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Charles Hatton to Hans Sloane – January 28, 1707/08
Item info
Date: January 28, 1707/08
Author: Charles Hatton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: f. 98
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Transcription
Charles Hatton was the son of Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton and brother of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton [Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 269].
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Étienne François Geoffroy to Hans Sloane – January 17, 1702
Item info
Date: January 17, 1702
Author: Étienne François Geoffroy
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 290-291
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Language
French
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Scholarship, Scientific, Travel
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Subjects
Books, Catalogues, Geology, Italy, Pharmacology, Sand
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Date (as written)
January 17, 1702
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
A Paris
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Others mentioned
Lefevre Pierre Bonnet Bourdelot Marchand
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Patients mentioned
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Transcription
Geoffroy describes four types of sand he collected in Italy in detail. He thanks Sloane for sending the seeds and recounts the properties of a plant which can be combined with the purgative ‘Senna’. Bonnet Bourdelot is awaiting a catalogue of books.
Etienne Francois Geoffroy (1672-1731) was an apothecary and physician who studied at Montpellier, like Sloane, and worked at the Jardin du Roi and College Royal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_Francois_Geoffroy).
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G. Bruen to Hans Sloane – November 23, 1705
Item info
Date: November 23, 1705
Author: G. Bruen
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040
Folio: f. 93
Original Page
Transcription
G. Bruen was Chaplain to Sir Samuel Barnardiston, Baronet.
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Geffroi Stieve to Hans Sloane – April 4, 1702
Item info
Date: April 4, 1702
Author: Geffroi Stieve
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 321-322
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Transcription
Stieve sends a package on behalf of a Dr Helurg of Breslau (Wroclaw). He offers his services from The Hague.
Geoffroi Stieve was the Gouverneur du Comte de Bourghaussen.
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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz to Hans Sloane – May 5, 1702
Item info
Date: May 5, 1702
Author: Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 339-340
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Transcription
Leibniz sends Sloane an account of a newly discovered comet. He reminds Sloane that he still wants his opinion on the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar. He has heard that John Wallis is dead and hopes it is not true.
Leibniz was a German mathematician and philosopher who contributed significantly to the development of each field among others (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz).
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Bezaleel Sherman to Hans Sloane – September 4, 1708
Item info
Date: September 4, 1708
Author: Bezaleel Sherman
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 198-199
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Transcription
Sherman sends calf bones. They were found in the mother’s uterus after the calf died. ‘Mr Ja: Fox of Toulson Knights sends his service’ to Sloane.
Bezaleel Sherman was a surgeon.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age:Seventeen.
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Description
Patient's thigh had a compound fracture.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Sherman had to take out two inches of femur.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: Six months later Sherman was surprised to find that the leg is not a quarter of an inch shorter than the intact one. The patient is strong and has no limp.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Injuries (includes wounds, sores, bruises), Fracture
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John Nicholson to Hans Sloane – June 19, 1708
Item info
Date: June 19, 1708
Author: John Nicholson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: f. 156
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Transcription
Nicholson asks for the titles of rare books in foreign languages. He would like to translate them. He offers Sloane an engraved map manufactured by his Company.
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Paul Jodrell to Hans Sloane – May 26, 1705
Item info
Date: May 26, 1705
Author: Paul Jodrell
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 333
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Transcription
Paul Jodrell was a Clerk to the House of Commons.
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Archibald Adams to Hans Sloane – February 16, 1709
Item info
Date: February 16, 1709
Author: Archibald Adams
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 286-287
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Transcription
Adams wants to know whether it is necessary to come to London to receive his licence. He is currently developing a new microscope.
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Jean de Fontaney to Hans Sloane – October 30, 1707
Item info
Date: October 30, 1707
Author: Jean de Fontaney
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041
Folio: ff. 50-51
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Transcription
De Fontaney asks two favours. Firstly, he hopes Sloane can help his three friends who are traveling to China. They are currently in Amsterdam and the authorities are making it difficult for them to leave on account of their being French. De Fontaney asks Sloane to compile some recommendations from a number of people to prove they are decent people. Secondly, he asks if Sloane will meet with three missionaries recently returned from China. Two are French and one is Portuguese. He mentions that he has recommended Sloane to a number of other friends. De Fontaney thinks such meetings will be mutually beneficial as his friends have many stories to recount about their travels.
Jean de Fontaney (1643-1710) was a Jesuit priest who led Louis XIV’s mission to China in 1685. He and his team were admitted to the Academie des Sciences and equipped with astronomical and geological instruments to collect information on their trip. Fontaney was also a distinguished teacher of mathematics and astronomy at the College de Louis le Grand. His work was published in the Journal des Scavans and Memoires de l’Academie des Sciences (David E. Mungello, Curious land: Jesuit accommodation and the origins of Sinology, University of Hawaii Press, 1989: pp. 329-330).