Manuscripts
Receipt in coinage duty from John Smith
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Newton, Isaac, 1642–1727. Receipt in coinage duty from John Smith
Manuscripts
Most of the manuscripts in this collection came from Sotheby's 1936 Portsmouth sale of Newton's papers. They include correspondence, research notes, and documents, over 30 of which are in Newton's hand. The collection demonstrates the wide range of Newton's activities: his extensive studies of alchemy and theology, his work for the Royal Mint and the Royal Society, as well as his personal records. Highlights include: "A Treatise or Remarks on Solomon's Temple," with commentary and six sketches of plans and architectural details drawn by Newton, "Praxis," considered one of his most important alchemical manuscripts, and an illustrated alchemical text picturing the Philosopher's Stone. Another notable manuscript is "Lib. Chem," Newton's inventory of over 100 alchemical books in his personal library, with shelf marks.
BAB 46
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Park, Alice, 1861-1961 to Cora Smith Eaton
Manuscripts
Location: Palo Alto, Calif. Note: Typewritten letter
PK 46
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[Receipt for lighthouse duty with a map of Portland Bill, Dorset]
Rare Books
Map of coast around Portland and Weymouth, with instructions for sailors, on sheet with form for receipt of taxes, and view of the island of Portland. The duties were levied for the maintenance of lighthouses on Portland Bill, a hazardous promotory. The two lighthouses were built in 1716 and upgraded several times in the 18th and 19th centuries until both were replaced by a single lighthouse in 1906.
653974
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Receipt for £24,000 from John Jeffreys Pratt, Marquis of Camden
Manuscripts
A receipt from John Jeffreys Pratt, The Earl Camden, one of the four tellers of His Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer -- the sum of Twenty four thousand pounds for the Contents of the annex'd Debenture; signed by Thomas Coutts on behalf of HRH Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex.
mssHM 82761