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James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby to Hans Sloane – February 19, 1713/4
Item info
Date: February 19, 1713/4
Author: James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: ff. 63-64
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Eric Benzelius to Hans Sloane – June 17, 1731
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Date: June 17, 1731
Author: Eric Benzelius
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051
Folio: ff. 257-258
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Eric Benzelius the younger (1675-1743) was a Swedish priest, theologian, and librarian. He was Archbishop of Uppsala, Professor of Theology at the University of Uppsala, Librarian of the University of Uppsala, and the founder of Sweden’s first scientific periodical, the ‘Acta literaria Suecia’, which was published between 1720 and 1739 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Benzelius_the_younger).
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John Holland to Hans Sloane – February 4, 1727/8
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Date: February 4, 1727/8
Author: John Holland
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 243
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Transcription
John Holland was the Warden of Merton College, Oxford.
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Edward Howman to Hans Sloane – May 5, 1725
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Date: May 5, 1725
Author: Edward Howman
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 269
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Charles Kimberley to David Hamilton – May 22, n.d. [1716?]
Item info
Date: May 22, n.d. [1716?]
Author: Charles Kimberley
Recipient: David Hamilton
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 349
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Transcription
The Isted family was related to the Sloane family through marriage. Anne Rose, Elizabeth Sloane’s daughter, married Thomas Isted in 1703. Thomas Isted owned Ecton Hall in Northamptonshire, to which the letter referred, from 1712.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mrs. Isted
Gender:
Age:35
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Description
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Diagnosis
Kimberley diagnosed her skin eruptions last spring as "Febris Millearis." The patient was also subject to hysteria.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Sloane previously treated her for miscarriages. Kimberley used "gentle Restingents" to stop the periodic heavy menstrual bleeding and a blister for the skin eruptions. He also prescribed "Testaceous medicines." She also took Ass's milk to regain her strength after the heavy bleeding.
Ongoing Treatment: She was taking Ass's milk and a blister on her back.
Response: The patient stopped menstruating for several months and then had skin eruptions and diarrhea followed by sudden heavy menstruation. Both times he thought (falsely) she was pregnant. The midwife thought that Mrs. Isted was going through menopause but Kimberley disagreed.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Menopause, Menstrual, Skin ailments, Stomach, Hysteria
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Johann Jakob Scheuchzer to Hans Sloane – April 26, 1732
Item info
Date: April 26, 1732
Author: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4052
Folio: f. 104
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Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733) was a Swiss scholar and physician. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1703 and his work was published in the Philosophical Transactions. In 1708 his Itinera aplina tira was published in London. It was dedicated to the Royal Society. His largest project was the Itinera per Helvetiae alpines regions facta annis 1702-1711, dedicated to his travels and published in four volumes in 1723 at Leiden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Jakob_Scheuchzer).
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René Jacques Croissant de Garengeot to Hans Sloane – June 15, 1731
Item info
Date: June 15, 1731
Author: René Jacques Croissant de Garengeot
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051
Folio: ff. 253-254
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Garengeot received Sloane’s letter. He sees that Sloane canvassed English booksellers to determine how his book has been received. The booksellers wrote to the translator, but Garengeot has not gotten a response. There is one volume to translate. Garengeot is going to dedicate his work to the Royal Society. Monsieur Denis will present the book to Sloane.
René Jacques Croissant de Garengeot (1688-1759) was a French surgeon. He was Surgeon-Major of the Régiment du Roy and the Physician-in-Ordinary of the Roi au Châtelet. Garengeot was a member of l’Académie de chirurgie de Paris and the Royal Society (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/René-Jacques_Croissant_de_Garengeot).
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Jacob Serenius to Hans Sloane – n.d.
Item info
Date: n.d.
Author: Jacob Serenius
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4053
Folio: f. 215
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Serenius writes to Sloane offering him his Anglo-Swedish Dictionary he has been printing at Hamburg this winter. He thanks Sloane for the subscription and lets Sloane know he will be leaving Hamburg to settle some personal business and asks Sloane to write a letter of recommendation for a Mr. Finch or find someone who knows him better and could write the letter.
Jacob Serenius (1700-1776) was the Bishop of Strengnäs in Sweden. He served as a Lutheran pastor to a congregation in London between 1728 to 1735 (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Serenius).
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John Welbe to Hans Sloane – September 18, 1716
Item info
Date: September 18, 1716
Author: John Welbe
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 214-217
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Transcription
Welbe sends a collection of letters he copied relating his previous attempts to find a patron for his proposed voyage to Australia. The letters were written between 1712 and 1716 and feature a petition to the Crown of Denmark for support.
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Carl Gyllenborg to Hans Sloane – March 24, 1720
Item info
Date: March 24, 1720
Author: Carl Gyllenborg
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045
Folio: f. 308
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Gyllenborg informs Sloane that Count Tessin has been sent by the Swedish King ‘to be acquainted with all persons of worth and learning in your country’. He asks that Sloane treat the man well and attests to his character.
Count Carl Gyllenborg (1679-1746) was a Swedish playwright and statesman. He studied at Uppsala University, served in the army, and was stationed at the Swedish Embassy in London before being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1711. Gyllenborg’s wife, Sarah, had ties with the Jacobites and aroused the government’s suspicion in 1717. The pair were arrested for alleged involvement in a plot against the House of Hanover. Gyllenborg returned to Sweden, working at the universities of Lund and Uppsala until his death (https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27gyllenborg%27%29).