Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield to Hans Sloane – May 6, 1719
Item info
Date: May 6, 1719 Author: Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045 Folio: f. 205
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Social
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Subjects
Indian Oil, Medicines
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Date (as written)
May 6, 1719
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Bretby
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield
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Transcription
[fol. 205] Sr If you please to give this Bearer a little viol of your indian Oyle which formerly used to help my hearing your will will most extreamly oblige your old Friend and Patient Chesterfield. I am now a Criple with ye Rhumatism and like to continue so.
Stanhope was a courtier and politician. He retired to Bretby and spent part of his time in London (Stuart Handley, Stanhope, Philip, second earl of Chesterfield (16331714), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26253, accessed 14 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield
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Description
Stanhope claims he is a cripple; rheumatism.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Rheumatism