BIB_ID
294765
Accession number
MA 1210
Creator
Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579.
Display Date
1579 July 18.
Credit line
Purchased, 1944.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 35.7 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters and documents of Sir Thomas Gresham. Items are described individually in nine records (MA 985.1-9); see collection record for more information.
With trace of a seal and address panel. Docketed.
With trace of a seal and address panel. Docketed.
Provenance
Purchased from the London dealer Maggs Bros., 1944.
Summary
Reporting that neither his wool nor his lambs are "so good unto me as the[y] wer[e] the Last Yeare," and discussing production. Further discussing business matters, mentioning [William] Gilbert, Crost, Cely, and the sale of various properties, and instructing Bacon to purchase rapeseed. Signed "Your loving father in lawe Thomas Gresham."
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