Report of the trial on an indictment for libel in "The American lancet" : containing the whole evidence, speeches of counsel, recorder's charge, &c. : accusers in behalf of the state, J.B. Beck, E.G. Ludlow, and divers others against J.G. Vought, Wm. Anderson & Samuel Osborn.
- John G. Vought
- Date:
- [1831]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the trial on an indictment for libel in "The American lancet" : containing the whole evidence, speeches of counsel, recorder's charge, &c. : accusers in behalf of the state, J.B. Beck, E.G. Ludlow, and divers others against J.G. Vought, Wm. Anderson & Samuel Osborn. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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![[The following Letters appeared in the Courier and Enquirer of January 25th, 1831. Many do not understand the meaning ot these letters—the mystery may possibly be unfolded by the gen- tlemen who wrote them.] Nbw-Yobic, Jan. 19, 1831. Dr. John Stearns : Sir—The statements contained under the signature of Medicus, pub- lished in the American Lancet, and ascribed to you, representing the ex- istence of an association of medical men in this city formed for purposes dishonourable to themselves and injurious to the profession, are totally without foundation. Our names having been connected without that communication, we call upon you to retract the injurious allegations therein contained. Signed, Ansel W. Ives, Alex. II. Stevens, Francis U. Johnston, Gil- bert Smith, J. Kearney Rodgers, John Watts, Jr. Martin Paine, Daniel W. Kissam, Jr. Joseph M. Smith, Samuel W. Moore, Nicoll H. Dering, John C. Cheesman, Richard K. Hoffman. New-York, Jan. 19, 1831. Whereas a publication, signed Medicus, has appeared in the American Lancet, in relation to a secret Association of medical gentlemen in this city, intimating, among other charges, that they are obligated to aid each other in their professional practice, to the exclusion of other phy- sicians, and being now convinced that the injurious allegations contained therein, are not true, I with pleasure acknowledge that I have hitherto entertained an erroneous belief of the objects of the Association, and regret the effects of the unfavourable opinion I have expressed on that subject. Signed, JOHN STEARNS. COMMUNICATION. %£- The publication of the very exceptionable letter addressed to me by the gentlemen said to belong to a secret society in this city, is, on their part, entirely gratuitous. My statement was prepared agreeably to their request, before I saw or heard of that letter, and had I antici- pated its publication in connection with my statement, I should never have given it to them. They expressly stipulated with me to publish my simple statement alone, without any comment or remark. The re- sult shows how much I have been deceived. JOHN STEARNS.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21161665_0008.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
