Godfrey Copley to Hans Sloane – October 5, 1696
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Date: October 5, 1696 Author: Godfrey Copley Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036 Folio: f. 268
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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
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Date (as written)
October 5, 1696
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
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Sir Godfrey Copley was a politician and active member of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the latter in 1691 (C. I. McGrath, Copley, Sir Godfrey, second baronet (c.16531709), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6269, accessed 24 June 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
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Age:Child. -
Description
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Diagnosis
The specifics of the patient's illness are not referred to; but Sloane has apparently recommended her be removed from the city so she may take better airs.
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Treatment
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Ongoing Treatment:
Response:Copley says he will see what he can do regarding sending the girl to the country, but the girl's condition is apparently so poor that in the second half of the letter, Copley asks for advice about interring her 'privately, decently, and without trouble', as she is described as 'past hope'.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
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