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Medical Collections3
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society3

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medicine1
medical libraries1
cadaver1
anatomy1
commonplace-books1

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Hey, William (1736-1819)6
Sharp, William (1769-1833)1

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Letter from William Hey I to his son Richard Hey

Hey, William (1736-1819)

3 Mar 1787

The letter is a request to Richard Hey from his father, William Hey, to procure a cadaver to be used for teaching anatomy at the Leeds General Infirmary. Richard was residing in Southwark, London, so ...

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Letters from William Hey I to his nephew, William Sharp

Hey, William (1736-1819)

11 Oct 1791-08 Feb 1792

Two letters discussing various medical topics and William Sharp's medical training.

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Letter from Samuel Horsley (Secretary of the Royal Society)

Hey, William (1736-1819)

30 March 1775

Letter announcing his election as a Fellow

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Letter from Charles Blagden (Secretary of the Royal Society)

Hey, William (1736-1819)

25 January 1787

Letter regarding Hey's paper on aurora

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Letter from Charles Blagden (Secretary of the Royal Society)

Hey, William (1736-1819)

28 January 1790

Letter regarding Hey's paper on aurora

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Medical commonplace book, including a catalogue of the books in the Medical Library at the Leeds General Infirmary

1783-1799

Bound with boards and a vellum backstrip which is partly lost through damage. Comprises extracts on various subjects, but chiefly medical, written between 1783 and 1799, as follows: ff. 1-4, An obs...

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