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Letters and papers of George James Guthrie, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, with some Guthrie family correspondence

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MS. Eng. c. 8263
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(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.

  1. (fols. 7-21) letters to his daughter Anne, 1847-1852
  2. (fols. 22-5 ) letters on the illness and death of his son the Revd Lowry Guthrie, 1848
  3. (fols. 26-33) unaddressed letters apparently to family [Anne?], 1850-1852, n.d.

(fols. 34-41) letters from members of the Guthrie family, including.

  1. (fols. 34-5) letter from G.J. Guthrie's son Charles Gardiner Guthrie, surgeon, to Mary [Guthrie?], 12 Aug. 1842
  2. (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].

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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

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

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