Thomas Smith - Edward Bernard - 1684-09-16

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Thomas Smith - Edward Bernard - 1684-09-16
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  16075
InstitutionName of Institution. Oxford, Bodleian Library
InventoryInventory number. MS Smith 57, pp. 29–30
AuthorAuthor of the document. Thomas Smith
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. Edward Bernard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . September 16, 1684
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. London 51° 30' 26.80" N, 0° 7' 39.96" W
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 6611
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Siamese
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia  https://tinyurl.com/y992hyhw
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Monsr. Faucier, the French millionaire ... who does not care to talk of anything but his million, [has come from Siam]. ... Mr White, who lived among them, & who is a most curious & intelligent person, from whom I expect ten times more satisfaction. This Gentleman brought over formerly several rich and fine curiosities: [a list follows] ... Their coines are these Catte – 20 Taise, Taise – 4 Ticals, Tical – 4 mase, Mase – 2 foa, Foa – about 6d English’. (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Smith, pp. 29-30; Burnett 2020b, p. 661)

References

  1. ^  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.