Letters and papers of George James Guthrie, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, with some Guthrie family correspondence
(fols. 1-5) certificates and letters, in French, admitting George James Guthrie to the Société Française de Statistique Universelle, 1833, and William Guthrie as an honorary member of the Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique, 1842-1843
(fol. 6) fragment of a letter, in French, addressed to 'Monsieur Le Comte Despies Lieutenant General Des Armees du Roy', about births in the de Cossart d'Espies family in 1772-1775, n.d.
(fols. 7-33) letters from George James Guthrie to members of his family, 1847-1852, n.d.
- (fols. 7-21) letters to his daughter Anne, 1847-1852
- (fols. 22-5 ) letters on the illness and death of his son the Revd Lowry Guthrie, 1848
- (fols. 26-33) unaddressed letters apparently to family [Anne?], 1850-1852, n.d.
(fols. 34-41) letters from members of the Guthrie family, including.
- (fols. 34-5) letter from G.J. Guthrie's son Charles Gardiner Guthrie, surgeon, to Mary [Guthrie?], 12 Aug. 1842
- (fols. 36-7) letter from G.J. Guthrie's son Lowry Guthrie to Anne Guthrie, 2 Aug. 1847
Dates
- Creation: 1833-1852, n.d.
Extent
41 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8263, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 8263
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6654
Abstract
Letters and papers of George James Guthrie, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, with some Guthrie family correspondence, , n.d.
Biographical / Historical
George James Guthrie (1785-1856) was President of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Stride & Son, 10 Jan. 2011
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Letters and papers of George James Guthrie, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, with some Guthrie family correspondence, , n.d.
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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