A list of objects donated by Walker to Sloane

A Cataloge of Rarities Belonging to William Walker (c.1736)

Brent Nelson editor

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British Library Sloane 1968 ff.172v-173v This is a list of items in William Walker's collection, at least some of which was acquired by Hans Sloane. The "Catalogue" can be dated after 1736, the latest acquisition date specified in the document. The manuscript is ruled and the lists runs over two columns of content per page, with a separate ruled column for the numbers attached to the items. There are four lists: the original numbered list in hand A and, continuing immediately after in the same hand, a very sort, un-numbered list. These comprise the opening of 1v and 2r, with one item from the un-numbered list spilling over into column one of 2v. In column one there follows the third, un-numbered list in a different hand (handC), and this list is labeled "addend." The fourth, un-numbered list, in the same hand but lighter ink, begins in the second column of 2v. There are also additions to list one, in handC. In list one there are some instances of underlining, which appear to have been added later. There is also, across all four lists, a series of markings attached to various items, mostly occurring to the left of the entry. There are four types of marking:
1) an em-dash
2) a black plus sign
3) a check mark
4) a red "x"
All of these markings were added after the composition of the four lists. It appears that the marks were added in at least three passes. The first was probably the dashes. Then, in several cases, it is clear that the dashes were turned into plus-signs by the addition of a vertical line (in several instances the two strokes are clearly made with different ink). It appears that the check-marks were a third pass, and the red "x" a fourth pass. The red "x" marks are certainly Sloane's. It is not clear who was responsible for the other markings. Hand C is probably also Sloane's. For items 12 through 21, which are on the outer edge of the verso of the page, wear and soiling along the page edge have obscured much of the marking, and what remains is unclear. It appears that at least some of the added marks are Sloane's, probably used in a process of comparison between this list and either another list or objects in his collection. The document is on a single bifold comprising two leaves. The leaves are 21cm x 33 cm. It is bound with other documents, mostly letters and inventories of various kinds, including books and other objects. handA A rough hand. It could be the same as hand C, but not enough of a sample to be sure. handBA fine hand and the hand that composed the base document comprising of the original two lists of the "Cataloge" handCThe hand that added the two addenda lists and additions to the original. Probably Hans Sloane's hand. The hands that provided the markings added to the manuscript are unclear, but probably the same as hand C: that of Hans Sloane.

172 All these I believe belongd to me only
in ye Garret laygarret lay in the neighbourhood of the
others but the Capt. will tell you
these where were captn Walker's. 172v A Cataloge of Rarities
Belonging to Will: Walker
Walk00010N.1
— a Piece of Sea Flote of a bout 600℔ weight
in a Confused forme Suppos’d to be Amber
grease.
Walk00020+ 2. a Large Cattamount skin Stuffed very
Curious.
Walk00030+ 3. a Case bottle filled with snakes Scorpions
Santepees, & sundry other venomous things
Collected with much pains, & preserved in
Speritts.
Walk00040× 4. An Elephants Tale.
Walk00050— 5. Sundry Guinea Baggs.
Walk00060+✓ 6. an Indian Womans Flap win beads
which they wear before them having no
Cloaths in the hot Countrys.
+✓ 7. Indian Bows & arrows, from different
Indian Countrys.
Walk00080×+✓ 8. Sundry Quaaccoo Bills very curious
Walk00090×— 9. a Hornetts neast very surprizing
Walk00100—✓ 10. Indian Pipes +?
Walk00110+✓ 11. Indian Speers.
Walk0012012. Indian Hambmers of stone.
Walk0013013. Indian Hatchetts, Ditto.
Walk0014014. Indian whetstones.
Walk00150+— 15. Racoons Pisles.
Walk00160++— 16. a Small River Turtle dryed.
Walk0017017. Serpentine wood which will not Consume
in Fire. in ye box.
Walk0018018. Humming Birds neasts.
Walk0019019. Bark of a Tree in Immetation of lace
Walk00200+— 20. a Piece of a Spaniards rib Bone taken
out of him alive & he recovered
Walk00210+ 21. a Bay Bug Improperly named a
a a
Great Curioisity from Mexico
in ye nature of a Spanish fly, but
as big as a betle.
Walk00220+— 22. Turantelo’s toothe.
Walk00230+✓ 23. The taile of a fish in Immetation
a whip very Curious.
Walk00240+✓ 24. Fishes Jaws.
Walk00250× 25. a Pipe smoked in 17 years.
Walk00260✓ 26. an Indian Jarr very Curious. over
Walk00270+✓ 27. an Old Wife fish Stuffed.
Walk00280+✓ 28. Sundry Porcupines Quills.
Walk00290— 29. Sundry Sea Shells.
Walk00300+ 30. a Vyall win a Snake, & caterpillar Tobacco worm
+ 31. Walk00315Lead Stone, & Sundry oars.
Walk00320— 32. a piece of Rock ye Indians had
use to make Potts & Kettles in Old times
Walk00330— 33. The Stones desected from a Shee
Muskquasly
Walk00340—✓ 34. Indian Painted Callabaslies.
Walk00350×+✓ 35. Dryed squashes
Walk00360×— 36. Spermacetti whales teethe.
Walk00370×+— 37. Geapon Tea.
Walk00380+✓ 38. a Capashears Knife from Guinea
Walk0039039. a Pistol win a Brass stocke belong belonging
to ye famous Pyrot Anstis.
Walk00400+ 40. Rattle snakes teethe
Walk00410+✓ 41. a Root against ye bite of Rattlesnakes
Walk00420×— 42. Sundry Rattles of snakes.
Walk00430✓ 43. Indian Punke.
Walk00440+✓ 44. Indian Tuckwood they burn with
for the Gout.
Walk00450—✓ 45. Punk Immetating Leather
Walk00460—✓ 46. Bark ye Indians use in room of Candles
Walk00470+✓ 47. Curious Indian Paddles
Walk00480+✓ 48. a Piece of stone cut by the Indians in
Shape of some Instrument of musick
found at Mount hope a plowing ye Ground
on a Spott where King Phillip formerly
lived, & made before ye Indians had
any use of tools. being antiq. N. Amer
Walk00490+ 49. a Large Black Scorpion dryd.
Walk00500×—✓ 50. Sundry Guinea dears feet.
Walk0051051. an Old wife Fish very large
Walk00520×— 52. a Crocadil's Egges
Walk00530— 53. a Curral Rock in shape of a Turtle
Walk00540×— 54. The House of a Fish taken from
A Curral Rocke. A tubulous sponge
Walk00550×— 55. an Other more Curious. a sponge
in form of a funnel
Walk0056056. Some India Locusts. over 173
Walk00570×— 57. Indian Necors in the Codds.
Walk00580×— 58. a Large Sea Feather
Walk00590×— 59. a Herrin-Hogs head.
Walk00600— 60. a Sea Porcupine very large.
Walk00610×+ 61. a Penguins Egg.
Walk00620—✓ 62. a large Santepee in a Vyal
Walk00630×+ 63. a Gume worme Ditto. lumbr. lat.
Walk00640×— 64. a Sharks Jaw.
Walk00650×— 65. 2 Drum Fish or small needle fish
Walk00660×+ 66. Sundry Swords of Soard fish of
Different si s z es.
Walk00670×— 67. an Allegater stuff’d.
Walk00680+✓ 68. Buffelows cods.
Walk00690— 69. a Jewel of an Indian Queen a
Great piece of antiquity.
Walk00700— 70. a Stone in Shape of a Tode & of
a Turtle.
+✓ 71. a ps piece of wood Representing a Negro
Boys head. his 1 logwood Knob.
Walk00720× 72. a Ball taken out of ye maw of
an Ox.
Walk00730+ 73. Stones in Shape of mens teeth.
Walk00740+✓ 74. a Poyson’d Indian Arrow.
Walk0075075. a wild catt Skin Stuffed.
Walk00760— 76. a Bone taken out of ye head of a Shark
Walk00770+✓ 77. a Guanau skin Stuff’d.
Walk00780+✓ 78. the bill of a Scuttle Corloo. very curious
Walk00790+✓ 79. the Drum bone of ye Ear of a
Mannatee 2000℔ ye mannatee is
Suppos’d to be ye Quickest Creature
to hear, in the world.
Walk00800+✓ 80. a Toad fish skin Stuffed.
Walk00810+✓ 81. a Barracuta’s Jaw Bone.
Walk00820✓ 82. a Curious Callabasly.
+ 83. Oars, & Cristol Rocks.
Walk00840+ 84. a Guinea Spoon Curious.
Walk00850+ 85. a Large Scorpion in Speritts.
Walk00860+ 86. a Locust (Improperly named)
from Mexico in a Vyal with
Sperits a very great Curiosity.
Walk00870— 87. I piece of uncommon Rock
taken out of the maw of a Turk’y
at Conanicott: 1730. over
Walk00880— 88. a Powder horne made out of ye
tooth of a Sea Horse Carved,
& Antique.
Walk0089089. Mannatees Strops
Walk00900✓ 90. Turtles dryed.
Walk00910— 91. a piece Silver oar
Walk00920+✓ 92. an Indian Burch Cannoa Twenty
Feet in Length very Curious.
Walk00930× 93. an Eagle Claw
Walk00940+✓ 94. Hippacoquana from Carrolina
Walk0095095. a Tooth of Fly the noted Pyrot.
Walk00960+— 96. a Parrot fish.
Walk00970+ 97. a Natural Rock Olive from Turkey
Annually Petrefying as they Grow
both tree & Fruit.
Walk00980+✓ 98. Pummy stones.
Walk00990— 99. a Horse Shee Fish
Walk01000×— 100. a Very large Lobsters Claw
Walk01010— 101. Several young dog fish in a Vyel
of sperits with the Eggs to them
taken out of ye Belly of ye Dam
at Sea. 1736.
Walk01020×— 102. Sundry Star fish or five Fingers.
Walk01030103. a Flying Fishes wing.
Walk01040+✓ 104. a Natural piece of Rock vain’d
Exactly like a ps piece of Casteele Sope.
—✓ 105. Sundry pieces of Curious Rocks.
+ 106. Brought the Grub of a Curious
& uncommon Butterly in a
a a
Basket, & it flew out of its
nest at sea June the 29th 1736. I have
Saved the Walk01063Fly, & Walk01065nest.
Walk01070++ 107. a Curious Fly dry’d. Libellae
Walk01080+ 108. Indian Corne of Divers Coulers
Walk01090+— 109. Guinea Pepper. Creaters a live
Walk01100+ a Squash Improperly named
from ye Bay Honduras a very
great Curiosity. nNone have been
ever Brought to England
Walk01110a Munkey
Walk011202. Parrots. 173v
+ Walk01133Pillecons head bill & Walk01135pouch of
an uncommon Couler addend
Walk01140—× a rattle snake skin’d & dryed
Walk01150—× part of ye Gills taken out of
✓ an uncommon shark very curious.
Walk01160× A piece of ---------- wax
Walk01170× 3. -------- fish jaws.
Walk01180× a bullet lodged in a branch
✓ of a Fir tree & grown over.
Walk01190× ------------ of a fish
Walk01200× a Goats codd with ---------
-------------------------------------
in it
Walk01210× Indian stomach root, for ye
✓ colick, & a cordial. addend.
Walk01220×— The tooth of a Dragon from peru
& mexico.
Walk01230×— a piece of Cassada bread
Walk01240×— a small horn’d Triangula fish
Walk01250×— a large Triangular fish not
horned
Walk01260× 2 small neadle fish.
Walk01270× jaws of 2 different sorts of
porpus’s. ✓
Walk01280×— The Antenna of a Molucca
crabb.
Walk01290×— a Boar tusk
Walk01300×—✓ Hickery nutts
Walk01310× a butter black Walnut
Walk01320× an Indian Nicker.
Walk0133054 ×— a piece of tubulous sponge
Walk0134055 ×— a sponge in form of a funnel.