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Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes to Hans Sloane – September 21, 1720
Item info
Date: September 21, 1720
Author: Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 21-22
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Edward Watson, Viscount Sondes (d. 1722) was the son of Lewis Watson 1st Earl of Rockingham. He married Lady Katherine Tufton in 1708/9. Watson was Viscount Sondes from 1714 to his death in 1722 (G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 298)
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Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet to Hans Sloane – February 25, 1720/21
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Date: February 25, 1720/21
Author: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 68-69
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Thomas Tufton (1644-1729), 6th Earl of Thanet, was a nobleman and politician. He served as Captain of the Troop of Horse, Member of Parliament for Appelby from 1668 to 1679, and was eventually invested as a Privy Councillor in 1702. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1712 to 1714 (G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ‘The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant’, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 297).
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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – September 24, 1720
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Date: September 24, 1720
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 23-24
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Transcription
Steigertahl asks for Sloane’s view of the actions of the ‘compagnie d’Harbourg’. The ‘conseil prive’ has not yet agreed on a position. He informs Sloane of the latest news from Hanover and assures him of the health of George I and Prince Frederick.
Johann Georg Steigertahl (1666-1740) was the personal physician to George I of England. He was a member of the Royal Society and secured the purchase of Engelbert Kaempfer’s collection of East Asian curiosities for Sir Hans Sloane in 1723 (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Steigerthal).
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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – October 15, 1720
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Date: October 15, 1720
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 34-35
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Steigertahl received word of his losses in the South Sea Bubble. He did not lose all of the capital he invested in the Company. The King has been feeling slightly better after getting some exercise while hunting.
Johann Georg Steigertahl (1666-1740) was the personal physician to George I of England. He was a member of the Royal Society and secured the purchase of Engelbert Kaempfer’s collection of East Asian curiosities for Sir Hans Sloane in 1723 (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Steigerthal).
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Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet to Hans Sloane – January 25, 1720/21
Item info
Date: January 25, 1720/21
Author: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 62-63
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Transcription
Thomas Tufton (1644-1729), 6th Earl of Thanet, was a nobleman and politician. He served as Captain of the Troop of Horse, Member of Parliament for Appelby from 1668 to 1679, and was eventually invested as a Privy Councillor in 1702. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1712 to 1714 (G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ‘The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant’, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 297).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Gender:
Age:
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Description
Tufton has a case of gout in his 'great Toe' and 'gripings in his Stomach'. Treatment gave him a 'looseness [and] a weakness of Stomach'. He is unable to 'take up. [the] sort of physick as formerly'. His 'gripings' last '2 or 3 hours after meals' and upset his stomach and bowels. His condition has improved.
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Diagnosis
Tufton awaits Sloane's advice.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: '[He] took for 10. Nights of Goa Stone and Galcoign powdr'. He took 'Goa Stone and as much at Raleigh's Cordial' at night and in the morning as Sloane directed. He has been drinking double the amount of wine, mixed with water, but it is ineffective. Tufton has also been taking the 'sach'.
Ongoing Treatment: Sloane's prescription on fol. 62 reads: 'Enem aditr. aq. Spadau. deascord. thab.[?]' Tufton wants to know how much longer he has to take his 'Cordials'. He does not want to be purged or blistered.
Response: The 'Goas Stone and Galcoign powdr' caused 'pain into the side [...] and shoulder [and] again into the stomach'.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Gout, Pain, Stomach, Bowels
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Anne Hamilton to Hans Sloane – February 2, 1720/21
Item info
Date: February 2, 1720/21
Author: Anne Hamilton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 64-65
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Hamilton thanks Sloane for coming ‘to a small agreement with [his] niece’, who had given her ‘poor friend so much trouble’. It took ‘a thousand pound’ to be ‘happily rid of her’. She asks Sloane to ‘pay our Legacies to my daughter Hamilton and leave what papers you find with her’.
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Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet to Hans Sloane – February 25, 1720/21
Item info
Date: February 25, 1720/21
Author: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 68-69
Original Page
Transcription
Thomas Tufton (1644-1729), 6th Earl of Thanet, was a nobleman and politician. He served as Captain of the Troop of Horse, Member of Parliament for Appelby from 1668 to 1679, and was eventually invested as a Privy Councillor in 1702. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1712 to 1714 (G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ‘The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant’, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 297).
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Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet to Hans Sloane – February 25, 1720/21
Item info
Date: February 25, 1720/21
Author: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 68-69
Original Page
Transcription
Thomas Tufton (1644-1729), 6th Earl of Thanet, was a nobleman and politician. He served as Captain of the Troop of Horse, Member of Parliament for Appelby from 1668 to 1679, and was eventually invested as a Privy Councillor in 1702. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1712 to 1714 (G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ‘The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant’, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 297).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Young Maid
Gender:
Age:
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Description
The young woman has been 'disturbed about 3 months, she is not madd enough for Bedlam but will not be well without medicine'. She was 'found in a wood almost starved'.
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Diagnosis
Tufton asks Sloane what he should do.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: A friend of the woman gave her some medicine.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Smallpox, Mental Illness, Pain, Gout, Stomach, Digestion
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Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet to Hans Sloane – February 25, 1720/21
Item info
Date: February 25, 1720/21
Author: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 68-69
Original Page
Transcription
Thomas Tufton (1644-1729), 6th Earl of Thanet, was a nobleman and politician. He served as Captain of the Troop of Horse, Member of Parliament for Appelby from 1668 to 1679, and was eventually invested as a Privy Councillor in 1702. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1712 to 1714 (G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ‘The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant’, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 297).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Gender:
Age:
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Description
The young woman has been 'disturbed about 3 months, she is not madd enough for Bedlam but will not be well without medicine'. She was 'found in a wood almost starved'.
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Diagnosis
Tufton asks Sloane what he should do.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: A friend of the woman gave her some medicine.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Smallpox, Mental Illness, Pain, Gout, Stomach, Digestion
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Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet to Hans Sloane – February 25, 1720/21
Item info
Date: February 25, 1720/21
Author: Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 68-69
Original Page
Transcription
Thomas Tufton (1644-1729), 6th Earl of Thanet, was a nobleman and politician. He served as Captain of the Troop of Horse, Member of Parliament for Appelby from 1668 to 1679, and was eventually invested as a Privy Councillor in 1702. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Cumberland from 1712 to 1714 (G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ‘The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant’, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 297).