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Hey, William (1736-1819)3
Tatham, James (Fl1760-Fl1822)2
Teale, Thomas (Fl1796-1823)1
Young, Thomas (1726-1783)1
Sharp, William (1769-1833)1
Innes, John (1739-1777)1
Abernethy, John (1764-1831)1
Albinus, Bernhard Siegfried (1697-1770)1
Cullen, William (1710-1790)1
Latham, John (1761-1843)1

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Correspondence from Richard Walker to William Hey

1784-1785

Comprised of three letters from Richard Walker senior, Royal Apothecary of St James Street, London, to William Hey I. The letters mainly relate to the training of medical practitioners in Leeds.

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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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Notes of an account of a meteor sighting by William Hey, addressed to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds

04 Feb 1784

Bound notebook detailing an account of a meteor sighting near Spacey House, near Pannall, Harrogate on 18 Aug 1783. The account was addressed to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds, on 4th F...

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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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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 1
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 1

May 1759-Aug 1765

Entitled: 'No 1 Cases in Midwifery 1759' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 74 patient cases which are numbered (1-74) and an index at the back of the volume.

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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 2
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 2

22 May 1766-08 Jul 1771

Entitled 'No 2 Cases in Midwifery' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 56 patient cases which are numbered (75-130) and an index at the back of the volume.

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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 3
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 3

28 Jul 1771-21 May 1775

Entitled 'No 3 Cases in Midwifery' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 45 patient cases which are numbered (131-175) and an index at the back of the volume.

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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 4
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 4

17 May 1775-30 Nov 1777

Entitled 'No 4 Cases in Midwifery' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 60 patient cases which are numbered (176-235) and an index at the back of the volume.

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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 5
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 5

10 Oct 1778-23 May 1783

Entitled 'No 5 Cases in Midwifery' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 45 patient cases which are numbered (236-280) and an index at the back of the volume.

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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 6
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 6

01 Jul 1783-19 Jun 1786

Entitled 'No 6 Cases in Midwifery' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 37 patient cases which are numbered (281-317) and an index at the back of the volume.

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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 7
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 7

29 Aug 1786-3 Aug 1793

Entitled 'No 7 Cases in Midwifery' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 46 patient cases which are numbered (318-363) and an index at the back of the volume.

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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 8
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Notebook of case histories in obstetrics: Vol 8

Dec 1793-17 Jun 1797

Entitled 'No 8 Cases in Midwifery' in the fly-leaf. Contains descriptions of 37 patient cases which are numbered (364-400) and an index at the back of the volume. Often cases have a 'remarks' section ...

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