Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Late John Coakley Lettsom ...: With a Selection from His Correspondence, Volume 2

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Nichols, son, and Bentley, 1817 - Physicians
 

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Contents

Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
23
Dr Lettsom to the same
26
Dr Lettsom to the same
29
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
30
Sir M Martin to the same
31
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
32
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
34
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
35
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
37
Sir M Martin to the same
38
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
39
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
46
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
48
Dr Lettsom to the same
51
Dr Lettsom to the same
56
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
58
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
60
Dr Lettsom to the same
62
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
63
Sir M Martin to the same
70
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
72
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
74
Sir M Martin to the same
80
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
81
Dr Lettsom to the same
82
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin Page
85
Sir M Martin to Dr Lettsom
87
Sir M Martin to the same
91
Sir M Martin to the same
94
Sir M Martin to the same
97
Dr Lettsom to Sir M Martin
99
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
100
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
104
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
106
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
109
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
111
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
114
The Rev J Plumptre to the same
118
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
121
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
125
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
127
Dr Lettsom to the same
128
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
131
The Rev J Plumptre to the same
133
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
135
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
138
Dr Lettsom to the same
141
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
142
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
144
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
147
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
149
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
150
The Rev J Plumptre to the same
151
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
152
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
155
The Rev J Plumptre to the same
157
The Rev J Plumptre to the same
158
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
159
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
161
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
164
The Rev J Plumptre to Dr Lettsom
168
Dr Lettsom to the Rev J Plumptre
169
Dr Lettsom to the same
171
Jacob Bryant Esq to Dr Lettsom
172
Dr Lettsom to Jacob Bryant Esq
173
Jacob Bryant Esq to Dr Lettsom
174
Jacob Bryant Esq to the same
175
Dr Lettsom to Jacob Bryant Esq
176
Jacob Bryant Esq to Dr Lettsom
179
Jacob Bryant Esq to the same
180
Jacob Bryant Esq to the same
182
The Rev G Costard to the same
183
Dr Lettsom to the Rev G Costard
187
MEMOIR OF JAMES NEILD Esq written by himself
191
James Neild Esq to Dr Lettsom
208
James Neild Esq to the same
209
James Neild Esq to the same
210
James Neild Esq to the same
212
James Neild Esq to the same
214
James Neild Esq to the same
216
James Neild Esq to the same
217
P Watts Esq to Dr Lettsom
218
P Watts Esq to the same
221
P Watts Esq to the same
223
P Watts Esq to the same
224
P Watts Esq to the same
225
Lord Lansdown to Dr Lettsom
226
Lord Lansdown to the same
228
Lord Lansdown to the same
233
Granville Sharp Esq to the same
234
Granville Sharp Esq to the same
235
Granville Sharp Esq to the same
236
Mr J Lowe to the same
248
Elizabeth Smeathman to the same
252
Mr Henry Smeathman to the same
262
Mr Henry Smeathman to the same
263
Mr Henry Smeathman to the same
268
Mr Henry Smeathman to the same
269
Mr Henry Smeathman to the same
270
E Rack Esq to the same
309
Dr Guthrie to the same
310
Dr Hamilton to the same
313
Mr Richard How to the same
315
Mr Richard How to the same
317
Mr Richard How to the same
320
T Needham Esq to the same
322
J Scott Esq to Dr Lettsom
325
Mr W C Larwill to the same
327
Dr Warner to the same
330
J Nichols Esq to the same
332
Dr Rowley to the same
333
The Earl of Buchan to the same
336
Colonel Ironside to the same
338
P Esq to the same
341
Dr Lettsom to C P Esq
342
Dr James Sims to Dr Lettsom
349
Dr James Sims to the same
351
P Colquhoun Esq to the same
352
Dr Lettsom to P Colquhoun Esq
353
P Colquhoun Esq to Dr Lettsom
355
P Colquhoun Esq to the same
358
P Colquhoun Esq to the same
361
Dr Lettsom to P Colquhoun Esq
363
Dr Cleghorn to Dr Lettsom
364
Dr James Johnstone to the same 268
370
Dr Lettsom to Dr James Johnstone
371
Dr James Johnstone to Dr Lettsom
373
Dr James Johnstone to the same
374
R A Markham to the same
376
W Waldegrave Esq to the same
378
Dr Lettsom to Lady Ann Erskine 682
382
Dr Lettsom to James Boswell Esq
384
James Boswell Esq to Dr Lettsom
386
S J Pratt Esq to the same
387
S J Pratt Esq to the same
390
S J Pratt Esq to the same
392
S J Pratt Esq to the same
394
Richard Cumberland Esq to the same
395
Vicq dAzyr to the same
397
Translation
398
Dr Lettsom to Dr Dixon
399
Dr A Fothergill to Dr Lettsom
400
Dr A Fothergill to the same
402
Dr A Fothergill to the same
404
Dr A Fothergill to the same
405
Dr A Fothergill to the same ibid 233 Dr A Fothergill to the same
406
Dr A Fothergill to the same
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Dr A Fothergill to the same
410
Dr Lettsom to Dr A Fothergill
412
Dr A Fothergill to Dr Lettsom
416
Dr A Fothergill to the same
418
Dr A Fothergill to the same
420
Dr Rush to the same
425
Dr Rush to the same
426
Dr Rush to the same
429
Dr Rush to the same
430
Dr Rush to the same
432
Dr Rush to the same
435
Dr Rush to the same
438
Dr Rush to the same
439
Dr Rush to the same
441
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
442
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
443
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
445
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
448
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
449
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
452
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
453
Rev Dr John Lathrop to the same
455
Dr Waterhouse to the same
457
Dr Waterhouse to the same
458
Dr Waterhouse to the same
465
Dr Waterhouse to the same
472
Dr Waterhouse to the same
474
Dr Waterhouse to the same
479
Dr Waterhouse to the same
481
Dr Waterhouse to the same
482
Dr Waterhouse to the same
484
Dr Waterhouse to the same
487
Dr Waterhouse to the same
491
Dr Waterhouse to the same
494
Dr W Thornton to the same
498
Dr W Thornton to the same
520
Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
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Dr W Thornton to the same
549
Dr W Thornton to the same
555
Dr Mease to the same
558
Dr Mitchill to the same
562
Dr Warren to Dr Lettsom
565
Dr Combe to Dr Lettsom
587

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TitleMemoirs of the Life and Writings of the Late John Coakley Lettsom ...: With a Selection from His Correspondence, Volume 2
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Late John Coakley Lettsom ...: With a Selection from His Correspondence, Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
AuthorThomas Joseph Pettigrew
PublisherNichols, son, and Bentley, 1817
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
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