Annual review : 1994/95 / Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, Department of Western Manuscripts.

  • Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Department of Western Manuscripts
Date:
1995
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Credit: Annual review : 1994/95 / Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, Department of Western Manuscripts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    commenting on his appointment as surgeon to the Duke of Edinburgh and on the death of Sir Oscar Clayton (1816-1892), Hickman’s predecessor in that position. To our collection of correspondence of John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815) we added a letter from ‘your dutiful & affectionate Son, Servant, Subject, & Patient Johannes Minimus’ — presumably his son John Miers Lettsom — announcing his intention to ‘smoak a pipe with you’ the fol- lowing day. The Autograph Letters collection also contains numerous papers by or concerning Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753); to these we added a letter by one Henry Newman (below), describing a visit to Sir Hans shortly after his retirement and move to Chelsea. Newman strikes a topical note when he a f- the at Gut mak fear y St het Hoan ob Sh lant, Gai meth agacle, ey 7 He. Joes vat Urtn aR gay yadda, 2 Dthiee ify aati: 2, by wnade xfobem tee. s hele, thy Wall Tlah parte ton fo whieh a abe hs ie Fats Sef mee thap bh Glut Higa OOO Fa ee at “ £ Gene f bg Lek: lefnr * frm fue a Gower ee PAANAN, U fe b Lid ta featne, ab Migert ,, é tuts Jorrety lies Z ¥ w tL. E a fs j td) AD doer * . afar Fie 2° pres a be (ch 3, Senet Jao A letter by Henry Newman, London, 2] August 1742. Autograph Letters collection, file SLOANE