Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1710-12

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Thomas Owen, Aleppo

Thomas Owen - William Sherard - 1710-12

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	16007
InstitutionName of Institution.	London, Royal Society
InventoryInventory number.	MS 254/397
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Thomas Owen
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	William Sherard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	December 1710
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.	Gisbert Cuper, Pikerus
LiteratureReference to literature.	Burnett 2020b, p. 6181
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ	Teos , Lebedus , Colophon , Price
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
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'Worthy S^r
I presume you may by y^s time be safe returned from y^e search of Teius, Lebedus & Colophon, & at leisure to receive the medals you are pleasd to give me Commission for by y^r Favour of 7ber the 14^th, w^ch came to hand after the 27^th. I am sorry to find my Account of y^m was so lame & imperfect. I can only repeat my great Ambition to serve you, but my misfortune in being so Uncapable. I have taken the best measures I could, & always consulted my Ingenious freind Dr Pikerius, who is esteemd no small Proficient in that Study, & a particular Correspondent w^th a Dutch Gentleman (Myn heer Cuperus) very Learned & particularly Curious about Medals. I have lower’d the price 25 dollars, so y^t y^r Debt is only seventy five, w^ch be pleasd to Order at y^r own Convenience. I return you many thanks for y^r Care, & beg y^r Excuse for the trouble about the Visny & Racki. If you have any Farther Commands believe me to be w^th the greatest Sincerity & Respect
Worthy S^r
Y^r most Obligd humb’ Serv^t T Owen.'

(Royal Society, MS 254/397; Burnett 2020b, p. 618)

RemarksRemarks regarding the annotation. (en)

Given the similarity between the contents of this letter and another preserved in Sherard's papers, Owen must have forgotten that he had already replied, perhaps as the result of too much Visney (cherry brandy) and Racki. Both were sent, since Sherard marks their receipt (on different days), but replied only once, on 12 February. (en)