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Henry Newton to Hans Sloane – November 8, 1712
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Date: November 8, 1712
Author: Henry Newton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: f. 106
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[fol. 106]
I have sent here an Extract of the part of Dr Averani’s letter to mee, where later to the Royal Society, wherein hee returns his thankes to them for the honour of having bin admitted a member of that most Illustrious Body. Sr, Your most humble obleigd sert Hen Newton Dr Sloane
Sir Henry Newton was a diplomat who worked extensively in the Italian states. He published several works in Latin while in Italy and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1709 (Stuart Handley, “Newton, Sir Henry (1650-1715)”, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20058, accessed 15 June 2011]).
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Samuel Dale to Hans Sloane – August 20, 1712
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Date: August 20, 1712
Author: Samuel Dale
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 81-82
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Dale informs Sloane that Margaret Ray wants to have her late husband’s letters published. William Derham gave his letters from John Ray to Margaret Ray.
Samuel Dale was an apothecary, botanist, and physician who contributed several articles to the Philosophical Transactions. He was John Ray’s executor and good friend, and from Dale’s letters to Sloane we learn many details of Ray’s final moments (G. S. Boulger, Dale, Samuel (bap. 1659, d. 1739), rev. Juanita Burnby, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7016, accessed 5 July 2013]).
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John Morton to Hans Sloane – September 8, 1712
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Date: September 8, 1712
Author: John Morton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 88-89
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Morton sends seven copies of his Natural History of Northamptonshire and £5 to pay for the subscriptions. He asks Sloane to tell Sir Isaac Newton he is at his service. Morton includes a receipt for the seven books.
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 – September 29, 1712
Item info
Date: September 29, 1712
Author: John Morton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 92-93
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society, Scholarship
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Subjects
Fellowship, Fossils, Natural History, Northamptonshire, Publishing, Specimens
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Date (as written)
September 29, 1712
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Oxendon
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Others mentioned
Dr Harwood
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Patients mentioned
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Morton has been rather busy the last three weeks putting his collection together for Sloane’s use. He will send what he can, including a box of fossils. Morton suggests an abstract of his Natural History of Northamptonshire be included in the Philosophical Transactions. He would like to become a member of the Royal Society ‘Whatsoever the charge of it be’.
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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James Keill to Hans Sloane – January 1, 1710/11
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Date: January 1, 1710/11
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: f. 217
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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 has a quick pulse, 'difficulty of breathing, and Delirium in reasoning'. His blood is 'fizy'; legs are swollen when not lying down. 'His water is generally of an amber colour'.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Keill 'took about 12 ounces of blood from him at three several times'. He took another 5 ounces of blood afterwards, but Lempster's pulse remained quick.
Ongoing Treatment: Keill continued to administer 'the Bark' and some 'Sal Prunolla' at four hour intervals. 'Once or twice a day he takes H: Lum: and Spora: Col:'. Lempster has a 'stool everyday'.
Response: Lempster's condition improved when his blood was let, resulting in a good night's rest. He awoke the next day in a state of confusion.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Confusion, Lungs, Inflammations, Blood, Headache
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John Morton to Hans Sloane – October 5, 1712
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Date: October 5, 1712
Author: John Morton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 96-97
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Morton apologizes for a mistake in his Natural History of Northamptonshire. He hopes it does not reflect poorly on Sloane or the Royal Society. Morton requests that Sloane will introduce a man from his parish, Harry Hook, to people like ‘Mr. Isted, Mr. Balle, [and] Mr. Waller’ when he is in London. The book he published has been ‘deliver’d by my printer Mr Roberts’ and is on its way to his ‘booksellers Mr Wilkin and Mr Knaplock’.
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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George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromarty to Hans Sloane – December 27, 1710
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Date: December 27, 1710
Author: George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromarty
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: f. 216
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McKenzie was not able to visit Sloane during his stay in England.
He describes the transportation of timber from forest to port in the Scottish Highlands. McKenzie mentions a flood and informs Sloane that ‘the Treasuries reconsideration’ would be desirable.
George Mackenzie (1630-1714), 1st Earl of Cromarty, was involved in many intellectual pursuits including natural philosophy, geography, history, and theology. He fought on behalf of Charles II, and with the defeat spent time in the highlands of Scotland and on the continent. He returned to England after the Restoration (Colin Kidd, Mackenzie, George, first earl of Cromarty (16301714), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17580, accessed 7 June 2011]).
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James Keill to Hans Sloane – October 29, 1710
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Date: October 29, 1710
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 197-198
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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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John Hudson to Hans Sloane – October 30, 1712
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Date: October 30, 1712
Author: John Hudson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4043
Folio: ff. 102-103
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Hudson heard that Sloane has a catalogue of books that are to be sold in The Hague. He wants to borrow the catalogue to see if he can procure a book, ‘Josephus de Bello Judaiico’, which was published around 1550.
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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James Keill to Hans Sloane – December 19, 1710
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Date: December 19, 1710
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 214-215
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Transcription
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]).