| RefNo | MM/17/39 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Isaac Newton to JF Fauquier |
| Date | 27 July 1720 |
| Description | Asking Fauquier to purchase his South Sea stock.
With accompanying notes, dated 4 December 1828, concerning the provenance of the letter (it was presented to the Royal Society by William Wollaston, who received the document from his father, Francis Wollaston) and offering background to this transaction and background details on Fauquier. |
| Extent | 5 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8414 | Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician | 1642 - 1727 |
| NA3835 | Fauquier; Francis (1703 - 1768) | 1703 - 1768 |
| NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |
| NA3227 | Wollaston; Francis (1731 - 1815) | 1731 - 1815 |