Letter 3328

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William Burnet to Hans Sloane – March 23, 1727


Item info

Date: March 23, 1727
Author: William Burnet
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048
Folio: ff. 269-270


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Transcription

Burnet’s physician encouraged him to contact Sloane for medical advice. William Burnet (1688-1729) was a colonial governor and son of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury. He served in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire (Mary Lou Lustig, ‘Burnet, William (1688–1729)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4070, accessed 10 June 2015]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A William Burnet
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description

    Burnet has had gout for a month. He experiences 'violent pain' in his shoulders and breast.

  • Diagnosis

    Gout. Burnet's physician attributes his bodily pain to a cold rather than gout.

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    Burnet was bled 'ten ounces of blood', which was of a 'much fizy serum of a greenish colour' at first. His blood was thinner on the second bleeding.


    Ongoing Treatment:

    Burnet solicits Sloane's advice. Sloane wrote his prescription on the folio: 'Infus. amar. chadyb. cum ag. beadau. [?]'


    Response:

    Buret felt better after being bled, but he has not fully recovered.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Colds, Pain, Gout