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GB-110/JES/COR/10/73
Title
Mr Wattenbach, London, to James Edward Smith
Letter date
7 Jul 1795
Author(s)
- Wattenbach
Number of Pages
2
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GB-110/JES/COR/10/73 from Mr Wattenbach, London, to James Edward Smith (7 July 1795)
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Item Type:
Document
From:
Wattenbach, -
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Summary:
Asks for Smith's assistance in verifying the truth of a report in the "Historical Magazine" May 1792, p.167, of a 16-year-old boy in Eye, Suffolk, being cured of hydrophobia [rabies] by a blood transfusion with two lambs, administered by a Mr Russel. [Casper von] Voght and M. Schmeisser send their regards.
On the reverse of this letter Smith has noted: "no ans[we]r yet from Eye".
Letter date:
7 Jul 1795
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
10.122
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Finding Aids | Dawson, W R, (1934). "Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of The Linnean Society - Part I. The Smith papers: The correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Sir James Edward Smith", London: Linnean Society. |
| Additional | Smith replied 20 Jul [1811] |
