Letter 0282

Posted on August 2, 2016 by -

R. Cuthberson to Hans Sloane – April 27, 1721


Item info

Date: April 27, 1721
Author: R. Cuthberson
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 45


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Transcription

Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds was referred to as Marquess Carmarthen or Lord Carmarthen at the time.



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds
    Gender:
    Age:[b. 1691, d. 1731]
  • Description

    [Probably Peregrine Hyde (Osborne), Marquess of Camarthen 1712-1729, when he became the 3rd Duke of Leeds. He married his third wife, Juliana, in 1725. The Complete Peerage, vol. 7, p. 513]

  • Diagnosis

    The author was charged by Lady Carmarthen to write to Sloane about her husband's condition and to ask him to come immediately as Lord Carmarthen was likely to die without his intervention. Included with the letter was a description of Lord Carmanthern's condition as written by his physician. [The letter was not included in sequence.]

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:
    Ongoing Treatment:
    Response:
  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Feared death, Unspecified