Thomas Dereham - Hans Sloane - 1734-10-09

Thomas Dereham

Thomas Dereham - Hans Sloane - 1734-10-09

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	15592
InstitutionName of Institution.	London, British Library
InventoryInventory number.	Sloane MS 4053, f.285
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Thomas Dereham
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Hans Sloane
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	October 9, 1734
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.	John Arbuthnot, Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
LiteratureReference to literature.	Arbuthnot 17271, Burnett 2020b, pp. 501 n. 122, 667 n. 1692
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Book Translation , Islamic
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ	https://sloaneletters.com/letters/letter-4211/

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'I congratulate you upon the curious discoveries you have obtaind by the Mahometan Priest that was brought over from the West Indies, upon the medals of the Chalifs, & upon Amulets, which is a very puzzling matter. ... [I have] applied myself to the Translation of Weights, Measures of Mr Arbuthnot that has been desired of me.' (BL, Sloane MS 4053, f.285; Burnett 2020b, pp. 501 n. 122, 667 n. 169)

References

^ Arbuthnot, John (1727), Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures, Explain'd and Exemplify'd in Several Dissertations, J. Tonson, London.
^ 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.