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Alexander Stuart to Hans Sloane – July 24, 1702
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Date: July 24, 1702
Author: Alexander Stuart
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: f. 11
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[fol. 11] Fort St. George July 24 1702.
Much honoured Sir I presume to give you this truble of this letter to acknowledge your manyfold favours and to present you my humble respects with this short acct of our voyage hithertill. The fifth of March we sailed out of the Downs, Touched at Modora the 24th, And made the Cape of Good-Hope May 31st. Whence we arrived here to day in about five Moneths from England which is reckoned a good passage, all our Company blessed be God in good health and none missing. We are Bound hence in a few dayes for Bengala and thence its like for Malacca. I have nothing so remarkable or Curious in our Voyage hithertill as to be worth your while to read. If any thing occurs dureing our stay in the Indies I shall hold my self very happy if and acct thereof at any time shall be any wayes acceptable to you, being with humble Respect Much Honoured Sir Your most humble and obliged servt Alexander Stuart
Stuart was a physician and natural philosopher. He served as a ship’s surgeon from 1701-1707 and corresponded with Sloane while at sea, sending him natural history specimens. Stuart contributed articles to the Philosophical Transactions from the 1720s, mostly on physiology (Anita Guerrini, Stuart, Alexander (1673?1742), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/47081, accessed 3 July 2013]).
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Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – August 22, 1702
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Date: August 22, 1702
Author: Richard Richardson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: f. 16
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[fol. 16] Deare Sir/ Having made as good a collection of specimens of our northern plants as my occasions this yeare wil allowe of, I tooke the freedome to send you them by John Alkison a Branford carrier who wil safly brnig them to you along with them you wil finde a bundle directed for Mr Buddle of which I have given him notice you wil fnide in your bundle some of the stones I formerly gave you an account of having nothing else at present by me worth sending But I can not omitt relating to you the case of a certaine Lady of this Country; who benig about fower months gon with child fel into the pains of Laboure the having had several times before the misfortune to miscary was apprehensive of the wel went she was let blood twice benig of a plethorick constitution & astruigeul & Anodine medicins prescribed & what else might be thought convi[…] for her, but they did not answer the designd end for about three days after the first invasion of her paine she miscaryed, I not then being with her the Abortion was preservd in water till I came, which was some houres after, upon the first appearance I tooke it to be a Mola it was of an oval figure, & about the size of a Hens egg but being desirouse to open it I tooke it out of the water & pressing upon it with my finger it seemd to be harder than any thing I could ecpect of that kind, having cut it open not without some difficulty, I found in it a small quantity of
pellucid water & an embrio as wel formd as could be expected for that time the membrane that invested it was single & of a darke red coloure without & white within& perfectly Cartalayinvouse very much resembling the hind part of the brest of a young fowle but harder & as thick. This I opened in the (pre)sence of Francis Lnidley Esqr my nerighboure whose relation it was that bore it (covered) the delivery her genre something ebated but was still very uneasy, the morning after she parted with a Cishs something larger then the first of the same forme & hardness but larger & open at one end. The Lady is now very wel it being about five weeks since this happened; it was never my fortune before to meeyt with the membrane investing the fetus Cartalayinvouse nor have I ever in any Author met with any parallel case this being to me tre Irigulare (though perhaps otherwise to you) that I though it would be a crime in me not to communicate it to a person of your learning & curiosity & hope you wil pardon my freedome in
Worthy Sir
your very much obliged servant
Ric: Richardson
North Bierly Aug: 22 702
Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
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Name: N/A Unnamed (Woman)
Gender:
Age:A fetus, 7 months old.
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Description
The fetus was preserved in water for Richardson. When he first saw it, he thought it was a mola. It was oval and much harder than he expected when pressed with a finger. He cut the outside membrane open with some difficulty, finding inside pellucid water and an embryo as well-formed as expected at this stage. The membrane surrounding the baby was red on the outside, and white within. It was cartiligious in structure.
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Previous Treatment:
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Response:
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Samuel Pepys to Hans Sloane – March 14, 1699
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Date: March 14, 1699
Author: Samuel Pepys
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 228-229
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Pepys heard from Henry Hunt that his attendance at the Royal Society meeting tomorrow is desired regarding the East India Company’s plants. He cannot make it, but hopes to provide Sloane with the information he needs in lieu of his appearance. He writes that Sloane can stop by to pick up what he requires for the meeting.
Pepys was a naval official who is best known as a result of the publication of his diaries, which recount the various political and social happenings of his day (C. S. Knighton, Pepys, Samuel (16331703), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21906, accessed 19 June 2013]).
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Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – August 22, 1702
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Date: August 22, 1702
Author: Richard Richardson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: f. 16
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[fol. 16] Deare Sir/ Having made as good a collection of specimens of our northern plants as my occasions this yeare wil allowe of, I tooke the freedome to send you them by John Alkison a Branford carrier who wil safly brnig them to you along with them you wil finde a bundle directed for Mr Buddle of which I have given him notice you wil fnide in your bundle some of the stones I formerly gave you an account of having nothing else at present by me worth sending But I can not omitt relating to you the case of a certaine Lady of this Country; who benig about fower months gon with child fel into the pains of Laboure the having had several times before the misfortune to miscary was apprehensive of the wel went she was let blood twice benig of a plethorick constitution & astruigeul & Anodine medicins prescribed & what else might be thought convi[…] for her, but they did not answer the designd end for about three days after the first invasion of her paine she miscaryed, I not then being with her the Abortion was preservd in water till I came, which was some houres after, upon the first appearance I tooke it to be a Mola it was of an oval figure, & about the size of a Hens egg but being desirouse to open it I tooke it out of the water & pressing upon it with my finger it seemd to be harder than any thing I could ecpect of that kind, having cut it open not without some difficulty, I found in it a small quantity of
pellucid water & an embrio as wel formd as could be expected for that time the membrane that invested it was single & of a darke red coloure without & white within& perfectly Cartalayinvouse very much resembling the hind part of the brest of a young fowle but harder & as thick. This I opened in the (pre)sence of Francis Lnidley Esqr my nerighboure whose relation it was that bore it (covered) the delivery her genre something ebated but was still very uneasy, the morning after she parted with a Cishs something larger then the first of the same forme & hardness but larger & open at one end. The Lady is now very wel it being about five weeks since this happened; it was never my fortune before to meeyt with the membrane investing the fetus Cartalayinvouse nor have I ever in any Author met with any parallel case this being to me tre Irigulare (though perhaps otherwise to you) that I though it would be a crime in me not to communicate it to a person of your learning & curiosity & hope you wil pardon my freedome in
Worthy Sir
your very much obliged servant
Ric: Richardson
North Bierly Aug: 22 702
Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
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Name: N/A Unnamed Baby
Gender:
Age:
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Description
7 months pregnant; as a 'plethorick constitution'; had miscarried several times before.
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Diagnosis
Fell into pains of labour for three days before miscarrying the fetus. The next morning, she parted with second, similar but larger, fetus.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: She was bled twice.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:
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Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – August 22, 1702
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Date: August 22, 1702
Author: Richard Richardson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: f. 16
Original Page
Transcription
[fol. 16] Deare Sir/ Having made as good a collection of specimens of our northern plants as my occasions this yeare wil allowe of, I tooke the freedome to send you them by John Alkison a Branford carrier who wil safly brnig them to you along with them you wil finde a bundle directed for Mr Buddle of which I have given him notice you wil fnide in your bundle some of the stones I formerly gave you an account of having nothing else at present by me worth sending But I can not omitt relating to you the case of a certaine Lady of this Country; who benig about fower months gon with child fel into the pains of Laboure the having had several times before the misfortune to miscary was apprehensive of the wel went she was let blood twice benig of a plethorick constitution & astruigeul & Anodine medicins prescribed & what else might be thought convi[…] for her, but they did not answer the designd end for about three days after the first invasion of her paine she miscaryed, I not then being with her the Abortion was preservd in water till I came, which was some houres after, upon the first appearance I tooke it to be a Mola it was of an oval figure, & about the size of a Hens egg but being desirouse to open it I tooke it out of the water & pressing upon it with my finger it seemd to be harder than any thing I could ecpect of that kind, having cut it open not without some difficulty, I found in it a small quantity of
pellucid water & an embrio as wel formd as could be expected for that time the membrane that invested it was single & of a darke red coloure without & white within& perfectly Cartalayinvouse very much resembling the hind part of the brest of a young fowle but harder & as thick. This I opened in the (pre)sence of Francis Lnidley Esqr my nerighboure whose relation it was that bore it (covered) the delivery her genre something ebated but was still very uneasy, the morning after she parted with a Cishs something larger then the first of the same forme & hardness but larger & open at one end. The Lady is now very wel it being about five weeks since this happened; it was never my fortune before to meeyt with the membrane investing the fetus Cartalayinvouse nor have I ever in any Author met with any parallel case this being to me tre Irigulare (though perhaps otherwise to you) that I though it would be a crime in me not to communicate it to a person of your learning & curiosity & hope you wil pardon my freedome in
Worthy Sir
your very much obliged servant
Ric: Richardson
North Bierly Aug: 22 702
Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed Baby
Gender:
Age:A fetus, 7 months old.
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Description
The fetus was preserved in water for Richardson. When he first saw it, he thought it was a mola. It was oval and much harder than he expected when pressed with a finger. He cut the outside membrane open with some difficulty, finding inside pellucid water and an embryo as well-formed as expected at this stage. The membrane surrounding the baby was red on the outside, and white within. It was cartiligious in structure.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:
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More information
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Medical problem reference
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Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – August 22, 1702
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Date: August 22, 1702
Author: Richard Richardson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: f. 16
Original Page
Transcription
[fol. 16] Deare Sir/ Having made as good a collection of specimens of our northern plants as my occasions this yeare wil allowe of, I tooke the freedome to send you them by John Alkison a Branford carrier who wil safly brnig them to you along with them you wil finde a bundle directed for Mr Buddle of which I have given him notice you wil fnide in your bundle some of the stones I formerly gave you an account of having nothing else at present by me worth sending But I can not omitt relating to you the case of a certaine Lady of this Country; who benig about fower months gon with child fel into the pains of Laboure the having had several times before the misfortune to miscary was apprehensive of the wel went she was let blood twice benig of a plethorick constitution & astruigeul & Anodine medicins prescribed & what else might be thought convi[…] for her, but they did not answer the designd end for about three days after the first invasion of her paine she miscaryed, I not then being with her the Abortion was preservd in water till I came, which was some houres after, upon the first appearance I tooke it to be a Mola it was of an oval figure, & about the size of a Hens egg but being desirouse to open it I tooke it out of the water & pressing upon it with my finger it seemd to be harder than any thing I could ecpect of that kind, having cut it open not without some difficulty, I found in it a small quantity of
pellucid water & an embrio as wel formd as could be expected for that time the membrane that invested it was single & of a darke red coloure without & white within& perfectly Cartalayinvouse very much resembling the hind part of the brest of a young fowle but harder & as thick. This I opened in the (pre)sence of Francis Lnidley Esqr my nerighboure whose relation it was that bore it (covered) the delivery her genre something ebated but was still very uneasy, the morning after she parted with a Cishs something larger then the first of the same forme & hardness but larger & open at one end. The Lady is now very wel it being about five weeks since this happened; it was never my fortune before to meeyt with the membrane investing the fetus Cartalayinvouse nor have I ever in any Author met with any parallel case this being to me tre Irigulare (though perhaps otherwise to you) that I though it would be a crime in me not to communicate it to a person of your learning & curiosity & hope you wil pardon my freedome in
Worthy Sir
your very much obliged servant
Ric: Richardson
North Bierly Aug: 22 702
Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed (Woman)
Gender:
Age:
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Description
7 months pregnant; as a 'plethorick constitution'; had miscarried several times before.
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Diagnosis
Fell into pains of labour for three days before miscarrying the fetus. The next morning, she parted with second, similar but larger, fetus.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: She was bled twice.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:
-
More information
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Medical problem reference
Childbirth, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Childbirth
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Samuel Pepys to Hans Sloane – January 12, 1699
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Date: January 12, 1699
Author: Samuel Pepys
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 182-183
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Transcription
Pepys believes the East India Company should be thanked in the next Philosophical Transactions. He informs Sloane a personal letter should arrive soon. Pepys offers his nephew’s services to rewrite a fair copy of the letter which can then be presented to him ‘& this matter finally closed.’
Pepys was a naval official who is best known as a result of the publication of his diaries, which recount the various political and social happenings of his day (C. S. Knighton, Pepys, Samuel (16331703), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21906, accessed 19 June 2013]).
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William Sherard to Hans Sloane – September 20, 1698
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Date: September 20, 1698
Author: William Sherard
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 123-124
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Sherard informs Sloane that Dr Bernard’s library is to be put to auction. Monsignor Campini has died. The latter’s library and estate were willed to Clementine College. Sherard briefly discusses classical authors Strabo and Ptolemy. He includes a list of the books he has purchased for Sloane and those he can procure if Sloane wishes.
Sherard was a botanist and cataloguer. He worked for the Turkish Company at Smyrna where he collected botanical specimens and antiques (D. E. Allen, Sherard, William (16591728), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25355, accessed 24 June 2011]).
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Richard Richardson to Hans Sloane – May 7, 1703
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Date: May 7, 1703
Author: Richard Richardson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039
Folio: ff. 125-126
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Transcription
[fol. 125]
Worthy Sir
your kind letter I received by the last post though too late the lady was deade some however before where less id generally lamented in this coun: :try she was blooded Blstred & Issues fel in her neck & armes but did not conserve my expecta: :tion, Comits & pectorals she had nose, her Asthma plainly appearing to e convulsive & not hurried aperint & alterative medcins she had in seriouse formes by which she found advantage but could not extirpate her discase. I gave you a line by the Capt port fearing you had not got my first. I hope before this time you have received the small Box of Fossils, some of which I hope believe may receive admittance into your collection & of any thing of mumled fall in my way which I thinke worth your observation you may be assure of it
from
your much obliged servant
Ric: Richardson
North Bierley
May 703
Richardson is concerned that Sloane did not receive the fossils he attempted to send with his last letter (Sloane MS 4039 ff. 121-122).
Richardson was a physician and botanist who traveled widely in England, Wales, and Scotland in search of rare specimens. He corresponded and exchanged plants with many well-known botanists and naturalists (W. P. Courtney, Richardson, Richard (16631741), rev. Peter Davis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23576, accessed 31 May 2011]).
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Francis Hutchinson to Hans Sloane – February 4, 1706/07
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Date: February 4, 1706/07
Author: Francis Hutchinson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040
Folio: ff. 302-303
Original Page
Transcription
Hutchison has heard that Sloane read his papers. He has been encouraged to publish them and has attempted to do so. Hutchison writes that perhaps it would be better to do so after the Scotch Union is completed. He asks for Sloane’s help with the work’s publication.
Francis Hutchinson was the Perpetual Curate of St James’s Church in Bury St Edmunds. In 1720 he became the Bishop of Down and Connor in Ireland. He was a historian and wrote ‘Defence of the Antient Historians’, published in 1734 (Toby Barnard, “Hutchinson, Francis (1660-1739):, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14282, accessed 13 June 2011]).