Hygiene : an introductory lecture / by Samuel Henry Dickson.

  • Dickson, Samuel Henry, 1798-1872.
Date:
1848
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Credit: Hygiene : an introductory lecture / by Samuel Henry Dickson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    QTA( 3>554h I&4S New York, November 16, 1848. Professor Dickson,— Dear Sir—At a meeting of the Students of the University Medical College, held on the 15th instant, Don Leon Y. de Alvear, of Buenos Ayres, being in the Chair, and Newton F. Vowles, of Virginia, acting as Secretary, it was unanimously Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to solicit from your accus- tomed kindness, a copy of your very instructive and interesting Introduc- tory Lecture for publication. The undersigned having the honor to constitute the above Committee, take great pleasure in expressing the warmest desires of the Class, and most respectfully add their solicitations to those of the Class, and trust that you will not refuse so unanimous a request. We have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient Servants, Leon de Alvear, Buenos Ayres. J. C. McGee, Tennessee. Newton F. Vowles, Virginia. A. C. Deane, Massachusetts. J. J. Jarvis, New York. C. Olcott, New Jersey. L. D. Sheets, Maryland. John Burke, New Brunswick. William Beebe, Ohio. G. D. Wilcox, Rhode Island. L. N. Dimmick, Illinois. E. P. Cummings, N. Hampshire. Chas. Abbott, Maine. Geo. Y. Bingay, Nova Scotia. James W. Ranney, Vermont. John I. W. Payne, Mississippi. S. F. Charlton, Pennsylvania. O. S. Strange, Canada West, J. M. Dunlap, Indiana. O. Bannon, South Carolina. El. A. Metcalfe, Iowa. J. McRae, North Carolina. F. D. Brandegee, Connecticut. John T. Simmons, Alabama. C. McDermont, Kentucky. F. P. Leavenworth, Missouri. Leon Y. de Alvear, Chairman, fyc. Newton F. Vowles, Secretary. New York, November 20, 1848. To Messrs. Leon de Alvear, Chairman, and Newton F. Vowles, Sec- retary of the Medical Class, University of New York. Gentlemen,—In reply to your note of the 15th inst. I have to say, that the Lecture of which you speak in such courteous terms shall be placed without hesitation in your hands, and at the disposal of the Class. Be kind enough to offer to the gentlemen whom you represent, the as- surance of my sincere consideration, and to express to them my regret that the essay was not more worthy of their notice, and of the occasion. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, SAMUEL HENRY DICKSON. 9, Brevoort Place.