The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Charles Lodwick (bef. 1658 - 16 Feb 1723)
Military man and mayor of New York from 1694 to 1696. "He was also to develop close business relations with Daniel Defoe. Charles had already sent a detailed description of New York, solicited by his uncle and Hooke and read to the Society by Hooke on 7 December 1692. But Lodwick must have been even more pleased in October 1693 to present to the Society for their repository 'a Branch of the Wax-Tree out of the Berries whereof they make Wax … A Fish having Severall Pricks all over him like a Sculpin being a sort of Orbis Muricatus. Severall leaves of the Prickle pear of a Dwarf sort growing there. And a fair sample of the Radix Serpentaria Virginiana'—all brought over by Charles from New York. Two months later the younger Lodwick was able personally to present to the Society 'Two large Corns of Maiz a Purse made by the Indians with porcupines quills, Two payr of Shoes like Gloves made by the said Indians of Deers Skins of their own Tanning, as likewise Eight Candles made of the Wax of the Wax-Tree'" (Henderson and Poole, 11-12). Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lodwik Other Links: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lodewick-6 - Relevant locations: Lived at or near New York City, New York (state)Relationships: Charles Lodwick was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Daniel Defoe (1660?-1731)
Charles Lodwick was a nephew of Francis Lodwick (1619-1694)
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - On Language, Theology, and Utopia.
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