Gresham, Thomas, 1519?-1579

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English merchant and founder of the Royal Exchange.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Greenwich, to Sir Philip Hoby, ambassador to Flanders, 1553 July 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499496

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Osterley [i.e. London], to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1579 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 608100161

Epithet: of Sloane MS 1759

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001089.0x000059

Sir Thomas Gresham was a prominent Elizabethan financial figure who served as a royal agent for Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth in the Netherlands. Sir Thomas was instrumental in raising money in the Lowlands, Germany and Spain for the Crown; in importing war materials from the Continent; and for suggesting a plan to stabilize British currency.

Gresham is best known as the creator of a monetary stablization scheme known as Gresham's Law, "bad money drives good money out of circulation."

From the description of Deed, 1568,January 6. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122491192
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creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Deed, 1568,January 6. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
creatorOf England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I). Letters patent signed from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to Andrew van Loe, 1568 November 5. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1579 June 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Hunter, Joseph, 1783-1861,. Autograph letter signed from Joseph Hunter, London, Reverend Dr. Philip Bliss [manuscript], 1836 May 28. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I). Letters patent from Elizabeth I, Queen of England, to Conrad Schitz [manuscript], 1563 August 26. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Beverley, Robert, 1769-1843. Papers of Robert Beverley [manuscript], 1809-1831. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1579 July 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Letter signed : to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1579 July 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gresham, James, 1815-1854. Gresham, James, family papers, 1842-1913 1962-1984. University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph letter signed : Osterley [i.e. London], to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1579 Oct. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1579 July 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1577 June 14. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Weatherford, Rubye. Rubye Weatherford family papers, 1879-1910, (bulk 1906-1910). San Jacinto Museum of History
referencedIn Bacon, Nathaniel, 1547-1622,. Collection of letters and documents of Sir Thomas Gresham, 1533-1579. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sloane 1759Paper, Quarto, XVII Century.1. Medical recipes and prescriptions. ff. 2-32.2. Index to the foregoing. ff. 33-37.John Barlett, MD, of county Sussex: Medical receipts: 16th cent.includes:f. 4 Sir Thomas Gresham: Recipe for stoppage of urin... British Library
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579,. Manuscript document signed by Thomas Gresham and Robert Boston 1574 June 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Rickets, John, fl. 1622-1646. Byrsa Basilica, seu Regale excambium ... : typescript, [19--]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph letter signed : to his son-in-law Nathaniel Bacon, 1577 Apr. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph letter signed : Greenwich, to Sir Philip Hoby, ambassador to Flanders, 1553 July 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Harden, William, 1844-1936. William Harden notes on "The Grasshopper on the Royal Exchange," between 1875 and 1936. Georgia Historical Society
creatorOf Gresham, Thomas, Sir, 1519?-1579. Autograph document signed, 1577 Sept. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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