Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton to Hans Sloane – August 14, 1726
Item info
Date: August 14, 1726 Author: Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048 Folio: f. 185
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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
House Call
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Date (as written)
August 14, 1726
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Paris
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Others mentioned
Mrs Lombard
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Patients mentioned
Walpole
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Transcription
[fol. 185] Paris August ye 3d/14 1726 Sir I beg ye favour of you to give your selfe ye trouble to goe & see my son at kensington, and to let me know your Opinion of his health, since altho i hear that he is pretty well yett he continues very full of a Rash, that he has had a considerable time; but you will take no notice to Mrs Lombard; of my having wrote to you, I am wth ye greatest regard imaginable Sir yr most obedient & most humble servant HWalpole
Horatio Walpole was a politician, diplomat, and younger brother of Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He worked closely with his brother and represented several constituencies throughout his career as an MP including Great Yarmouth and Norwich (Philip Woodfine, Walpole, Horatio , first Baron Walpole of Wolterton (16781757), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28595, accessed 8 Aug 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mr. Walpole
Gender:
Age: -
Description
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Diagnosis
Rash.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Horatio Walope requests that Sloane visit his son and give him medical advice.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Skin ailments