Letter 0827

Edward Hulse to Hans Sloane – February 11, 1702/03


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Date: February 11, 1702/03
Author: Edward Hulse
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: ff. 83-84



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Hulse writes on behalf of Dr Hutchinson’s son, hoping Sloane can use his influence to get him a post serving the Duke of Ormond. Sir Edward Hulse was a physician who gained a reputation as one of the best doctors in London. He became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1717 and was censor in 1720, 1750, 1751, and 1753 (Charles Creighton, Hulse, Sir Edward, first baronet (16821759), rev. Patrick Wallis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14122, accessed 4 July 2013]).




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