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Treaty Dispatches and Medical Ambitions Across Courts
Letters from Vienna dispatch two physicians trained by Dr. Boerhaave to serve the Russian court with a generous 600 rubies yearly salary and travel expenses, while Dr. Boerhaave recommends Henry Smith. a stone cure recipe blends herbs and beech oil for kidney issues. The Earl of Dunmore is named to the Bed Chamber and may become a Knight of the Thistle, and Admiralty orders forbid coastal ships from molestation. A state lottery scheme is proposed for 1731 with 80 000 tickets and a customs cashes total over 96,000 pounds. Additionally, two ships from Rio de la Plata bring hides and tallow amid reports of poverty at Buenos Aires and possible Cadiz sailings.
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Holland
Dr. Boerhave
Lesters
Mar Fy
Amsterdam
Henry Smith
Ireland
Boerhhave
St. Michael
Burnham
Rudge
Williams
Rio de la Plata
Hydes
Buenos Ayres
Peru
Cadiz
Tyne