Thomas Townshend to Hans Sloane – August 24, 1724
Item info
Date: August 24, 1724 Author: Thomas Townshend Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047 Folio: f. 222
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Social
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Subjects
House Call
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Date (as written)
August 24, 1724
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Windsor
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Others mentioned
Charles 2nd Viscount Townshend Father
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Patients mentioned
Dorothy Townshend (née Walpole)
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Transcription
[fol. 222] Windsor Aug. 24. 1724. Sir My father begs the favour of Your Company here as soon as possible, Lady Townshend being much out of order. I am Sir Your most obedt humble servant T. Townshend
Thomas Townshend was the son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. He was MP for Winchelsea from 1722 to 1727 and for Cambridge University from 1727 to 1774 (Linda Frey and Marsha Frey, Townshend, Charles, second Viscount Townshend (16741738), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27617, accessed 2 Aug 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Lady Dorothy Townshend (née Walpole)
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Description
Townshend's father requests Sloane's consultation.
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Diagnosis
Unspecified.
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Treatment
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Medical problem reference
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