Sloane MS 1942

Sloane 1942

Paper, in folio, ff. 36, XVII Century; Papers of Dr. Nehemiah Grew one of the Secretaries of the Royal Society.

1. Three copies of the circular letter sent by Dr. N. Grew and Dr. Robert Hook, Secretaries of the Royal Society, to their Foreign Correspondents to inform them of the election of Sir Joseph Williamson, as President of the Society, in the place of the Lord Brouncker. Dat. Lond. prid. Cal. Jan. 1677. The third of these copies is addressed to Hevelius, and has some alterations in the handwriting of Dr. Grew. Latin. ff. 1-3.

2. Johannis Bird Epistolae duae ad El. Careswell. Dat. Cantabrigiae, vii Kal. Jun. xvii Kal. Dec. 1670. f. 4.

3. Letter from the Abbe de la Rogue to the Secretaries of the Royal Society, saying he should be glad to enrich his Journal with their discoveries. Dat. Paris. Oct. 18 1678. f. 5.

4. Letter from Nehemiah Grew to Dr. William Cole, acquainting him with the death of Mr. Oldenburg, and of his own election in his room, as Secretary of the Royal Society, &c. Dat. London, 12 Dec. 1677. f. 6.

5. Letter from the same to Sir William Petty, to the same effect as the preceding. Dat. London, 20 Feb. 1667/8. f. 8.

6. Circular letter for the learned, written by Mr. Paul Boccone of Palermo, on the vegetation of Plants, &c. f. 10.

7. Letter from Hen. Oldenburg to Dr. Nehemiah Grew, telling him Mr. Hook had something in view for him worthy his acceptance. Dat. London, 6 Nov. 1673. f. 11.

8. Marcelli Malpighii Anatomes Plantarum idea, Magnae Scietati Regiae Anglicanae dicata. Autogr. ff. 13-23.

Exstat impress. inter Opera, fol. ed. Lond. 1687. Tom. I. p. 1.

9. Note from Chr. Wren to [Dr. N. Grew?]; dat. 4 May 1678. f. 25.

10. Fragments of drafts of letters from Nehemiah Grew to Malpighius, Hevelius, Leibnitz, and others, 1678, in Latin and English; with a few other papers connected with the Royal Society. ff. 25b-36.

Nehemiah Grew, MD; Secretary to the Royal Society: Miscellaneous papers: 17th-18th centt.

includes:

• ff. 1-3 William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker: Notice of the election of his successor, as President of the Royal Society: 1677.
• ff. 1-3 Nehemiah Grew, MD; Secretary to the Royal Society: Letters to Foreign Correspondents on the election of a new President of the Royal Society: 1677.: Lat.
• ff. 1-4 b Robert Hooke, FRS: Letters to Foreign Correspondents on the election of a new President of the Royal Society: 1676, 1677.
• ff. 1-4 b Sir Joseph Williamson, Secretary of State: Notice of his election as President of the Royal Society: 1677.
• ff. 4, 3 1 Joannes Hevelius, Consul at Dantzic: Letters to, from Drs. N. Grew and R. Hooke: 1677, 1678.: Lat.
• ff. 5, 5 b El- Careswell: Letters to, from J. Bird: 1670.
• ff. 5, 5 b John Bird, of Trinity College, Cambridge: Letters to E. Careswell: 1670.: Lat.: Drafts.
• f. 6 de La Roque, Abbé: Letter to the Secretaries of the Royal Society: 1678.
• f. 6 London; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC. ROYAL SOCIETY: Letter to the Secretaries, from the Abbé de la Roque: 1678.: Transl.
• f. 7 William Cole, MD: Letter to, from Dr. N. Grew: 1677.
• f. 9 Sir William Petty, FRS, Surveyor-General of Ireland: Letter to, from Dr. N. Grew: 1677/8.
• f. 10 Paolo afterw. Silvio Boccone: Letter on the vegetation of plants: n.d.
• f. 13 Henry Oldenburg, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to Dr. N. Grew: 1673.
• ff. 15-26 b Marcello Malpighi, MD, of Bologna: Anatomes Plantarum, Pars ii., Societati Regiæ dicata: [1678].: Autogr.
• f. 27 Sir Christopher Wren, Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College: Letter to Dr. N. Grew: 1678.
• f. 27 b Marcello Malpighi, MD, of Bologna: Letter to, from N. Grew: 1678.: Lat.
• ff. 27 b-38 b London; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC. ROYAL SOCIETY: Papers of: 1678.
• f. 35 b Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz, d 1716, German philosopher and mathematician: Letter to, from Dr. N. Grew: [1678].: Lat.