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Patrick Blair to Hans Sloane – December 13, 1715
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Date: December 13, 1715
Author: Patrick Blair
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 116-117
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Blair details his participation in the Jacobite Risings. He served the Rebellion as a surgeon and physician. He did not bear arms and asks Sloane to remember their friendship in his time of need.
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]).
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Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – December 12, 1715
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Date: December 12, 1715
Author: Thomas Hearne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 114-115
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Hearne details the sale of books.
Thomas Hearne (bap. 1678, d. 1735) was an antiquary and diarist. He began working at the Bodleian Library in 1701. A nonjuror, his refusal to take an oath of allegiance to King George I led to his dismissal from the Bodleian in 1716. Hearne published the works of several English chroniclers (Theodor Harmsen, Hearne, Thomas (bap. 1678, d. 1735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12827, accessed 2 June 2011]).
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Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – November 25, 1715
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Date: November 25, 1715
Author: Arthur Charlett
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 112-113
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Charlett discusses the doings of several acquaintances.
Charlett was elected Master of University College at Oxford in 1692 and held that post until his death in 1722. Charlett used the mastership to gain influence, especially through persistent letter-writing to numerous correspondents, sharing the latest literary, political, and scholarly gossip (R. H. Darwall-Smith, ‘Charlett, Arthur (1655–1722)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5158, accessed 1 June 2011]).
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Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – November 13, 1715
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Date: November 13, 1715
Author: Thomas Hearne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 110-111
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Dr Terry wants to return some books. Hearne is going to ask Drs Halley and Keill if they know about a particular set of manuscripts.
Thomas Hearne (bap. 1678, d. 1735) was an antiquary and diarist. He began working at the Bodleian Library in 1701. A nonjuror, his refusal to take an oath of allegiance to King George I led to his dismissal from the Bodleian in 1716. Hearne published the works of several English chroniclers (Theodor Harmsen, Hearne, Thomas (bap. 1678, d. 1735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12827, accessed 2 June 2011]).
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Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – November 10, 1715
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Date: November 10, 1715
Author: Thomas Hearne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 108-109
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Mr Clements paid for 3 copies of the ‘Acts’. Rowse made his first payment. Dr Terry, Sub-dean of Christ Church, received the books.
Thomas Hearne (bap. 1678, d. 1735) was an antiquary and diarist. He began working at the Bodleian Library in 1701. A nonjuror, his refusal to take an oath of allegiance to King George I led to his dismissal from the Bodleian in 1716. Hearne published the works of several English chroniclers (Theodor Harmsen, Hearne, Thomas (bap. 1678, d. 1735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12827, accessed 2 June 2011]).
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John Robethon to Hans Sloane – November 9, 1715
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Date: November 9, 1715
Author: John Robethon
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 106-107
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[fol. 106] St. James Nove the 9th 1715 Sir Give me leave, though unknown to you, to present you with two printed papers, which Mr. l’abbe du Gaute-feuille hath sent me from Orleans. He desireth of all things to be Member of your Royal Society, as you shall see by his letter to me, which goes here inclosed. I desired [?] to propose it to yr assembly, which he hath assured me to have done, and hath given me some hopes that it would be granted, But I have heard nothing of it those months. You shall very much oblige me if you will doe so much as to let me know by a penny post letter, wether that abbot may entertain any hopes or not, that I may send him a cathegorical answer. I take this opportunity to return you my most humble thancks for your civilities to my wife, when she had the honour to [fol. 107] dine att your house with the Countess of Bickburg. I hope you will excuse my broken English, and beleave that I am with respect Sir Your most obedient humble servant J Robethon
John Robethon, of French origin, was the personal secretary of George I (Matthew Kilburn, Robethon, John (d. 1722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23821, accessed 27 June 2011]).
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David Hamilton to Hans Sloane – October 22, 1715
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Date: October 22, 1715
Author: David Hamilton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 102-103
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Hamilton is going to visit London, as there is little for him to do in the country.
Sir David Hamilton was a man-midwife and physician who served as on of Queen Anne’s physicians-in-ordinary (Elizabeth Baigent, Hamilton, Sir David (16631721), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12058, accessed 27 June 2011]).
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Name: Sir David Hamilton
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Hamilton 'had a violent fit of a fever [and] a dire colour upon [his] whole skine'. There are issues with the condition of his head.
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Previous Treatment: He took waters for three days and was bled.
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Response: Hamilton thinks his recovery would speed up if the weather were more cooperative.
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Head, Skin ailments, Fevers
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William Musgrave Sr. to Hans Sloane – March 29, 1715
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Date: March 29, 1715
Author: William Musgrave Sr.
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 23-24
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Musgrave asks whether Sloane has a particular medal in his collection. He has ‘now a ffigure of this monument Etching at London’.
William Musgrave, Senior was a physician, antiquary, and Fellow of the Royal Society. He acted as second secretary to the Royal Society and edited several volumes of the Philosophical Transactions (Alick Cameron, Musgrave, William (16551721), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19668, accessed 8 July 2013]).
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William Musgrave Sr. to Hans Sloane – August, 1715
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Date: August, 1715
Author: William Musgrave Sr.
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 92-93
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Musgrave sends copies of a book for Sloane, Lord Pembroke, Mr L. Poulet, and the Royal Society.
William Musgrave, Senior was a physician, antiquary, and Fellow of the Royal Society. He acted as second secretary to the Royal Society and edited several volumes of the Philosophical Transactions (Alick Cameron, Musgrave, William (16551721), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19668, accessed 8 July 2013]).
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Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – August 26, 1715
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Date: August 26, 1715
Author: Arthur Charlett
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044
Folio: ff. 88-89
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Mr Whiteside, Keeper of the Oxford Museum, is to wait on Sloane in London.
Charlett was elected Master of University College at Oxford in 1692 and held that post until his death in 1722. Charlett used the mastership to gain influence, especially through persistent letter-writing to numerous correspondents, sharing the latest literary, political, and scholarly gossip (R. H. Darwall-Smith, Charlett, Arthur (16551722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5158, accessed 1 June 2011]).