Meredith Gwyllym to Hans Sloane – March 9, 1720/21
Item info
Date: March 9, 1720/21 Author: Meredith Gwyllym Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: ff. 72-73
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Government, Medical, Mental Illness
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Subjects
Paris, Political Asylum, Spanish Embassy
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Date (as written)
March 9, 1720/21
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
London
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Others mentioned
Lord Mayor of London Dr Gray
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Patients mentioned
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
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Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
Gender:
Age: -
Description
The Earl of Stair has asked Gwyllym to request a favour of Sloane, who must say whether he 'thought [him] in any degree mad when [he] was [his] patient about two years past'. Gwyllym is to give Sloane's answer to 'the two houses and the Lord Mayor of London'. This information is needed to clear up a situation in which Lord Stair had gone to the Spanish Embassy in Paris and requested asylum.
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Diagnosis
Sloane is asked to determine whether Lord Stair has capacity.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
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