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Sloane MS 4065

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040-002116459

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032-002112337

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Sloane MS 4065

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James Petiver, FRS, Apothecary to the Charter-House: Miscellaneous correspondence (N.B. Petiver died in April 1718, but letters were written to him up to 12 Febr. 1719.): 1697-1718/9, and n.d.

Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.

includes:

ff. 2, 53, 113 Henry Sheibell: Letters to J. Petiver: 1711-1713.
f. 3 John Keill, MD, Professor of Astronomy at Oxford: Letters to J. Petiver: 1711, and n.d.
ff. 4, 22, 24, 37, 64, 116-118 Henry Nicholson, Professor of Botany at Dublin: Letters to J. Petiver: 1711-1713, and n.d.
ff. 5, 6, 68, 76-82b, 85, 87, 95, 159, 171, 200, 221 George Jago, Divinity Lecturer at Looe, county Cornwall, afterwards Vicar of Harberton and Halwell, county Devon: Letters to J. Petiver: 1709-1715, and n.d.
f. 8 Thomas Moore: Letter to J. Petiver: 1711.
ff. 9, 63, 92, 119 William Greene, of Paris: Letters to J. Petiver: 1711-1713.
ff. 10, 23, 29, 31 G- Major: Letters to J. Petiver: 1711, 1712.
f. 11 William Vernon, Fellow of Peter House, Cambridge: Letters to J. Petiver,: 1711/2 and n.d.
f. 12 Isaac Rand, Botanist: Letter to J. Petiver: 1711/2.
ff. 15, 75 Eleazar Albin: Letters to J. Petiver: 1711, 1712 and n.d.
f. 16 Thomas Woodcock: Letter to his brother-in-law J. Petiver, with draft of answer: 1711/2.
f. 18 Thomas Isted, of Ecton, county Northamptonshire; stepson to Sir H Sloane: Letter to, from Dr. A. Charlett: 1711/2.
f. 18 Arthur Charlett, DD; Master of University College, Oxford: Letter to T. Isted: 1711/2.
f. 21 William Bishop: Letter to [T.] Isted: 1711/2.
f. 21 Thomas Isted, of Ecton, county Northamptonshire; stepson to Sir H Sloane: Letter to, from W. Bishop: 1711/2.
ff. 25, 30, 193 George Wheeler, Apothecary, of Christ's Hospital, London: Letters to J. Petiver: 1708/9-1714, and n.d.
ff. 26, 46, 72, 112 Richard Morris, Quaker, of Rugeley, county Staffordshire: Letters to J. Petiver: 1711-1713.
ff. 28, 110 Jean Lecaan, Physician to the English Hospital at Mechlin in Brabant: Letters to J. Petiver: 1704-1713, and n.d.
f. 30 John Lowthorp, Secretary to the Royal Society: Letter to, from - de Caramon.: 1712.: Fr.
f. 32 de Caramon, Maître Apothécaire à la Place à Calais: Letter to J. Lowthorp: 1712.: Fr.
f. 35 Henry Levett, MD: Letter to, from J. Urry: 1712.
f. 35 John Urry, Editor of Chaucer: Letter to Dr. H. Levet: 1712.
f. 39 Richard Richardson, senior MD, Botanist: Account and figure of a plant seen by, at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: 1712.
f. 40 George Boucher, Surgeon, of Port Mahon, in Minorca: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712.
f. 41 John Hill, of Dundee: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712.
f. 42 George Sheibell, son of Henry Sheibell: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712.
f. 43 Thomas Barrow: Letter to A. Macknaghton: 1712.
f. 43 Alexander McNaghten: Letter to, from T. Barrow: 1712.
f. 45 W- Hempson, of the Charterhouse: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712.
f. 47 Christianus Maximilianus Spener, MD, of BerIin: Letters to J. Petiver: 1703, 1704.: Lat.
f. 49 John Lenton: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712.
f. 50 Christopher Brewster, of Burnham, county Norfolk: Letters to J. Petiver, with list of curiosities sent him by the same: 1712.
ff. 51, 70, 83, 101 Richard Richardson, senior MD, Botanist: Letters to J. Petiver: 1702-1713.
f. 54 Humphrey Hardwicke, Vice-Consul of the English Factory at Lisbon: Letters to, from J. White: 1711, 1712.
f. 54 James White: Letters to H. Hardwick: 1711, 1712.
f. 56 James White: Letter to the Apothecary of the Jesuit College of St. Anthony at Lisbon: 1712.: Lat.
f. 56 Antonio, Apothecary of the Jesuit College of San Anton at Lisbon: Letter to, from J. White: 1712.: Lat.
f. 58 Maria Sibilla Merian, d 1717 afterwards Graf; German naturalist: Letters to J. Petiver: 1703-1712, and n.d.: Engl., Dutch and Fr.
f. 59 John Apsley, of Lewes, county Sussex: Letter to his kinsman, J. Petiver: 1712.
ff. 60, 61 Thomas Edwards, of Bristol: Letter to, from J. Petiver, with answer: 1712.
f. 61 Richard Waller, of London: Letter to, from T. Edwards: 1712.
f. 61 Thomas Edwards, of Bristol: Letter to R. Waller: 1712.
ff. 6 2, 114, 121 John Douglas, of Antigua: Letters to J. Petiver.: 1712-1714, and n.d.
f. 66 Giuseppe Averani, of Florence: Letter to Sir H. Newton: 1712.: Lat.
f. 66 Henry Newton, Envoy to Florence; Knight 1715: Letter to, from G. Averani: 1712.: Lat.
ff. 69, 176, 214, 240 Thomas Grigg, of Antigua: Letters to J. Petiver: 1712-1715.
ff. 71, 94 Edward Bulkley, of Fort St. George: Letters to J. Petiver.: 1699-1713/4, and n.d.
f. 73 Adam Franke, senior: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712.
ff. 74, 177, 209, 210 Albertus Seba, Apothecary of Amsterdam: Letters to J. Petiver: 1712-1715.: Dutch.
f. 86 Reverend Joseph Bentham, DD, rector of Stevenage: Letter to J. Petiver: 1707.
f. 88 William Winde: Letters to his father, Capt. Winde: 1701, 1712.
f. 88 Winde, Captain: Letters to, from his son William: 1701, 1712.: Fr.
f. 90 Robert Napier, of Minorca: Letters to J. Petiver: 1712, and n.d.
f. 93 William Innys: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712/3.
f. 96 H- Goodricke, of Rilstone near Boroughbridge, county Yorkshire: Letter to J. Petiver: 1712/3.
ff. 97, 120, 125, 136, 145, 146, 180, 203, 205, 270 Ludovicus Stoschius: Letters to J. Petiver: 1713-1716, and n.d.: Lat. and Engl.
ff. 99, 104 Bruno Tozzi, Abbas Vallumbrosanus: Letters to J. Petiver: 1712-1715.: Lat.
f. 100 Charles du Bois, HEICS: Letters to J. Petiver: [1700]-1712/3 and n.d.
f. 100 Samuel Bincks: Letter to, from R. Hosier: 1713.
f. 103 Richard Hosier: Letter to S. Bincks: 1713.
ff. 105, 106 Edmund How, of St. Albans: Letters to J. Petiver: 1713.
ff. 107, 168, 197, 278 James White: Letters to J. Petiver: 1702-1717, and n.d.
f. 109 J- Ruperti, of the Savoy: Letter to J. Petiver: 1713.
f. 111 Francis Prince: Letter to J. Petiver: 1713.
ff. 113, 17, 20, 34, 52, 186, 230, 231, 236: 244, 256, 257, 277 Juan Salvador, Master Apothecary, of Barcelona: Letters to J. Petiver: 1706-1717.: Fr., Engl. and Lat.
f. 115 Sutton Nicholls, Enqraver, of London: Covenant with J. Petiver: 1713.
f. 122 Job Mathew: Letters to J. Petiver: 1708, 1713.
f. 123 John Savage, of Birmingham: Letter to J. Petiver: 1713.
f. 124 George Preston, brother of Dr. Chas. Preston; and Professor of Botany at Edinburgh: Letters to J. Petiver: 1713, and n.d.
f. 126 E- O Hanlon: Letter to Dr. J. Gorman: 1713.
f. 126 John Gorman, MD: Letter to, from E. O'Hanlon: 1713.
f. 128 John Chamberlayne, Editor of ' Angliæ Notitia.': Letter to J. Petiver: 1713.
ff. 129, 131, 135, 233, 239 Alexander Christie, of Calicut: Letters to J. Petiver: 1708-1716.
f. 133 Langlade, Premier Medecin de la Reine d'Espagne: Letter to J. Petiver: 1713.: Fr.
f. 137 Cornelius Stafford: Letter to, from his cousin, J. Petiver: 1713.
f. 138 Francis Nevill, of Belturbet, county Cavan: Letter to Lord -: 1712/3.
f. 138 Antiquities: Drawings of trumpets, etc., found in Dungannon Lower Barony, co. Tyrone: 1712/3.
f. 139 Edmund Bromwich: Letters to J. Petiver: 1710-1713, and n.d.
f. 140 G- Rolfe: Letter to J. Petiver: 1713.
ff. 141, 181, 195, 213 Christian Knaut, Botanist, of Halle: Letters to J. Petiver: 1714.: Lat. and Engl.
ff. 142, 151 John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Letters to J. Bagford: 1713, [1713/4].
ff. 142, 151 John Bagford: Letters to, from J. Anstis: 1713.
f. 143 R- Bishop: Letter to J. Petiver: 1713/4.: Signed.
ff. 144, 232, 272 Petrus Antonius Michaeli, alias Micheli; Botanist to the Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letters to J. Petiver: 1714-1716.: Lat.
ff. 146,156, 201 Dr Richard Bradley, Professor of Botany at Cambridge: Letters (some signed D. Grant and George Grant) to J. Petiver: 1714-1715.
f. 147 Sir Robert Sibbald, MD, President of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh: Letter to [J. Anstis]: 1714.
f. 147 John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Letter to, from Sir R. Sibbald: 1714.
ff. 147 b, 174 Sir Robert Sibbald, MD, President of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh: Letters to J. Petiver: 1701, 1714.
f. 152 Gilbert Wauchope, MD: Letters to J. Petiver: 1713/4, and n.d.: Imperf.
ff. 153, 169 Sir George Wheler: Letters to J. Petiver: 1713/4, 1714.
ff. 154, 166, 183 F- Lowthorp: Letters to J. Petiver: 1713/4, 1714.
f. 155 Hinroydah English: Letter to J. Petiver: 1713/4.
ff. 156-158 William Green, of London: Letters to J. Petiver: 1713/4, 1714, and n.d.
f. 161 John Luffkin, alias Lufkin; Pharmacopoeist, of Colchester: Letter to J. Petiver: 1714.
f. 162 James White: Letter to Don G. Alvarez: 1714.: Lat.
f. 162 Gabriel Alvarez, of Madrid: Letter to, from J. White: 1714.: Lat.
f. 164 T- Walduck: Letter to J. Petiver: 1714.
ff. 167, 268 Richard Middleton Massey, MD, of Wisbeach and Chester: Letters to J. Petiver: 1702-1716, and n.d.
ff. 170, 179, 185, 189, 198, 212, 215 Henry Worsley: Letters to J. Petiver: 1714, 1715.
f. 172 Hilkiah Bedford, d 1724 non-juring divine: Letter to M. Greene: 1714.
f. 172 Mary Greene: Letter to, from H. Bedford: 1714.
f. 175 Joseph Hill, Beadle of the Apothecaries Society: Letter to J. Petiver: 1714.
ff. 178, 187 Anthoine de Jussieu, MD, of Paris: Letters to J. Petiver: 1714.: Lat.
f. 190 William Wotton, DD Prebendary of Salisbury: Letter to J. Petiver: 1114.
ff. 191, 219, 283 Ro- Maxwell: Letters to J. Petiver: 1714-1717.
f. 192 Peter Torin, Merchant, of London: Letter to, from T. Scale: [1714].
f. 192 Tiberio Scali, Apothecary, of Leghorn: Letter to J. Petiver and P. Torin: [1714].
f. 201 Saintard, MD of Paris: Letter to "Mons. Grine" [Green]: 1715.: Fr.
f. 201 Thomas Greene: Letter to, as " Mons. Grine," from Dr. Saintard: 1715.: Fr.
f. 204 Lorenz Heister, MD, of Amsterdam, Professor of Anatomy at Altdorf, and of Medicine at Helmstadt: Letters to J. Petiver: 1710, 1715.: Engl. and Lat.
f. 207 Newman: Letters to J. Petiver: 1714/5, and n.d.
ff. 208, 217 Rice Fellowe, of St. Christopher's Isle, W Indies: Letters to J. Petiver: 1714/5, 1715.
f. 216 Samuel Heneage: Letter to J. Petiver: 1715.
f. 218 W- Davies, of Oporto: Letter to J. Petiver: 1715.
ff. 220, 229 William Sherard, botanist: Letters to J. Petiver, with draft of answer: 1700-1715, and n.d.
ff. 222, 226 John Jurin, brother of Dr. James Jurin: Letters to J. Petiver: 1715.
f. 223 Da- Patton: Letter to J. Petiver: 1715.
ff. 224, 249, 284 Jean Jacques Scheuchzer, senior, of Zürich: Letters to J. Petiver: 1704-1717.: Lat.
ff. 227, 228 John Digby, MP, of Mansfield Woodhouse, county Nottinghamshire: Letters to J. Petiver, with drafts of answers: 1715.
ff. 234, 262 Levinus Vincent: Letters to J. Petiver: 1701-1716, and n.d.: Dutch and Fr.
ff. 235, 251-253, 265, 273 Patrick Blair, MD, of Dundee: Letters to J. Petiver: 1708-1715, and n.d.
f. 238 William Henderson, of St. Christopher's Isle, West Indies: Letter to Dr. P. Blair: 1715/6.
f. 238 Patrick Blair, MD, of Dundee: Letter to, from W. Henderson: 1715/6.
f. 240 Rachel Grigg, wife of Thomas Grigg of Antigua: Letters to J. Petiver,: 1715/6 and n.d.
f. 241 Ann Hill: Letter to J. Petiver: 1715/6.
f. 242 Robert Uvedale, Botanist: Letters to J. Petiver: 1700-1716, and n.d.
f. 245 John Hough, Bishop of Worcester: Letter to, from H. Gilbert: 1716.
f. 245 Henry Gilbert, of Locko; MP for county Derbyshire: Letter to the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry: 1716.
f. 248 John Burnet, Surgeon to the South Sea Company in the West Indies, etc., and afterwards Physician to Philip V of Spain: List of curiosities received from, by J. Petiver: 1716.
f. 254 John Medley, Quaker: Letter to J. Petiver: 1716.
f. 255 Cotton Mather, Minister at Boston, New England: Letter to J. Petiver: 1716.
ff. 259, 260 John Thorpe, junior, MD, of University College, Oxford; Under-Secretary of the Royal Society; afterwards of Rochester, county Kent: Letters to J. Petiver and his father: 1705-1716, and n.d.
f. 261 Georg Anton Volckman, of Liegnitz, Silesia: Letter to J. Petiver: 1716.: Lat.
f. 264 Levinus Vincent: Letter to J. Faber: 1716.: Dutch.
f. 264 Jan Faber, of Rotterdam: Letter to, from L. Vincent: 1716.: Dutch.
f. 267 Edeus Egbert), of Rotterdam: Letter to J. Petiver: 1716.
f. 269 Samuel Reynardson: Letter to J. Petiver: 1716.
f. 272 Jean Gaspard Scheuchzer, MD, FRS; Librarian to Sir H Sloane: Letters to: 1722-1728, and n.d.
f. 274 James Jurin, MD, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to J. Petiver: 1716.
f. 275 John Philip Seippius, MD, Medicus Provincialis in Comitatu Pyrmont: Letter to J. Petiver: 1716.: Lat.
f. 280 Thomas Grigson, of Ramsgate: Letter to J. Petiver: 1717.
f. 281 John Covel, alias Covell alias Colvill; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Letters to J. Petiver: 1703, 1717.
f. 282 Thomas Poole, of Nottingham: Letter to J. Petiver: 1717.
f. 285 John Burnet, Surgeon to the South Sea Company in the West Indies, etc., and afterwards Physician to Philip V of Spain: Letters to J. Petiver: 1716, 1718, and n.d.
f. 287 John Burnet, Surgeon to the South Sea Company in the West Indies, etc., and afterwards Physician to Philip V of Spain: Letter to - Haslewood: 1718.
f. 287 Haslewood: Letter to, from Dr. J. Burnet: 1718.
f. 288 Gilbert Belcher, Captain of the 'Tryall.': Order for delivery of a box in his cabin directed to J. Petiver: 1718.
f. 289 Robert Horne, Quaker, of Arundel, county Sussex: Letter to J. Petiver: 1718/9.
ff. 289, 290 University of Oxford: Testimonials from, to A. T. Anderson: 1723/4.: Copies.
f. 290 François Villette, of Liége: Letter to, from P. J. van der Elst: 1719.
f. 290 P- J- van der Elst, Chartreux, of Brussels: Letter to F. Villette: 1719.: Fr.
f. 292 John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Letter to -: 1719.
f. 293 A- Huddleston, of Lees Court, county Kent: Letter to Lord Sondes: 1720.
f. 293 Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes: Letter to, from A. Huddleston: 1720.
ff. 295, 299 Joannes Georgius Kisner, Medicus Primarius Mæno-Francofurtensis: Letters to J. G. Scheuchzer: 1722, 1723.: Germ.
f. 296 Solomon Hirzelius, of Utrecht: Letter to J. C. Scheuchzer.: 1722.: Lat.
f. 298 Jean Jacques Scheuchzer, senior, of Zürich: Letter to Sir H. Sloane (under cover to his son J. G. Scheuchzer): 1723.
ff. 299 b-302 b Barometer: Graduationis Scheuchzerianæ fundamentum: 1725.: Lat. and Germ.: MS. and Printed.
f. 300 William Plowden: Letter to, from Dr. T. Godwin: 1723.
f. 300 Thomas Godwin, MD, of Winchester: Letter to [W. Plowden]: 1723.
ff. 301, 319 Pieter van der Aa, bookseller, of Leiden: Letters to J. G. Scheuchzer: 1723-1726.: Fr.
ff. 302, 304-309 b, 311, 318, 320-322, 333-337 b, 345, 350, 352 John Henry Ott, Librarian at Lambeth Palace, and Prebendary of Peterborough: Letters to Dr. J. G. Scheuchzer: 1723-1733, and n.d.: Engl. and Germ.
f. 310 B- Swartz, of Panama: Letter to J. Rudge: 1723.: Imperf.
f. 310 J- Rudge: Letter to, from B. Swartz: 1723.: Imperf.
ff. 313, 314 Anthony Tolhurst Anderson, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford: Testimonials to, as candidate for the Professorship of Music at Gresham College, from Oxford University: 1723/4.: Copies.
ff. 315, 317, 338, 343 Johann Georg Steigertahl, Chief Court Physician to George I: Letters to, from Dr. J. H. Kæmpfer: 1724, 1725.: Fr. and Germ.
ff. 315 (copy), 317, 338, 343 Johann Hermann Kæmpfer, nephew of Engelbert Kæmpfer: Letters to Dr. Steigertahl: 1724, 1725.: Fr. and Germ.
f. 324 James Jurin, MD, Secretary of the Royal Society: Letter to, from E. Benzelius: 1724.
f. 324 Eric Benzelius, the younger; Librarian of Uppsala University; Archbishop of Uppsala 1742: Letter to Dr. J. Jurin: 1724.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 326 J- Scheuchzer, brother of J J Scheuchzer, of Zürich: Letter to his nephew, J. G. Scheuchzer: 1725.: Fr.
f. 327 Jean de Muralt d'Etlishausen, 'Secretaire du College chargé de la Bibliotheque,' of Zurich: Letters to Dr. J. G. Scheuchzer: 1725, 1728.: Fr.
f. 329 Jean Jacques Scheuchzer, senior, of Zürich: Letter to, from his brother John: 1725.: Fr.
f. 329 J- Scheuchzer: Letters to his brother, Jean Gaspard: 1725, 1728.: Germ.
ff. 329 b-332 b Scheuchzeri Fratres: Graduationis Scheuchzerianæ Barometri fundamentum: 1725.: Lat. and Germ.: Printed.
f. 340 Charles Lamotte: Letters to Dr. J. G. Scheuchzer: 1725, 1727.
f. 342 Jean Jacques Scheuchzer, senior, of Zürich: Letter to, from H. Blaarer à Wartensee: 1725.: Lat.
f. 342 Hans Blaarer à Wartensee: Letter to J. J. Scheuchzer: 1725.: Lat.
f. 347 John Philip Seippius, MD, Medicus Provincialis in Comitatu Pyrmont: Inoculation for smallpox at Pyrmont: 1725.: Germ.
f. 347 Pyrmont, Germany: Inoculation for smallpox at, by J. P. Seip: 1725.: Germ.
ff. 347-349 b Smallpox: Inoculation for smallpox at Pyrmont by J. P. Seip: 1725.: Germ.

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Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts

Sloane MS 4065 : James Petiver, FRS, Apothecary to the Charter-House: Miscellaneous correspondence (N.B. Petiver died in April 1718, but letters…

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1600

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1799

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