John Ray to Hans Sloane – February 19, 1700/01
Item info
Date: February 19, 1700/01 Author: John Ray Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038 Folio: ff. 135-136
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Scholarship, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Books, Publishing
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Date (as written)
February 19, 1700/01
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
Sir Tancred Robinson
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Patients mentioned
John Ray
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Transcription
Ray asks Sloane to thank Preston for him. He informs Sloane that he has completed his Methods, but believes that no bookseller will be interested. Dr Robinson’s letter informed Ray that recent losses have made booksellers wary. Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A John Ray
Gender:
Age:73-74 years old. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Diarrhea: Ray briefly mentions this as the reason why he is cutting his letter short, but with no further details given.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Diarrhea, Stomach