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The two letters seem to have been dictated, taken by Mr. Barth. Correspondents are a Mr. Coombes and a Mr. Burns.

Document on folded parchment, written in French, from Maltese branch of Knights Hospitaller. Content currently unknown. More modern stamp in blue ink on document indicates that the document was in the "Archives de l'Ordre Malthe."

The Koinonia Community was a Christian farm community founded in 1942 in Americus (Sumter Co.), Ga., by Clarence and Florence Jordan and Martin and Mabel England. Collection comprises one article (1953, reprinted from MOTIVE magazine by the Board of Education of the Methodist Church), as well as two memoranda soliciting support for the community as a result of violence directed toward it during the 1950s because of its interracial composition.

Signed note from French surgeon Amédée Allemant reports that he will be unable to visit that evening.

ALS. Lamarcke writes to his political patron, the Duc de Marmier in Paris, on affairs of family and friends, local politics and the hospital.

ALS. Informs Radcliffe of a delay to the start of his lectures at the Mechanics Institution in Liverpool.

Document, signed by Benj. R. Bevier, President of the Medical Society of Ulster County, attests that Larry G. Hall is a member of the Society and entitled to practice in the state.

ALS. Describes an operation successfully performed on the Archbishop of Paris in 1774.

ALS. Asks a Parisian colleague to look after his son, who travels to Paris to study surgery.

Dame Laura Knight was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Two letters written by Laura Knight on 1939 May 11 that provide letters of introduction for contacts in the United States on behalf of fellow artist Clara Klinghoffer. One is written to Klinghoffer, the other to Marion Fenhagen.

ALS. Relates the circumstances of Dreys' visit to Paris, namely the death of his sister, widow of Dr. Alphonse Sanson. Informs Blanche of a visit to M. Kaempfen in Paris. Asks Blanche to convey his gratitude to "le Directeur" for granting him leave to attend to the funeral. The letter also bears an ANS, dated 1887. Jan. 22, from E. Blanche, Auteuil, to "confrere et ami", presumably forwarding Dreys' letter to "le Directeur."

2 ALS to an unnamed American surgeon, in which Tait claims to have been misquoted; a newspaper clipping, which refers to accusations against Tait by Dr. E.W. Cushing; and a pamphlet by Tait, which informs the members of the council of the British Medical Society that the charges brought against him by Dr. Ernest Hart are false.

Receipts of payment, miscellaneous notes, and a list of notes due to the estate of Dr. Lee Griggs, dec'd.

ALS. Writes of the local elections.

ANS. Asks addressee to bring his "memoire" to the evening's gathering.

ANS. Assures M. Lormier that things are in good hands.

2 TLS to Crummer, a typed copy of an excerpt of a paper, and a reprint of Crummer's paper, "An original drawing of the title page of Vesalius' 'Fabrica'". Correspondents are Cushing and Spielmann.

Manuscript burlesque poem in unknown hand, whose title refers to 18th century French physician Theodore Tronchin,who became much reviled and caricatured during his time in Paris as darling of the French nobility.

ALS. Announces that a medical jury composed of M. Lacroix, M. Valleday and himself will be visiting Gilledey's area.

ALS. Informs addressee that his apartment is ready and warns him that recently there have been several cases of cholera in Paris.