Report of the Committee of the London Infirmary for Curing Diseases of the Eye, occasioned by the false and caluminous statements contained in a letter addressed by Sir William Adams to the Right Honourable and Honourable the Directors of Greenwich Hospital.

  • London Infirmary for Curing Diseases of the Eye
Date:
1818
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Credit: Report of the Committee of the London Infirmary for Curing Diseases of the Eye, occasioned by the false and caluminous statements contained in a letter addressed by Sir William Adams to the Right Honourable and Honourable the Directors of Greenwich Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    what purpose could be intended by a statement so entirely devoid of truth. Your Committee are enabled to state, that Dr. Farre and Mr. Battley, on the application of the late Mr. Col- k^tt, the father of Mrs. Saunders, accompanied by him and her kind and liberal friend and trustee, Mr. Olive, saw Mrs. Saunders once and only once, with a view to prevent her im- prudent marriage with Mr. Joseph Colkett; that they, Dr. Farre and Mr. Battley, used their earnest endeavours at this meeting of Mrs. Saunders, Mr. Colkett, Mr. Olive and them- selves, by representation and by persuasion, to induce Mrs. Saunders to consent at least to postpone her marriage ; that such arguments as tender fathers, such as brothers use, were urged, but urged in vain; that Mrs. Saunders pro- mised not to marry in less than one month, and married the next day: that the annuity was paid to her under the following written expla- nation from her trustee— during the pleasure of the Committee; that Mrs. Saunders had previously been informed, and that it was then repeated to her, that the Committee could not continue the payment of the annuity in the event of her second marriage. See Appendix [F]. Your Committee have already shown, that Mr. Saunders died intestate; that for and during her natural life are not the words of the grant