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RefNoMS/790/85
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Benjamin Martin, Chichester, to the Duke of Richmond [Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Duke of Aubigny]
CreatorMartin; Benjamin (1705-1782) lecturer and instrument maker
RecipientLennox; Charles (1701 - 1750); 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
Date15 November 1741
DescriptionMartin writes that he makes his living through a little shop and by giving lectures on natural philosophy 'from town to town'. He is often asked if he is a Fellow of the Royal Society and finds it a frequent disadvantag to say no, therfore he asks the Duke to help him become a Fellow, if he is judged to merit the honour. He claims to be known and respected by the President of the Royal Society and many of its Fellows. He assures the Duke that he has devoted his life to science, depleting both his money and his eyesight in the pursuit. He mentions that he has the new invention of a portable air pump which he will give to the Society if granted a Fellowship
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialRegarding Benjamin Martin's pursuit of Fellowship and associated corresondence see: Millburn John R. 1973Benjamin Martin and the Royal SocietyNotes Rec. R. Soc. Lond.2815–23 http://doi.org/10.1098/rsnr.1973.0003. The article includes a full transcript of this letter as well as other related correspondence.
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8418Lennox; Charles (1701 - 1750); 2nd Duke of Richmond and Lennox1701 - 1750
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