During the course of his lifetime, and particularly after he married the widow of a wealthy Jamaican planter, Sloane gathered a large collection of curiosities and, not wishing to see his collection broken up after death, he bequeathed it to King George II, for the nation, for a sum of £20,000.
Under sin livstid samlade Sloane en beundransvärd samling kuriosa, och som han inte ville se sin samling skingras efter sin död, testamenterade han den till kung Georg II, till nationen, för den furstliga summan av 20 000 pund.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix