.