Alle de brieven. Deel 3: 1679-1683

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Brief no. 48.
13 Juni 1679.

Gericht aan: Nehemiah Grew.

Manuscript: Onderteekende, eigenhandige brief te Londen, Royal Society. MS. 1871. L l. 42. Eén kwartobladzijde.

Gepubliceerd in:

Geen publicatie bekend.

Korte inhoud:

Verzoek om bericht van ontvangst aangaande de brieven van 21 Februari en 25 April 1679.

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Letter no. 48.
June 13th 1679.

Addressed to: Nehemiah Grew.

Manuscript: Signed autograph; London, Royal Society. MS. 1871. L l. 42. One quarto page.

Published in:

No publication is known.

Summary:

A request for acknowledgement of the letters of February 21st and April 25th 1679.

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Delff in Hollant den 13^e Junij 1679.

[d']Heer Nehemias Grew

Mijn Heer

Jn UE^d laeste aengenamen van dato den 3^e Octob^r. 1678. segt UE^d. dat 2. dagen daer te vooren hadde ontfangen, de mijne van dato den 28^e Septemb^r.¹⁾ en dat deselve hadde gegeven omme te translateren ende dat UE^d mij alsdan daer op soude antwoorden, ende eenige transactien toe senden, Sedert heb ick UE^d toe gesonden mijne observatien vanden 21^e Feb^r. ende 25. April, Doch alsoo ick op deselve tot noch toe geen antwoort en heb becomen, soo weet ick niet, wat ick daer omtrent sal dencken, en al eer ick weder eenige observatien UE^d toe sende, heb ick goet gedacht desen eerst af te senden, omme van UE^d te vernemen off UE^d mijne geseijde observatien hebt ontfangen, ende off UE^d mij eenige transactien hebt toe gesonden, afbreeckende blijve na presentatie van mijn geringen dienst

Mijn Heer.

UEdele onderdanighste Dienaer

Antonj Leeuwenhoeck

Mijn Heer.

Mijn Heer Nehemias
Grew. Secretarij off the Roijall Societij
London.
[in new street doctor Grew²⁾
in Redlione Corte
in fletstreet]³⁾.

1) Bedoeld zal zijn de brief van 27 September 1678 (Alle de Brieven II. blz. 382 e.v.). [M.]

2) Dr. Grew woonde dus in Red Lion Court, New Street bij Fleetstreet. [Sw.]

3) Deze woorden zijn in een andere hand geschreven. [M.]

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Mr. Nehemiah Grew.

Delft, Holland, June 13th 1679.

Sir,

In your favour of October 3rd 1678 you say that two days before you had received my letter of September 28¹⁾, and that you had given it to a translator, after which you would send me an answer and a few Transactions. Since then I have sent you my observations of February 21st and April 25th. But not having received an answer up till now, I do not know what to think of it, and before again sending you my observations I have resolved first to send you this letter in order to hear from you whether you have received my above-mentioned observations and whether you have forwarded any Transactions. Offering you my slight services, Sir, I am

Your most obedient servant

Antonj Leeuwenhoeck.

Mr. Nehemiah Grew,
Secretary to the Royal Society
London.
[In New Street doctor Grew²⁾
in Redlione Corte
in fletstreet]³⁾

1) In all probability there is a reference to the letter of September 27th 1678 (Collected Letters, II, p. 382 ff.). [M.]

2) Consequently Grew lived in Red Lion Court, New Street near Fleet-Street. [Sw.]

3) These words are in another hand. [M.]