Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – September 29, 1702
Item info
Date: September 29, 1702 Author: Arthur Charlett Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039 Folio: ff. 32-33
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Curiosity Reports, Medical, Trade or Commodities, Travel
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Subjects
Auctions, Manuscripts, Motherhood
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Date (as written)
September 29, 1702
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Ld Guildfords at Wroxton [Oxfordshire]
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Others mentioned
Dr Radcliffe Humfrey Wanley Henry Hyde Lady Anne Grebil Lord Longuebill
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Patients mentioned
Arthur Charlett
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Transcription
Charlett discusses his travels, the great oaks he saw while riding, and relates a meeting he had with an aged mother of many children. He is going to travel to see the manuscript collections of Lord Longuebill and Lord Henry Hyde of Clarendon, which are to be sold at auction. Charlett was elected Master of University College at Oxford in 1692 and held that post until his death in 1722. Charlett used the mastership to gain influence, especially through persistent letter-writing to numerous correspondents, sharing the latest literary, political, and scholarly gossip (R. H. Darwall-Smith, Charlett, Arthur (16551722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5158, accessed 1 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Arthur Charlett
Gender:
Age:[No indications, but would have been 47.] -
Description
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Diagnosis
Rheumatism.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Sloane and Radcliffe encouraged Charlett to ride to prevent his rheumatism from returning.
Response:Charlett reports 'no disasters' so far. He is often troubled by apprehensions of his rheumatism returning, but these are quickly dispelled by riding.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Rheumatism