Record

RefNoLBO/13/60
AltRefNoLBO/13/187
LevelFile
TitleCopy letter from Hans Sloane, London [No recipienet listed, but probably Anthony van Leuwenhoek]
Date7 November 1701
Description ' I acquainted you in my last that so soon as the Royal Society were reassembled I would lay before them youor Letter of the 2nd of August last, which I accordingly did. The Society are extremely sensible of all your Favours, and more especially of this last of your intended Legacy. They desir'd their President My Lord Somers to return you their thanks for all your Favors in a most particular manner, which he has done by the enclosed Letter. The Society would not have troubled a Person of his Qualilty had not they desired very hertily to shew you the Respect they bear you. '
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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