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Doc. 309.] 821
THE MISSING MANUSCRIPTS.
(
b) Baron Silfverhjelm to Bishop C. J. Benzelius
"Stockholm, July 4, 1788.
"Right Reverend Doctor and Bishop,
"Honoured and dear uncle,
"Since an offer of a considerable amount of
money has been received from England for the MSS. left by
the late Assessor Swedenborg, all the heirs to his estate who
live in West-Gothland, have been pleased to honour me with
the trust, of which the enclosed copy of their power of attorney
is a proof. I hope to be able to acquit myself of this com
mission to the advantage of all the heirs, and shall endeavour
to prove myself worthy of their confidence. If you would like
to join them in this undertaking, you will kindly forward to
me a similar power of attorney. The King has graciously
promised me the office of lagman’ over Gothland.
"I am, dear uncle,
"Your most obedient servant,
"GÖRAN FREDERICSON SILVERHJELM. ”
H.
A ROYAL DECISION AFFIRMING THE RIGHT OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
TO THE MSS. OF SWEDENBORG.*
From the statement of the Secretary of the Academy, in
Subdivision F ofthe present Document, it appears, that Abraham
Berg, a citizen of Stockholm, "procured for himself an instru
ment, by which Swedenborg’s heirs resigned to him their right
to the MSS. of their kinsman." Berg, as we have seen, tried
by a law-suit to substantiate his claim. The following is a
translation of the final decision which the King of Sweden
passed in this matter :
"His Majesty’s Decree in the cause pending between Abra
ham Berg, Distiller to the Court, on the one part, Plaintiff,
and His Majesty’s Academy of Sciences, on the other part,
Defendant, which has by formal appeal been submitted for
* See Report of the Swedenborg Society for 1842, p . 17 et seq.
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