Letter from William Stukeley to John Conduitt, dated 26 June 1727

Author: William Stukeley

Source: Keynes Ms. 136.02, 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 William Stukeley to John Conduitt, dated 16 January 1727/8 [Keynes Ms. 136.01]
  The next part of this document is Memoir of Newton, sent to Richard Mead in four instalments with covering letters, dated 26 June to 22 July 1727 [Keynes Ms. 136.03]

<1>

Worthy Sir

I received the favor of yours. & last Saturday sent to D^r. Mead one sheet of the memoirs of Sir Isaacs life. another I send to him to day. I told the D^r. I had since I liv'd here collected every thing I could meet with relating to it, for my own curiosity, & out of the great respect I bore Sir Isaac; & was glad to hear that the publication of his life is fallen into so good hands as yours. & I shall be highly pleased if I can be assisting to you therein. the D^r. will transmit those Sheets to you, & I submit them intirely to your judgement likewise what alterations or additions I shall chance to make to them in reasonable time I will take care to send you. I had the misfortune to fall under Sir Isaac's displeasure for many years on account of putting up for Secretary against D^r: Iurin: or these papers would have been much fuller. for I should have taken pains in it in his life time. & two or 3 people are lately dead that would have been of great service in this account I believe I shall have another sheet or two.

I don't wonder that there are divisions in the Society now the great Soul & genius of it has left them ———

I find Sir Isaac was a great lover of drawing. I should be infinitely pleased, if you could send me any Sketch of his pen to keep for a memorandum. I am

Worthy Sir

Your most obedient Servant

W^m. Stukeley

Grantham Iune 26. 1727.