George Reid to Hans Sloane – March 23, 1690/91
Item info
Date: March 23, 1690/91 Author: George Reid Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036 Folio: ff. 100-101
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Government, Legal, Medical, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Court Case, France, Humorism, Jamaica, Netherlands, Plantations, West Indies
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Date (as written)
March 23, 1690/91
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Jamaica
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Others mentioned
Mr Musgrave Son
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Patients mentioned
Reid, Jr.
Original Page
Transcription
Reid was pleased to receive Sloane’s last letter. He and Mr Elletson are being sued for £25,000 ‘by the attorneys of Cap’n Daniells… for damages upon the dutch ship’. Judge Bennard was leading the commission and said ‘nothing to the Jury in our defence’. Reid states the Dutch minister’s case was mostly hearsay. Colonel Ballard was one of the other judges. Reid was ‘bound by a recognisance of £6,000 to the K: by Musgrave Att: general’. He also had to pay an indemnity. Reid is having difficulty with the cane on his plantation. The French were off the cost of St Domingo. Reid claims life in Jamaica is much duller without Sloane.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Reid, Jr.
Gender:
Age:5 -
Description
One of Reid's children, aged 5, suffered a blow to the head and lost his eyesight. He hopes the humours in the child's eye rebalance so the boy can see again.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Fevers, Eyes