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George Bennis to Hans Sloane – September 27, 1698
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Date: September 27, 1698
Author: George Bennis
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: f. 129
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Bennis has waited on Sloane a few times, but has not had the opportunity to see him. As such, he leaves ‘the fungus’ and root along with this letter. He is departing for Ireland – he is a resident of Dublin – and is sorry he has not been able to kiss Sloane’s hand before his departure. He asks for any commands Sloane can think of and for his letters to be sent to the Dublin post office.
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William Vernon to Hans Sloane – May 23, 1699
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Date: May 23, 1699
Author: William Vernon
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: f. 274
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Patronage, Royal Society, Travel
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Subjects
Canary Islands, Collecting, Curiosities, Plants, Specimens, Subscriptions, Temple Club
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Date (as written)
May 23, 1699
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
Adam Buddle Patrick Adair
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Vernon has not been able to find a ship bound for the Canary Islands. He thinks it is too late in the year to travel there and will collect what specimens he can in the meantime. There are 4 or 5 curiosities he hopes worthy of Sloane’s inspection. He shall communicate his thoughts on them soon. Vernon will send any curiosities he finds to the Royal Society for its museum. He offers his services to ‘that honourable club at the Temple.’
William Vernon was a Fellow of Peter House, Cambridge.
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D. Cumming to Hans Sloane – May 30, 1699
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Date: May 30, 1699
Author: D. Cumming
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 279-280
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Cumming thanks Sloane for the letter he sent.
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James Wallace to Hans Sloane – August 22, 1699
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Date: August 22, 1699
Author: James Wallace
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 317-318
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Wallace comments on the Philosophical Transactions kept at the Temple Coffeehouse. He has some papers he wants Sloane to read.
James Wallace was a physician.
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M. Mayhew to Elizabeth Sloane (Sir Hans Sloane's Wife) – April 10, n.d.
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Date: April 10, n.d.
Author: M. Mayhew
Recipient: Elizabeth Sloane (Sir Hans Sloane's Wife)
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4076
Folio: f. 134
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(f. 134)
Madm
My good Lord has benn so kind as to tell me I should wright you an acount of my unhappy complaints which is a mixture of pains all over me from head to futt in the furst place in my head neck shoulders in all my joynts with a great weakeness and soreness in them till I ame lame of my Anckls & feete & paunes me as bad in beed as when I stur about & my head is worst when laid. it trobls me much in my stumach & in my back till I know not how to rise when I am sett nor how to sett long it trouble me so not all these places at once but runs a bout some times worst in one place and somtimes in an other with faint cold sweets I have takne three purges & benn bluded but it dos noe good att all–
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(f. 134v)
it has binn upon me at time this 800 years but never left me since Xmas last not a weeke together I wish I had better helth to sence in my place better then now I am able this I hope you will be so kind as to tell ye docter
This from your humble
servant M Mayhew
April ye 10th
Possibly addressed to Elizabeth Sloane, probably before 1715 when Sloane was knighted.
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John Napper to Hans Sloane – October 30, 1724
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Date: October 30, 1724
Author: John Napper
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4076
Folio: f. 139
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Fol. 139
I am favoured with your friendly advice and letter sent me by Mr Wayte, as also the spaw water and 2 papers of ingredients for tea, which I make use of according to your prescription. But since I sent my case to Mr Conduitt my distemper has prov’d quite another thing, that is, the stone in my kidnies, one of a considerable biggnesse has come away both before and since I have been in a perfect Rack and pine away most miserable, being full of pains all over my Body and Back tormented with wind I am perpetual vomiting so that nothing will agree or digest in my stomach, besides my urine is red with a great settlement of Blood like slyme and very little sand. No rest can I gett att night, having a great palpitation of my heart with a drought and weakness of spirits. I should gladly have more relief from these things, otherwise I can’t think of subsisting, being extremely reduced for want of victuals and rest at night. Your further assistance and speedy assistance is humbly desired.
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Étienne François Geoffroy to Hans Sloane – May 15, 1702
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Date: May 15, 1702
Author: Étienne François Geoffroy
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 344-345
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Language
French
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Collections, Library, Scholarship, Social, Trade or Commodities, Travel
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Subjects
Books, Catalogues, Curiosities, Danube, Gifts, History, Tea, War
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Date (as written)
May 15, 1702
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
A Paris
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Others mentioned
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort William Courten alias Charleton Abbe Jean Paul Bignon Philippe de la Hire Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli
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Patients mentioned
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Geoffroy hopes Sloane will forward a catalogue of the curiosities in Mr Charleton’s cabinet. He passes on thanks from Abbe Bignon for Sloane’s letter and admires the regard Sloane showed toward Tournefort, who was forced to return to Paris as a result of the war. He thanks Sloane for the tea and sassafras and notes that the history of the Danube ‘Mr Le Comte Marsigli’ is writing will cover all of the river’s outlying territories. Goeffroy informs Sloane of some Latin texts and the doings of several of their acquaintances.
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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William Brinck to Hans Sloane – September 9, 1720
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Date: September 9, 1720
Author: William Brinck
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 17-18
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[fol. 17] Kensington Fryday the 9th of Septembr 1720 Sir My Lady Portland having a Servant very sick, has ordereth me to begg the favour of Yr. Honr. to come here if possible to Night, for her Ladyship is very uneasy about him, and is desirous to consult You Sir if you please Sir Your Hon. most humble obedient Servant Wm. Brinck.
William Brinck was Secretary to Lady Portland.
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Charles Seward (d.1716), clerk of Kensington. He was also a curate of St. Mary from 1674-1712, where he ‘appears to have bestowed great attention upon the [parish] registers’ (Lysons).
References
Thomas Faulkner & B. West, History and Antiquities of Kensington (London, 1820), pp. 274.
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