Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton to Hans Sloane – November 17, 1725
Item info
Date: November 17, 1725 Author: Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048 Folio: f. 89
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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
Books, Mineral Waters, Pregnancy
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Date (as written)
November 17, 1725
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Fontainebleau
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Others mentioned
Mrs Walpole Wife
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Patients mentioned
Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
Original Page
Transcription
The books Sloane sent have arrived at Rouen. Mrs Walpole sends her compliments to Sloane. She is six months pregnant. Horatio Walpole was a politician, diplomat, and younger brother of Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He worked closely with his brother and represented several constituencies throughout his career as an MP including Great Yarmouth and Norwich (Philip Woodfine, Walpole, Horatio , first Baron Walpole of Wolterton (16781757), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28595, accessed 8 Aug 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Walpole is feeling well, though he has been having headaches, an upset stomach, and 'severall boyles that broke successively' in the past ten weeks. He had a terrible headache when he first arrived at Fontainebleau.
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Diagnosis
Headaches; upset stomach; boils.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:He took the waters whenever he could.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Headache, Boils, Stomach