| RefNo | MS/790/86 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Benjamin Martin, Chichester, to Martin Folkes |
| Creator | Martin; Benjamin (1705-1782) lecturer and instrument maker |
| Recipient | Folkes; Martin (1690 - 1754); antiquary and natural philosopher |
| Date | 8 December 1741 |
| Description | Martin congratulates Folkes on becomng President of the Royal Society. Martin wishes to become a Fellow of the Society and has petitioned the Duke of Richmond [Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond and Duke of Aubigny] and Folkes' predecessor Sir Hans Sloane. He asks that Folkes support his candidacy if the Duke proposes him. He indicated in his letters to Sloane and the Duke that the Fellowship would benefit his business [as a lecturer] which digusted Sloane. He assures Folkes that his motives are not mercenary but born of a respect for the Society and love of science, to which he wishes to contribute. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.1973.0003. Regarding Benjamin Martin's pursuit of Fellowship and associated corresondence see: Millburn John R. 1973 Benjamin Martin and the Royal Society Notes Rec. R. Soc. Lond.2815–23 The article includes a full transcript of this letter as well as other related correspondence. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8378 | Folkes; Martin (1690 - 1754); antiquary and natural philosopher | 1690 - 1754 |