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BARON GUSTAF RÅLAMB. 691
in 1711 ; and in 1719, governor of Nerike and Wermland. In 1729,
he became President of the College of Mines, and thus Swedenborg’s
superior; a post which he filled till his death in 1736. The Swedish
“ Biografiskt Lexicon ” (vol. 12, p. 98) says concerning him that “he
was a man of great merit, and displayed great administrative talent
wherever he was placed in the state. His reputation was that
of an able leader; also that he worked for Sweden’s welfare, and
was upon the whole one of the first patriots of the land, and was
a man of great intelligence and vast experience." Although lame,
he is said to have presented a fine personal appearance. Swedenborg
describes the spiritual state of his former chief in the “Spiritual
Diary," nos. 5867 5892, 5893, 5894, where he admits that " he thought
much in the world from an interior intuition of things,” but acted
from a most intense love of ruling others for the sake of self. In
no. 5894 it is stated that in his mind he continually harboured
feelings of revenge against those who had said anything which
wounded his amour propre, although what they said was not bad
in itself; and that he retained this feeling of revenge to his death,
and sought to injure them by hidden means, even in his official
capacity."
NOTE 102.
BARON GUSTAF RÅLAMB.
Baron Gustaf Cleason Rålamb, who is mentioned in Document 124 ,
the successor of Conrad Ribbing101 in the presidency of the College
of Mines, was the brother-in-law of his predecessor, and he continued
to fill this office until Swedenborg’s resignation in 1747. Gustaf
Rålamb was born in 1675 ; he became chamberlain of the Queen
dowager, Hedvig Eleonora,64 in 1692 ; and her court-marshal in 1711.
In 1723, he became governor of Skaraborg; and in 1736, president
of the College of Mines. He died in 1750. He had a most valuable
collection of books, coins, and MSS. His collection of coins was sold
after his death to the State ; but most of his books and MSS. were
burnt in the great fire of 1751. Count Tessin39 says respecting
him , “He was an honest and honourable, steady and industrious, and
also a wealthy man. Nothing of interest connected with Sweden and
its affairs escaped his notice, and with everything of that nature he
sought to increase his collections."
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