Alle de brieven. Deel 14: 1701-1704

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Brief van Hans Sloane
7 November 1701 O.S.

Gericht aan: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.

Manuscript: Het oorspronkelijke manuscript is verloren gegaan.

Niet gepubliceerd.

Korte inhoud:

Dankzegging voor het na L.'s dood te verwachten legaat bestaande uit 26 microscopen met verwijzing naar een afzonderlijke bedankbrief van de president van de Royal Society, John Somers, welke verloren is gegaan.

Opmerkingen:

Een kladversie van de brief bevindt zich te Londen, British Museum, Sloane MS, No. 4068, fol. 32^v; 1 kwartobladzijde, welke hier is afgedrukt. Een conceptbrief werd door Sloane voorgelezen op de vergadering van de Royal Society van 22 oktober 1701, O.S. (Royal Society, Journal Book Original, Dl. 10, blz. 228). Zie voor de Oude Stijl (O.S.) de opmerkingen bij Brief 228 [140] van 2 augustus 1701, in dit deel.

Een afschrift van de brief van Somers is te vinden in Royal Society, Letter Book Copy, Dl. 13, blz. 296-297.

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Letter from Hans Sloane
7 November 1701 O.S.

Addressed to: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek.

Manuscript: The original manuscript has been lost.

Not published.

Summary:

Expression of thanks for the bequest to be expected after L.'s death consisting of 26 microscopes, with reference to a separate letter of thanks of the president of the Royal Society, John Somers, which has been lost.

Remarks:

A rough draft of the letter is to be found in London, British Museum, Sloane MS, No. 4068, fol. 32v; 1 quarto page, which is printed here. A draft of the letter was read by Sloane in the meeting of the Royal Society of 22 October 1701, O.S. (Royal Society, Journal Book Original, vol. 10, p. 228). For the Old Style (O.S.) see the remarks on Letter 228 [140] of 2 August 1701, in this volume.

A copy of the letter of Somers is to be found in Royal Society, Letter Book Copy, vol. 13, pp. 296-297.

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London Nov. 7. 1701.

S^r.

I acquainted you in my last that so soon as the Royall Society were reassembled I would lay before them Yo.^r letter of the of the 2^d of Aug last¹ which I accordingly did². The society are extreamely sensible of all Yo.^r favours & more especially of this last of Yo.^r intended legacy they desire their President my Lord Sommers³ to return you their thanks for all Yo.^r favours in a most particular manner which he has done by the enclosed letter⁴. The society would not have troubled a person of his Qualities had not they desired very heartily to show you the respect they bear you. I am

Yo.^r most obed^t. & most humble serv.^t
Hans Sloane⁵.

1 This is Letter 228 [140] of 2 August 1701, in this volume.

2 Sloane had already announced this in his letter of 16 September 1701, in this volume.

3 John Somers (1651-1716) was president of the Royal Society from 1698 to 1703. See the Biogr. Reg. in this volume.

4 This letter has been lost. L. actually mentions it in his Letter 230 of 6 December 1701, addressed to Sloane, in this volume. He thanks Somers himself in the Letter 231 [142] of 6 December 1701, addressed to him, in this volume.

5 As is evident from the handwriting and the initials, the letter is from Hans Sloane (1660-1753), one of the two secretaries of the Royal Society. See the Biogr. Reg., Collected Letters, vol. 12, p. 407. L. thanked Sloane in Letter 230 of 6 December 1701, in this volume.