Henry Hare - William Courten - 1695-03-29

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Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine

Henry Hare - William Courten - 1695-03-29
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  15379
InstitutionName of Institution. London, British Library
InventoryInventory number. Sloane MS 3962, f.264
AuthorAuthor of the document. Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. William Courten
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . March 29, 1695
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, pp. 371, 758 n. 101
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Purchaising Coins , Roman , Roman Republican , Duplicates , Collection Sale
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia 
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'So yt I resolve you shall part with none of yor medalls from mee, if I am able to purchase ym & therefore Sr I pray send mee the price you sett on all ye Coss: Medalls in yor 4 Boxes, wch I have not, or wch you have therein, for tho I may have many duplicates (by such a number as you & I have) yett I suppose yors better yn mine, & so I will keep yors under a title of Collectio Curtinia (for ye due respect ought to bee given yor 20 years Work. [Coleraine said that he would dispose of his own ‘supernumeraries’] still (as far as I can) to carry on & to compleat yor Designe, & to keep yor Collection intire for the Creditt of this Gentle (?) part of Learning, wch is yett much a stranger in England.' (BL, Sloane MS 3962, f.264; Burnett 2020b, p. 371)

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.