Letter 2766

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William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby to Hans Sloane – July 16, 1699


Item info

Date: July 16, 1699
Author: William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 300-301


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Transcription

Stanley was the 9th Earl of Derby, though he was without an official appointment after William of Orange’s Glorious Revolution (1688) (John H. Rains, III, Stanley, William George Richard, ninth earl of Derby (16551702), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/40803, accessed 21 June 2013]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A William George Richard Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description

    See Sloane MS 4037 ff. 291-292 for a description of Stanley's illness.

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:
    Ongoing Treatment:

    Stanley informs Sloane that the ingredients Barnevelt had sent are all gone, except the purgative pills. Barnevelt was instructed to inform Sloane of any changes in Stanley's condition.


    Response:
  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Swelling, Nose