Bennet Sherard to Hans Sloane – October 5, 1723
Item info
Date: October 5, 1723 Author: Bennet Sherard Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047 Folio: ff. 61-62
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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, 1723
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Alford
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Bennet Sherard
Original Page
Transcription
Bennet Sherard (1677-1732), 1st Earl of Harborough, was the son of Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard, and Elizabeth Christopher (Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 491).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Bennet Sherard
Gender:
Age: -
Description
He is having trouble with gout in his legs and knees. For more information, see: Sloane MS 4047, fols. 50-51.
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Diagnosis
Gout.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:He continues to purge himself and take rhubarb.
Response:Sherard asks for Sloane's further guidance.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Gout