Letter 1716

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James Keill to Hans Sloane – January 14, 1710


Item info

Date: January 14, 1710
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 223-224


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Transcription

Keill apologizes for his delayed response, but affirms that he received the bill Sloane sent him. Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: Lord Lempster
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description

    Lempster was vomiting the day before Sloane's instructions arrived. Keill saw no 'no occasion for bleeding[.] it is now a fortnight', but Lempster still suffers from delirium and difficulty breathing. The quickness of pulse continues.

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    Keill administered 'the method that was directed' by Sloane.


    Ongoing Treatment:

    Lempster's wife is adamant that 'the method he was then in' should not be changed. Keill is going to treat Lempster as Sloane instructed.


    Response:
  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Blood, Lungs, Dementia