Patrick Blair to Hans Sloane – January 17, 1727/28
Item info
Date: January 17, 1727/28 Author: Patrick Blair Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4049 Folio: ff. 92-93
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Patronage, Royal College of Physicians, Royal Society, Social, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Books, Subscriptions
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Date (as written)
January 17, 1727/28
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
London
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Others mentioned
Sir Robert Sibbald
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Patients mentioned
Patrick Blair
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Transcription
Blair requests that Sloane assist him in his search for subscribers by utilizing his connections at the Royal Society and Royal College of Physicians. Patrick Blair was a botanist and surgeon whose papers were published in the Transactions. In 1715 Blair joined the Jacobite rebellion as a battle surgeon but was captured and condemned to death. He was visited by Sloane in prison in the hopes the latter might secure a pardon. Sloane was successful and the pardon arrived shortly before Blair’s scheduled execution (Anita Guerrini, Blair, Patrick (c.16801728), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/2568, accessed 31 May 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Patrick Blair
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Age: -
Description
Blair's 'Boston Practice' has caused fatigue, exacerbating his condition. He is so weak that he is often unable to stand.
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Diagnosis
Fatigue; weakness.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
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Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Weakness