A short answer to a sett [sic] of queries, annex'd to a pamphlet lately publish'd [by W. Baylies] pretending to be an historical account of the rise, progress, and management of the General Hospital, or Infirmary in the City of Bath / By a Governor of the said charity [i.e. the Hon. B. Bathurst].
- Benjamin Bathurst
- Date:
- 1759
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A short answer to a sett [sic] of queries, annex'd to a pamphlet lately publish'd [by W. Baylies] pretending to be an historical account of the rise, progress, and management of the General Hospital, or Infirmary in the City of Bath / By a Governor of the said charity [i.e. the Hon. B. Bathurst]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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