William Sherard - unknown recipient - 1716-10-17

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William Sherard

William Sherard - unknown recipient - 1716-10-17
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15954
InstitutionName of Institution. London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number. MS 256/717
AuthorAuthor of the document. William Sherard
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . October 17, 1716
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 614 n. 3651
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Theft , Silver
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence French
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Le voleur qui me derobe plus de deux ans passés, m’emporte quarante un Medaillons d’argent, parmi les quels etoient les deux dont vous faites mention, et j’ai grand soupçon qu’ils etoient les miens.' (Royal Society, MS 256/717; Burnett 2020b, p. 614 n. 365)

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.