Elisha Smith to Hans Sloane – December 30, 1727
Item info
Date: December 30, 1727 Author: Elisha Smith Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4049 Folio: ff. 77-78
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Curiosity Reports, Medical
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Subjects
Fish, Miraculous Cures, Specimens
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Date (as written)
December 30, 1727
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Tid St Giles near Wisbech
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed Man
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Transcription
Smith describes a freshwater eel caught near the Isle of Ely. The fish was measured precisely to give an accurate account in the newspapers. Elisha Smith was a Lecturer at Wisbech and Rector of Tydd St. Giles, Lincolnshire.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed Man
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Smith describes a miraculous stone that stops nosebleeds. One of his parishioners had chronic nosebleeds.
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Diagnosis
Chronic nosebleeds.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:The parishioner was cured by the stone.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Nose, Blood