Abraham Hill to Hans Sloane – January 16, 1721/22
Item info
Date: January 16, 1721/22 Author: Abraham Hill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: ff. 183-184
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Travel
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
January 16, 1721/22
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Sutton
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Abraham Hill
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Transcription
Abraham Hill (bap. 1635 d.1722) was Secretary to the Royal Society. He managed its correspondence (Lotte Mulligan, ‘Hill, Abraham (bap. 1635, d. 1722)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13265, accessed 9 July 2015]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Abraham Hill
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Hill took a trip to London. The carriage ride caused him to 'make bloody water'. He rested for '2 or 3 days' and felt better only to find he 'looked somewhat yellow'.
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Diagnosis
He solicits Sloane's advice.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
An apothecary gave him 'ordinary things'.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Kidney, Urinary, Blood