Letter from William Stukeley to John Conduitt, dated 15 July 1727

Author: William Stukeley

Source: Keynes Ms. 136.05, King's College, Cambridge, UK

Published online: June 2004

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Related Texts
- This document is part of Keynes Ms. 136
  The previous part of this document is Letter from Richard Mead to John Conduitt, dated 7 July 1727 [Keynes Ms. 136.04]
  The next part of this document is Letter from William Stukeley to John Conduitt, dated 13 February 1727/8 [Keynes Ms. 136.06]

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Worthy S^r:

You are certainly in the right that S^r: Isaac was posthumous, I was inadvertently led into the mistake, by the silly custom of beginning the year at Ladyday. D^r: Newton of our town is the person I mean by M^r Newton, it was according to his own order. & all the information he is able to give, you have there: I have sent to D^r. Mead this post another sheet which is the last. I have spoke to the minister of Westby & other places to search their registers, about S^r: Isaacs ancestors, & intend to see what S^r: Michael Newton our neighbor has about it. & have made other requests where there seems any likelyhood of receiving informations, which you shall see when I have them.

S^r: Michael is burgessing at our town very briskly

I am S^r:

Your obliged humble servant

W^m: Stukeley

Grantham 15 Iuly 1727.

Tis not unlikely that you may have in your hands a spare copy of S^r: Isaacs Principia, if so, I shall esteem it an acceptable present.