Matthew Baillie, Wentworths, near Egham, [Surrey], to Sir James Edward Smith

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Ref No GB-110/JES/COR/20/38
Title Matthew Baillie, Wentworths, near Egham, [Surrey], to Sir James Edward Smith
Letter date 29 Sep 1817
Author(s) Matthew Baillie 1761-1823
Number of Pages 2

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GB-110/JES/COR/20/38 from Matthew Baillie, Wentworths, near Egham, [Surrey], to Sir James Edward Smith (29 September 1817)

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Item Type: Document
From: Baillie, Matthew
Sent from: Egham, Surrey
To: Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:

The complaint Smith mentions is a tendency towards diabetes; prescribes laudanum, and rhubarb for costiveness. Smith should eat fewer vegetables and more meat, drink water, and avoid dessert.

Letter date: 29 Sep 1817
Languages: English
Prev Ref No: 20.63
Additional Information:
Note typeNote
Finding AidsDawson, W R (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society.