Letter 0074

Elizabeth Irwin to Hans Sloane – March 14, 1719


Item info

Date: March 14, 1719
Author: Elizabeth Irwin
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: ff. 323-324



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Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A Elizabeth Irwin
    Gender:
    Age:child
  • Description
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:
    Ongoing Treatment:

    Irwin thanked Sloane for caring for her daughter.


    Response:

    Did not want anything done to her child unless Sloane approved of it. He should do anything he thought proper. Believed that Sloane approved of an issue and, if bleeding was necessary, "I desire she may be persuaded of it."

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Childhood Diseases, Unspecified