“The British Library Manuscripts Catalogue”. The British Library Website.
4047.38
Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
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Friends, Associates | Mary More | MM
's friends included, in London, a number of scientists or natural philosophers: inventor Robert Hooke
(who often visited her, and with whom she discussed dreams), physician and collector Sir Hans Sloane
, and scholar... |
Friends, Associates | Jane Squire | It is probable that JS
was never taken seriously by the public men whom she badgered about her ideas: Admiral Lord Torrington
, Sir Thomas Hanmer
, Lord Berkeley
, Sir John Jennings
, Sir Charles Wager |
Occupation | Judith Drake | JD
, practising medicine, had a complaint lodged against her by an aggrieved patient (for allegedly practising without proper qualifications) with Sir Hans Sloane
. “The British Library Manuscripts Catalogue”. The British Library Website. 4047.38 |
Textual Features | Judith Drake | JD
's letter of self-defence to Sir Hans Sloane
, written on 1 September 1723 and sketching the nature and scope of her medical practice, shows a clear head, a blend of professional confidence with... |