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Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – July 29, 1711
Item info
Date: July 29, 1711
Author: Thomas Hearne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 332-333
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Transcription
Hearne thanks Sloane for paying for the copies of Leland’s book.
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 Rawdon to Hans Sloane – July 18, 1711
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Date: July 18, 1711
Author: John Rawdon
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: f. 331
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Transcription
Rawdon reminds Sloane of the friendly relations he and his father shared. He asks that Sloane show the same kindness toward himself.
John Rawdon was the son of Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet and Hon. Dorothy Conway (http://www.thepeerage.com/p33072.htm#i330718).
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Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – July 29, 1711
Item info
Date: July 29, 1711
Author: Thomas Hearne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 327-328
Original Page
Transcription
Hearne informs Sloane that he has sold several copies of Leland’s book.
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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James Keill to Hans Sloane – July 15, 1711
Item info
Date: July 15, 1711
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 321-322
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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]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Lord Lempster
Gender:
Age:
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Description
Lempster is 'in a mending state... but losing ground of late again'. His mental state has improved. 'His Legs, thigs, Hips Back and Belly now much harder and mor swelled than ever they were'. Lempster's sleeping pattern is improved and he has regular bowl movements.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Keill 'had applied Cupping glasses to his neck' and drew no more than three ounces of blood.
Ongoing Treatment: Keill is following Sloane's advice.
Response:
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Back, Stomach, Blood, Inflammations
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Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – July 12, 1711
Item info
Date: July 12, 1711
Author: Thomas Hearne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 317-318
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Transcription
Hearne asks that Sloane pay for the copies of Leland’s book he ordered.
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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Robert Uvedale to Hans Sloane – July 7, 1711
Item info
Date: July 7, 1711
Author: Robert Uvedale
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 313-314
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Transcription
Robert Uvedale (1642-1722) was a botanist and schoolteacher. Though he was involved in the Royal Society he never became a member. Uvedale collected specimens for his personal herbarium, which was eventually acquired by Sir Hans Sloane (G. S. Boulger, Uvedale, Robert (16421722), rev. Anita McConnell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28042, accessed 9 June 2011]).
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John Morton to Hans Sloane – July 29, 1711
Item info
Date: July 29, 1711
Author: John Morton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 334-335
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Transcription
Morton wants to meet with Sloane next week. His family has recovered from its battle with smallpox.
John Morton was a naturalist who was in correspondence with Sloane from roughly 1703 to 1716. Morton contributed nearly one thousand specimens (fossils, shells, bones, teeth, minerals, rocks, man-made artifacts, etc.) to Sloane’s collection (Yolanda Foote, Morton, John (16711726), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19364, accessed 2 July 2013]).
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John Morton to Hans Sloane – July 29, 1711
Item info
Date: July 29, 1711
Author: John Morton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 334-335
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Transcription
Morton wants to meet with Sloane next week. His family has recovered from its battle with smallpox.
John Morton was a naturalist who was in correspondence with Sloane from roughly 1703 to 1716. Morton contributed nearly one thousand specimens (fossils, shells, bones, teeth, minerals, rocks, man-made artifacts, etc.) to Sloane’s collection (Yolanda Foote, Morton, John (16711726), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19364, accessed 2 July 2013]).
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William Musgrave Sr. to Hans Sloane – July 7, 1711
Item info
Date: July 7, 1711
Author: William Musgrave Sr.
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 309-312
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Material Culture, Royal Society, Scholarship
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Subjects
Antiquities, Archaeology, Bath, History, Inscriptions, Maps, Roman Britain
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Date (as written)
July 7, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Exon.
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Others mentioned
Mr. Dodwell
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Patients mentioned
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Transcription
Musgrave asks whether Sloane knows ‘of a Roman Inscription, dug up near Bath’. He describes some of the things discovered near the inscription and related scholarship. Musgrave includes drawings of the inscription and a map of the Roman site.
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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John Morton to Hans Sloane – July 29, 1711
Item info
Date: July 29, 1711
Author: John Morton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 334-335
Original Page
Transcription
Morton wants to meet with Sloane next week. His family has recovered from its battle with smallpox.
John Morton was a naturalist who was in correspondence with Sloane from roughly 1703 to 1716. Morton contributed nearly one thousand specimens (fossils, shells, bones, teeth, minerals, rocks, man-made artifacts, etc.) to Sloane’s collection (Yolanda Foote, Morton, John (16711726), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19364, accessed 2 July 2013]).