Robert Walpole to Hans Sloane – August 26, 1720
Item info
Date: August 26, 1720 Author: Robert Walpole Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: f. 6
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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
Mineral Waters
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Date (as written)
August 26, 1720
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Houghton
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Others mentioned
George Cheyne
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Patients mentioned
Walpole (Daughter)
Original Page
Transcription
Sir Robert Walpole, later the 1st Earl of Orford, was a politician and the first prime minister of Great Britain (Stephen Taylor, Walpole, Robert, first earl of Orford (16761745), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28601, accessed 18 Aug 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Miss. Walpole (Daughter)
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Miss Walpole lost her appetite, suffered fits, and had 'Calamenia'.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:She was to continue her treatment at Bristol, but is going to Bath instead.
Response:The 'waters chill her prodigiously'.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Stomach, Appetite, Epilepsy