William Derham to Hans Sloane – January 25, 1731
Item info
Date: January 25, 1731 Author: William Derham Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053 Folio: ff. 376-377
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Royal Society, Scholarship
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Subjects
Scientific Manuscripts
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Date (as written)
January 25, 1731
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Upminster
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Others mentioned
Mr Innys
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
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Transcription
Fol. 377 Hond Sr Upmr 25. Jan. 31 I received as an Object of ye Charity for your Judgmt about his Eyes. He will tell you his case, wch I fear is not in the power of Medicine to cure. The enclosed I recd this morning from a person unknown he pleased to communicate it to the R.S. & I desire it may be returned to me, & left at Mr Innyss for yt purpose. The per- son is in hast, yt I cant write my own Observations, but am wth greatest Respect & Affection Yours Wm Derham
Derham was a Church of England clergyman and a natural philosopher, interested in nature, mathematics, and philosophy. He frequently requested medical advice from Sloane, and likely served as a physician to his family and parishioners (Marja Smolenaars, Derham, William (16571735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7528, accessed 7 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Suffered from eye ailment
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Sloane had advised Derham on a course of intervention
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Eyes