Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – November 29, 1712
Item info
Date: November 29, 1712 Author: Richard Richardson Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043 Folio: ff. 113-114
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Medical, Royal Society
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Subjects
Fellowship, Letters
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Date (as written)
November 29, 1712
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
North Bierley
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Others mentioned
Edward Lhwyd Dr Robinson John Woodward
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed Young Boy
Original Page
Transcription
Richardson thanks Sloane and the Royal Society for electing him a Fellow. He is going to forward some of Mr Llwyd’s correspondence and comments on letters by Drs Woodward and Robinson. Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed Young Boy
Gender:
Age:11 years of age. -
Description
The boy's sister had the same illness last year when she was 11 years of age.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Richardson administered some 'Cephalicks with Calibiato[?]' among other medicines. He bled and purged the boy.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:The medicines seem to be having a positive effect. The boy's legs are swollen, however, and his mood is depressed. Richardson decided to stop the bleeding and purging as a result.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Blood, Inflammations