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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
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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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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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Name: N/A Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet
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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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Gout, Pain, Stomach, Bowels
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Anne Hamilton to Hans Sloane – February 2, 1720/21
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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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John Wynter to Hans Sloane – October 28, 1721
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Date: October 28, 1721
Author: John Wynter
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 142-143
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[fol. 142]
Honed. Sir.
I have the Honour of your very kind Letter of ye 19th. I thank you extreamly for your Friendship: since ye favour of yours I have one from Mr. Molyneux wch brings me His Graces Comands to repair to London as soon as I can conveniently, wch. will prevent me obeying your Directions in relation to sending a Catalogue, but will endeavour to find so much time as to bring it finish’d with me. I am very sensible of ye great Humanity you please to treat me with, and shall always be happy in shewing myself Hon.ed Sir Your most oblig’d humble servant John Wynter Oct ye 28 1721
John Wynter was the Duke of Portland’s physician.
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Christopher Hamond to Hans Sloane – November 15, 1721
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Date: November 15, 1721
Author: Christopher Hamond
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 148-149
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[fol. 148]
Sr. Hans
A Gentlewoman in my Neighbourhood having lately Miscaried, is desirous to take some rules to prevent ye like againe, & I Intreat the favour of you to Call at my House ye first time you come this way & Ill wait upon you to her who am Yor very Obliged Humble Servt Chr Hamond Crutched Fryars Wednesday morning ye 15. Novembr. 1721
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Lincoln to Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle – September 28, 1729
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Date: September 28, 1729
Author: Lincoln
Recipient: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4076
Folio: f. 161
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Fol. 161
All the children have been out of order, this last week, but are now pretty well again; Lady Lucy, has had, the St Anthony’s fire in her arm; and a little fever in it, but is now quite well again, she was let blood, and tooke some physick, which has carry’d it, quite off. Harry and Lady Anne have have both had a purging ever since they came here, and indeed have had something of it, even on the road, but for this week past, it was to a great degree, and frightened me, tho’ Harry has never been in the least ill with it, so I think is not at all alter’d with it, tho’ t’as been so long upon him and I send for a Dr to them who told me it was a common effect of change of air, and was partly occasion’d by my having let them eat too much in their journey, and that t’was very happy it took that run, he has given them some little things, that have abated it, and agree with them. Harry’s is now very little and he is [ ] find Ly Anne is as gay as ever, but a good [line torn] before this looseness, she came into France. She hardly ever coughs and has no sort of fever and breaths well of nights, which she did not at home.
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Name: Lady Anne
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Age:Child
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Description
Harry had 'had a purging ever since they came here [Vigan]', the condition of which frightened Lady Lincoln, though he did not appear 'in the least ill with it...[nor] alter'd with it', despite the lingering nature of the illness.
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Diagnosis
A local Doctor thought the condition was due to 'a change of air' and overeating during their journey.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: Doctor proscribed 'some little things' which abated their symptoms.
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Skin ailments, Fevers, Stomach, Stomach
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C. Palmer to Hans Sloane – June 18, 1720
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Date: June 18, 1720
Author: C. Palmer
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4076
Folio: f. 216
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Fol. 216
By your advice I hope to have good health my stomacks good and sleep well but frequently hath a dizziness takes me across my forehead; but it soone goes off; I use the perpetual blister which hath its effect but my issues difficult to keep in order; they be very apt to dry; have blooded three times since I left London; the blood not good but better than it was; though callous; I drank for a week spaw water it not agreed with me being apt to effect my head; my body is in good temper and I live temperate and regular in all accounts. I shall be obliged to you if you will advice [sic] how to correct [] blood it is my ailment; every morning I drink [as]ses milk: my wife desires your advice she complains of pain in her head and if she [] short of breath and hath long had a greate heate in her water and sweld within her body: she is told Bristoll waters would doe her service but will waite your direction if you think any waters proper for either of us be pleased to let me know…
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Name: N/A C. Palmer
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Description
The patient has been suffering from dizziness; his sleep was undisturbed as was his digestion. He described his body as being 'in good temper', and that he 'lived temperate and regular in all accounts'. The patient believed that the condition of his blood was the source of his ailment.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: The patient had recently been blooded three times. He also drank spaw waters, but discontinued the practice after a week because they adversely affected his head.
Ongoing Treatment: The patient took assess milk every morning.
Response:
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Head, Urinary, Shortness of breath, Dizziness, Blood
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Levinus Vincent to Hans Sloane – June 7, 1725
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Date: June 7, 1725
Author: Levinus Vincent
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4048
Folio: ff. 1-2
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Vincent thanks Sloane for his favours. Many people come to see his cabinet in Haarlem. His age and feebleness prevent him from traveling to England to visit Sloane and view his cabinet. He discusses how difficult it is to procure curiosities. Dr Chirac, physician to the Duc d’Orleans and Director General of the Jardin du Roi, is one of Vincent’s primary contacts in France. Vincent can reach the King of France through Chirac. He offers his service to Sloane, claiming he can make it easier for Sloane to purchase curiosities in Europe.
Levinus Vincent (1658-1727) was Dutch damask merchant and Anabaptist. He was an avid collector of natural and man-made artifacts whose visitor book recorded 3,500 patrons, including Peter the Great. The contents of his collection were published in a catalogue entitled ‘Wonder Theatre of Nature’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levinus_Vincent).
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Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – September 22, 1724
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Date: September 22, 1724
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 255-256
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The Duchess of Kendel thanks Sloane for taking care of the Comte de Lippe in Steigertahl’s absence. The King is well, as is Mr Hodges.
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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William Newton to Hans Sloane – September 22, 1724
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Date: September 22, 1724
Author: William Newton
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047
Folio: ff. 253-254
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[fol. 253]
Whitby Septemb:r the 22th 1724
Sr Hans
The great favour you did me, when
I gave y’r Worship an acc’t sometime
since of a great quantity of silver ore &
another of Jett, which were found in our
sea clives not far from Whitby, You were
pleasd to give me y’r opinion that Jett
being so plentifull in other p’ts of this
kingdom, it would not be of any great
advantage to pursue the getting of
it though it is very good in its nature &
abundance of pretty things have been
made of it here & the silver ore hath
been tryd by a Chymist
& very good silver extracted from it but attended
with too much charge whether or not he was a
very skilfull man in his profession, I am not a
competent judg but shall send you a demonstr
-ation of it. S’r Hans I should be very proud
that S’r Isaac Newton & y’r Worship would be
so kind as to procure me some little place
that I may get my bread, being out of employm’t
I hope I should be found faithfull & always
acknowledge the favour done me & that I am with all profound
respect
S’r Hans
Y’r most humble & most
Obedient Servant
W’m Newton
Newton informs Sloane of the discovery of precious metals on the sea-cliffs near Whitby. He asks for Sloane’s charity.