With influential friends including John Ward , one of the trustees , he was appointed assistant librarian in the British Museum in 1757 .
Gifford collected coins , and was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London .
With influential friends including John Ward , one of the trustees , Gifford was appointed assistant librarian in the British Museum in 1757 .
Gifford collected coins , and was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London .