Letter to Dr James Gregory of Edinburgh in consequence of certain printed papers intituled, "The viper and file"; "There is wisdom in silence"; "An old story"; &c., which have lately been distributed by him .... / by Andrew Duncan senior.

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1811
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Credit: Letter to Dr James Gregory of Edinburgh in consequence of certain printed papers intituled, "The viper and file"; "There is wisdom in silence"; "An old story"; &c., which have lately been distributed by him .... / by Andrew Duncan senior. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    tunities have been afforded to him of doing justice to me, yet he has never, as far as I can learn, made the slightest acknowledg- ment of his error; while the insinuations of some of the abetters of his slanders still tend, in an artful manner, to give counte- nance, even in Edinburgh, to most injurious falsehoods. Among other particulars it has been observed, that if Dr Gregory were con- vinced of Dr Duncan1 s innocence, such is his candour, that he would immediately have pub- lished it to the world. It is now, therefore, my intention to appeal, both to his candour and to the tribunal of the Public.] To these circumstances, I can also add, that Dr Gregory himself has urged, nay, 1 may, perhaps, even say, has dared me, to the publication of this letter. A copy of it was sent him, in manuscript, on the 12th of March 1811; and in place of giving any reply to my Queries, he returned an b answer
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