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Martin Lister to Hans Sloane – August 17, 1709
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Date: August 17, 1709
Author: Martin Lister
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: f. 39
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Lister thanks Sloane for a warning of some kind. He offers to lend him a book for the trouble.
Martin Lister was a physician and naturalist who was honored by being appointed second physician to the queen in 1710. He wrote and published several medical and natural history works, some of which appeared in Philosophical Transactions, as well as serving as vice-president of the Royal Society briefly in 1685-1686 (J. D. Woodley, Lister, Martin (bap. 1639, d. 1712), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16763, accessed 11 May 2011]).
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Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – August 15, 1709
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Date: August 15, 1709
Author: Arthur Charlett
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 33-34
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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 11 May 2011]).
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Patrick Blair to Hans Sloane – September 5, 1709
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Date: September 5, 1709
Author: Patrick Blair
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 28-29
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Blair informs Sloane that the copper plate prints of the elephant and porpoise he was going to send could not be sent together because the ship left suddenly. He could not find a ship to send this letter with so he sent it on September 5. He would like Sloane to return the copper plate prints when he is finished with them.
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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Ralph Thoresby to Hans Sloane – August 3, 1709
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Date: August 3, 1709
Author: Ralph Thoresby
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 26-27
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Thoresby describes a storm that took place on June 20, 1709 in York as related to him by Mr Smith, an inhabitant of the city. The storm culminated with a hurricane that did much damage, uprooting trees and destroying buildings. Thoresby asks Sloane to send him copies of the Philosophical Transactions that are missing from his collection.
Ralph Thoresby wrote “The Topography of Leedes” in 1715 and was interested in the topography of Yorkshire in general. He maintained a large collection of antiquities and other curiosities at his Musaeum Thoresbyanum in Leeds (P. E. Kell, “Thoresby, Ralph (16581725)”, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27334, accessed 11 May 2011]).
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Robert Sibbald to Hans Sloane – August 2, 1709
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Date: August 2, 1709
Author: Robert Sibbald
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 22-23
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Sibbald thanks Sloane for getting 12 people to subscribe to his book. He tells Sloane that he does not generally lend his antique books for fear of them being separated from his collection, but he may lend them to Sloane in the near future. Sibbald requests the addresses of those who ordered his book.
Sibbald was a physician and a geographer. He was physician to James VII (Charles W. J. Withers, Sibbald, Sir Robert (16411722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25496, accessed 19 June 2013]).
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Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury to Hans Sloane – December 30, 1709
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Date: December 30, 1709
Author: Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 79-80
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Tenison is thankful that his sister is feeling better. He would like to visit Sloane in person to thank him. He is planning on selling or letting his house.
Thomas Tenison was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1694 to his death in 1715. A staunch anti-Catholic, he devoted much time to promoting the Church of England and establishing it as the sole religious institution in England (William Marshall, Tenison, Thomas (16361715), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27130, accessed 25 May 2011]).
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James Keill to Hans Sloane – August 1, 1709
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Date: August 1, 1709
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 20-21
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Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).
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Name: N/A William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster
Gender:
Age:61
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Description
Leominster suffers from pain in the ankles and shoulders along with a swelling in his legs.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Bark with pectorals was taken, but gave Leominster no relief.
Ongoing Treatment: Leominster is to continue taking the bark with pectorals along with Sloane's bitter diuretic infusion. An herbal remedy is taken to induce vomiting.
Response: The herbal remedy induced vomiting. Sibbald has not seen Leominster since giving it to him.
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Inflammations, Kidney, Pain, Urinary
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Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield to Hans Sloane – July 25, 1709
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Date: July 25, 1709
Author: Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: f. 19
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Stanhope was a courtier and politician. He retired to Bretby and spent part of his time in London (Stuart Handley, ‘Stanhope, Philip, second earl of Chesterfield (1633–1714)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26253, accessed 14 June 2011]).
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Name: N/A Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield
Gender:
Age:70
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Description
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Diagnosis
It has been four days since Stanhope was taken with pain in the breast and shortness of breath, such that he could hardly speak. He experienced a slight fever. Given these symptoms, Stanhope presumes that he had an inflammation in the lung.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Stanhope was bled. He would take half an ounce of linseed oil every few hours for the first two days after each bleeding.
Ongoing Treatment: Stanhope allowed himself to be bled twelve ounces on three occasions within the previous week. Stanhope is taking the bark every four hours, along with half an ounce of syrup of poppies before going to bed.
Response: The first bleeding had little effect, so Stanhope was bled some more. He tells Sloane that his current regimen has him feeling a little better, but that he still suffers from pain, oppression, weakness, and faintness. He- asks Sloane for advice about whether or not he should take the Burton or spa waters.
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Fevers, Lungs, Pain, Shortness of breath
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Patrick Blair to Hans Sloane – July 25, 1709
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Date: July 25, 1709
Author: Patrick Blair
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 17-18
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Blair references Sloane’s letter dated July 15, 1709, in which he informs Blair that his work concerning the elephant has been accepted. Blair outlines the publishing process, including a table of the costs that will likely be incurred. He apologizes because the man charged with delivering his papers to Sloane took them to Petiver instead. Blair hopes his work will be published in the Philosophical Transactions.
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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James Keill to Hans Sloane – July 17, 1709
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Date: July 17, 1709
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 14-15
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Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).