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John Chamberlayne to Hans Sloane – January 20, 1702/03
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Date: January 20, 1702/03
Author: John Chamberlayne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: ff. 73-74
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Chamberlayne has received a letter from Leeuwenhoek. He will send an account of it as soon as possible. In the meantime, he asks Sloane to forward a book Leeuwenhoek wants to peruse.
John Chamberlayne was a translator and editor specializing in modern languages which he studied at the University of Leiden. He translated works on many topics, was a fellow of the Royal Society, and published three works in the Philsophical Transactions (Reavley Gair, “Chamberlayne, John (1668/9-1723)”, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5060, accessed 30 May 2011]).
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Edmund Curll to Hans Sloane – January 18, 1702/03
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Date: January 18, 1702/03
Author: Edmund Curll
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: ff. 69-70
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Curll relays a curious account of a dog in Scotland. It had two whelps: one alive, one dead. Hours later, a ‘little creature’ was also born to it, which lived for ten hours and is now preserved in wine. The ‘creature’ may be produced upon Sloane’s request.
Edmund Curll (d. 1747) was a bookseller. He published several books and had a contentious relationship with Alexander Pope (Raymond N. MacKenzie, ‘Curll, Edmund (d. 1747)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6948, accessed 23 July 2014]).
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John Hudson to Hans Sloane – October 8, 1708
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Date: October 8, 1708
Author: John Hudson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: f. 218
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Hudson returns the catalogue, having marked the books he wants to purchase. He apologizes for not having replied sooner, but he was busy.
John Hudson (1662-1719) was elected librarian of the Bodleian Library in 1701. He corresponded with numerous scholars and librarians, both in England and abroad (Theodor Harmsen, Hudson, John (16621719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2013 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14034, accessed 27 June 2013]).
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Jean Théophile Desaguliers (1683-1744) was the son of French Huguenots who quit France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). He was a natural philosopher and engineer, became Sir Isaac Newton’s pupil, was a proponent of Newtonianism, and performed lectures and experiments at the Royal Society.
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Patricia Fara, ‘Desaguliers, John Theophilus (1683-1744)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7539 [accessed 12 July 2013]).
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John Groenveldt (bap.1648 d.1715/16) alias Greenfield, was a physician and surgeon. He began studying medicine at the University of Leiden and finished his degree at Utrect in 1670. Greenfield joined the Colegium Medicum and had a successful medical practice with partner Henricus Velthuys in Amsterdam where they provided surgical and medical services as well as administered medicines. He moved to London and joined the Royal College of Physicians in 1683. He fought censors and several law cases over some of his medicines which caused his practice to decline in the early 1700s.
Reference
Harold J. Cook, ‘Groenevelt, Joannes (bap. 1648, d. 1715/16)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11651 (accessed 25 Jan 2017]).
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John Ray to Hans Sloane – October 1, 1693
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Date: October 1, 1693
Author: John Ray
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: f. 156
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Ray thanks Sloane for sending him plant and root specimens. He received a letter from Mr Smith stating his Synopses would be printed at Christmas.
Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
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Name: N/A John Ray
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Age:67 years of age.
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Painful ulcers on the legs.
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Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment: Ray has been applying 'waters' to his sores for the past while. He has also been applying a cerecloth from a recipe provided by a neighbor.
Response: The cerecloth (as with all plasters, claims Ray) worked marvelously at first, but when the weather changed, his ulcers returned just as bad as ever.
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Injuries (includes wounds, sores, bruises), Ulcerous Legs, Skin ailments, Pain
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Francis Bernard to Hans Sloane – November 10, 1694
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Date: November 10, 1694
Author: Francis Bernard
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: ff. 190-191
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Francis Bernard (bap. 1628, d. 1698) was an apothecary and physician. He worked at St Bartholomew’s Hospital from 1661 and was noted for his labours during the great plague of 1665. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1680. Bernard had a large library with books in Greek, Latin, French, and Italian (Juanita Burnby, ‘Bernard, Francis (bap. 1628, d. 1698)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/2241, accessed 23 July 2014]).
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John Flamsteed to Hans Sloane – November 2, 1694
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Date: November 2, 1694
Author: John Flamsteed
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: f. 187
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Flamsteed ‘brought an headach home wth’ him from London, where the weather was ‘cold & foggy’. He wrote a friend regarding a paper on ‘Magnetisme’ and expects a reply at the next meeting.
Flamsteed was an astronomer, had a crucial role in the founding the of the Royal Observatory, and participated in academic debates relating to astronomy (Frances Willmoth, Flamsteed, John (16461719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9669, accessed 21 June 2013]).
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Robert Cotton, 5th Baronet to Hans Sloane – September 5, 1694
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Date: September 5, 1694
Author: Robert Cotton, 5th Baronet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: ff. 183-184
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Cotton received a letter from Mr Broughton, which is addressed to Dr Rose. Cotton sent the letter to Mrs Rose. He thanks Sloane for his services and advice.
Sir Robert Cotton, 5th Baronet (1669-1749) was a Jacobite and involved in the 1715 rebellion. He lived in exile in France before returning to England (Stuart Handley, ‘Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce, first baronet (1571–1631)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6425, accessed 23 July 2014]; Sir Robert Cotton, fifth baronet (1669–1749): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6424).
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John Ray to Hans Sloane – April 23, 1694
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Date: April 23, 1694
Author: John Ray
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036
Folio: ff. 173-174
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Ray discusses his ornithological observations in great detail.
Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).