Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – March 16, 1728/29
Item info
Date: March 16, 1728/29 Author: Richard Richardson Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4050 Folio: ff. 65-66
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Medical
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Subjects
Birds, Ornithology, Specimens
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Date (as written)
March 16, 1728/29
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
preston
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Others mentioned
Mr Willougby
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed (Woman)
Original Page
Transcription
Richardson discusses ornithology and his collection of bird specimens. 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 (16631741), 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: N/A Unnamed (Woman)
Gender:
Age: -
Description
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Diagnosis
Death.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
The patient followed Sloane's advice, which offered relief while the weather was agreeable.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:The woman died after it began snowing and grew cold.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Death