Carr Family
- Date:
- 1739-1813
- Reference:
- MS.5203
- Part of:
- Carr Family, Surgeon Apothecaries, of Gomersal, Birstall, Yorks
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Notebook. Kept by William Carr (b. 1715) from 1739, with additions by his son and grandson to 1813. In the hand of William Carr (b. 1715) are a list of wards [in Guy's Hospital] with the number of beds in each; 'Pharmacopoeia Nosocomii Thomae Guy', n.d.; notes on variolation, Feb. 1752; and notes and transcripts from published pharmacopoeias and other medical works (ff. 1-22, 25-34r., 50-81). Added by William Carr (1745-1821) are prescriptions, Jan.-April 1773 and n.d.; and miscellaneous notes, 1813 and n.d. (ff. 23, 34v., 82v.-87v.). Added by William Carr (1785-1861) are notes from medical journals, 1800 and n.d. (ff. 35-47). The end papers bear the signatures of each generation of the family, and also that of a fourth generation, William Carr (1828-1905), FRCS.
Publication/Creation
1739-1813
Physical description
87 ff. 1 volume: 180 × 145 mm.,
Finding aids
Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores