Letters from Jurin to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723)

Letters from James Jurin, as Secretary of the Royal Society, relating to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), his correspondence with the Royal Society, and his gift of silver microscopes bequeathed to the RS in his will. The Society responded by presenting Leeuwenhoek's family with silver plate bearing the organisation's arms.

The complete listing of correspondence is as follows:

1. James Jurin, Crane Court, 22 February 1721/2, to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 3p. Ms. copy.

2. James Jurin, Crane Court, 15 May 1722, to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 3p. Ms. copy.

3/1-2 James Jurin, 24 December 1722, to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 5p. Ms. copy.

4. James Jurin, Crane Court, 25 June 1723, to Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 4p. Ms. copy.

5. James Jurin, Crane Court, 18 November 1723, to Arnout van den Berch, 1p. Ms. copy.

6. James Jurin, Crane Court, 18 November 1723, to Maria van Leeuwenhoek, 2p. Ms. copy.

7. James Jurin, London, 2 June 1724, to Arnout van den Berch, 1p. Ms. copy.

8. James Jurin, London, 2 June 1724, to Maria van Leeuwenhoek, 2p. Ms. copy.

1722-1724

8 items Copies

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

A copy of MS.6143/2, a letter from Jurin to Antoni van Leewenhoek, 1722, is held by Wellcome Images at L0046081-83