Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1708-10-15

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Thomas Owen, Aleppo

Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1708-10-15
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15821
InstitutionName of Institution. London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number. MS 254/394
AuthorAuthor of the document. Thomas Owen
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Sherard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . October 15, 1708
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. Johannes Heyman, Robert Sutton
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, pp. 569 n. 19, 6091
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Collecting , Smyrna , Collection Destruction
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'Myn Heer Heyman having lost at sea wht purchase he made while at Smyrna &c is now collecting anew. ... his Excellency Sr Robt Sutton having given an unlimited Commission to our 2d Drogherman to buy up all Medals & Stones yt come to Hand.’ (Royal Society, MS 254/394; Burnett 2020b, pp. 569 n. 19, 609). The same letter describes how Heyman had helped Owen examine some coins which were later bought by Owen on behalf of William Sherard.

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.