Robert Uvedale to Hans Sloane – July 7, 1711
Item info
Date: July 7, 1711 Author: Robert Uvedale Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 313-314
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
July 7, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Enfeild
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Robert Uvedale
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Transcription
Robert Uvedale (1642-1722) was a botanist and schoolteacher. Though he was involved in the Royal Society he never became a member. Uvedale collected specimens for his personal herbarium, which was eventually acquired by Sir Hans Sloane (G. S. Boulger, Uvedale, Robert (16421722), rev. Anita McConnell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28042, accessed 9 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Robert Uvedale
Gender:
Age: -
Description
'My blood was very good and strong and had no symptoms of a disease [and] the swelling semms lesse'. He was experiencing some pain which tended to pass after a short time.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
He was taking a 'Catalp:'.
Ongoing Treatment:He asks Sloane for 'a little larger Quantity' of the 'Catalp:' because he is to travel to the country.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Blood, Pain