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David Hamilton? to Hans Sloane – November 28, n.d.
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Date: November 28, n.d.
Author: David Hamilton?
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 206
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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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William Burnet to Hans Sloane – June 19, 1708
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Date: June 19, 1708
Author: William Burnet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: Brithish Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 154-155
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William Burnet (1688-1729) was a colonial governor and son of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury. He served in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire (Mary Lou Lustig, ‘Burnet, William (1688–1729)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4070, accessed 10 June 2015]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A William Burnet
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Age:
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Description
Burnet has been observing Sloane's prescription of purgatives. Dr Gibbs recommends that he stop taking them unless they continue to work.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Purgatives.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: The swelling in Burnet's legs has waned and he has been making moderate quantities of urine. His trouble breathing is increasing and causing him pain and sleeplessness.
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Swollen Legs, Urinary, Pain, Lungs, Insomnia, Asthma
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William Derham to Hans Sloane – May 12, 1713
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Date: May 12, 1713
Author: William Derham
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 149-150
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[fol. 150]
Upminster May 12 1713
Yesterday I went to Orset & viewed all
your Farm. I found divers Trees lopped
several fields. Those by the Road to Horndon
were all I had hear of were mostly lop-
ped but on one side next the Road I suppose by order of the
Surveyors of the High-ways. The rest were
some in one place; some in another, I pre-
sume as occasion was to mend the Hedges;
& in the Grove two Oaky had each a lowed Bough
or two cut off: Upon my view I thought
too many Trees were lopped (although not
very many) & huffed the woman yt lives in
the house for cutting so much wood, e-
specially for daring to meddle with any
Timber-trees (altho indeed little damage be
done them) But to say truth, I think you
but little injured, & should think you not
at all so, if Finch himself (and not a
poor Labourer) inhabited the House. I hope
to get to Town next week, & talk wth you
full of the matter, being now in greatest hast (the
Post being ready to call)
Sr Your much obliged humble servt
Wm Derham
P.S.I have just recd yours, & am
much obliged to you, as is like-
wise my Wife for all your favours & kind intentions,
wch needed not the excuse
Derham was a Church of England clergyman and a natural philosopher, interested in nature, mathematics, and philosophy. He frequently requested medical advice from Sloane, and likely served as a physician to his family and parishioners (Marja Smolenaars, Derham, William (16571735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7528, accessed 7 June 2011]).
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William Musgrave Sr. to Hans Sloane – April 25, 1713
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Date: April 25, 1713
Author: William Musgrave Sr.
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 146-147
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Musgrave thanks Sloane and the Royal Society for honouring him. He encloses a curious account of an experiment undertaken by a local surgeon, involving ‘a person lying six days under snow’.
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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Patrick Blair to Hans Sloane – February 23, 1710
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Date: February 23, 1710
Author: Patrick Blair
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 103-104
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[fol. 103]
Sr Dundee Febry 23 1710
May I presume to crave the addition of one favour to the many unspeakable ones I have wanted from you on behalf of Mr William Christy bearer here of my own nephew who having been sometimes with me now gone abroad in order to prosecute the studys of pharmacy and surgery I pretend to give no other Character of him than that Im very hopefull he shall prove worthy of whatever recommendations you shall be pleasd to bestow upon him His design is either to take the first opportunity of going into the sea service or setting out for Jamaica if a convenient occasion offer and if in any of these you shall be assisting to him it shall be most greatfully resented by
Your most obliged and most obedient
humble servant
Pa. Blair
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 3, 1709
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Date: July 3, 1709
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 1-2
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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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James Keill to Hans Sloane – July 3, 1709
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Date: July 3, 1709
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 1-2
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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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Patient info
Name: Mr. Low
Gender:
Age:61
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Description
Keill describes Lord Leominster as being in a bad state of health.
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Diagnosis
Cold; great cough; difficulty breathing, especially at night; swollen legs; lack of strength in the blood; large quantities of pale urine.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment: A gentle purge with 'oxymel scyll'; infusion; flower of preserved garlic at night; milk in the morning.
Response: Lord Leominster's cold and cough have disappeared, but the breathing difficulty and swollen legs remain. Keill will wait for Sloane's advice before proceeding.
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Colds, Coughs, Inflammations, Lungs, Pain, Bloody stool
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Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – December 24, 1708
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Date: December 24, 1708
Author: Richard Richardson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 263-264
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[fol. 263]
North Bierley Dec.24 718
Dear Sir
After soe long silence, I take the freedome to assure you of my best service & have by Mary Wellis a Bradford Carier this day sent you a Box of such naturell [?] as I could pick up nigh this please some of which I hope may be worth your notice, in the Box you wil find the Skin of a Hare of a very sensnell coloun alsoe the Case of a Wooduck of as odd a coloure alsoe A eyulus cristalus Adnocand Sometimes to be not with here motenille listria mar of fimine not infrequent in the spring time in our stny Banter, monhforigila, prety fregned though not much taken notice of a small long [?] water foul wich I can not meet with in any Ornithologist I have, the skins of gerulus Bohemians, & Lenius linerius minor were destroyed by the Ratts the first sometimes met with there in winter, the later in sumer, some odd varietys of controchi which though prety Amm in someplaces nigh up to my admiration I could never yet in any place have any me radix some fragments of the [?] arrows at Burrowbidge by which you wil believe [?] to be natural stones.
I sometimes meet with Mr Thoresby who is always very inquisitive after you (your) health I have not faile to collect for you such curiositys as I cant yet meet with here & of one own siruge you shall have from my service to Mr [?] & I sent him some dried [?]
your friend [?] servant
Ric: Richardson
Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
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Peter Silvestre to Hans Sloane – March 30, 1699
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Date: March 30, 1699
Author: Peter Silvestre
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 239-240
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Silvestre has not been able to find the books Sloane asked him to look for, but hopes to locate them in Brussels. He mentions the founding of the Academie des sciences and explains why Lister was not named a foreign member. He also mentions a surgery recently observed and sends greetings on behalf of several people to a variety of others.
Peter Silvestre (d. 1718) was a Fellow of the Royal Society and co-editor of Saint-Evremond’s works (Elizabeth Grist, ‘Rainbow Coffee House group (act. 1702–1730)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/theme/94590, accessed 14 June 2011]).
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Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – June 14, 1708
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Date: June 14, 1708
Author: Arthur Charlett
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 150-151
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Charlett will send the catalogue with Dr Bagly. He hopes that Sloane will allow Bagly to view his library. Charlett apologizes for not meeting with Mr Isted.
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]).