Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – March 28, 1710
Item info
Date: March 28, 1710 Author: Richard Richardson Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 117-118
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical
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Subjects
Animals, Attacks, Bats
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Date (as written)
March 28, 1710
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
North Bierley
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Others mentioned
Captain Beaumont Dr Arthur Kays
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Patients mentioned
Beaumont (Captain Beaumont's Son)
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Transcription
Richardson describes how he witnessed two wood cutters taking down a dead tree in Dr Arthur Kay’s park. The men were assaulted by a ‘live Batt’, which bit their fingers. Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, “Richardson, Richard (1663-1741)”, Rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mr. Beaumont (Captain Beaumont's Son)
Gender:
Age:A 'little Boy'. -
Description
The boy had a violent fit for a 'quarter of an hour' the day before.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Richardson gave the boy the medicine Sloane sent.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Injuries (includes wounds, sores, bruises), Childhood Diseases, Epilepsy, Fits