William Plowden to Hans Sloane – October 7, 1723
Item info
Date: October 7, 1723 Author: William Plowden Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047 Folio: ff. 65-66
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Social, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Nursing, Real Estate, Schools, Smallpox
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Date (as written)
October 7, 1723
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Arley
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Others mentioned
Mr Sheldon Mr Canning Earl Cadogan John Manley
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Patients mentioned
John Plowden
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Transcription
Plowden discusses the state of negotiations on the proposed sale of land from Mr Sheldon to Lord Cadogan. For more information, see: Sloane MS 4047, fols. 45-46 and 57-58. Mrs Plowden thanks Mrs Sloane for providing an account of her friend’s health.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A John Plowden
Gender:
Age:11 years old. -
Description
Plowden thanks Sloane for writing to his son's schoolmaster, Mr Manly, about the boy's bedwetting problem. The boy is at school and it is difficult to find someone to give him his medicine ar night. Plowden us unsure whether to keep the boy at school or have him stay with Mr Canning, where Sloane can attend him. He does not think the latter a good idea, as the smallpox is around and he has already lost two children to the disease.
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Treatment
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Urinary, Bedwetting