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Holograph letter, unsigned. Holland explains the circumstances which lead him to believe that his servant was mistakenly presented with a summons to service in the militia.

Collection of letters to and from Sir Henry Thompson (1820-1904), an English surgeon and a founder of the Cremation Society of England. Most letters in this collection are largely polite and perfunctory notes between Thompson and peers; some correspondents include his wife, the pianist Kate Loder; Empress Frederick of Germany; King George V of England; and King Leopold II of Belgium. The collection documents Thompson's social status and activities between the 1850s and early 1900s. It contains few details about his medical practice, aside from some materials advocating for the adoption of the practice of cremation. Some materials are addressed to members of his family, including son Herbert Thompson. Letters are numbered and itemized inventory is included with the materials.

In an ALS to Thomas Poole, Davy inquires after an estate in Nether Stowey he would like to purchase and remarks sadly upon the death of Princess Charlotte. In a holograph note, signed, in French, to the Monsignor de Medici Spada, Davy remarks upon his poor health.

ALS from many notable members of the British medical establishment, including William Bateson, John Bland-Sutton, Byrom Bramwell, Yandell Henderson, Thomas Jeeves Horder, Arthur F. Hurst, Robert Hutchison, James Mackenzie, Arthur Salusbury Macnalty, Norman Moore, Berkeley Moynihan, Charles Samuel Myers, George Newman, D'Arcy Power, Charles Scott Sherrington, and Grafton Elliott Smith. Foreign correspondents include Pierre Marie and Karl Sudhoff. Most letters are of a casual social nature, though reference is often made to Rolleston's lectures and publications. A complete list of correspondents is available.

ANS. Order for half a hundred of whiting and a quarter of a hundred of yellow oker.

ALS relating to social engagements and to the anti-vivisection movement. A letter from Victor Horsley refers to Paget's lectures On the cause of the rhythmic motion of the heart.

Most of the material relates to the leasing of property by Bland-Sutton, in particular correspondence with his solicitor, Edward John Quintas Maggs, regarding a case against Bland-Sutton, brought by a Mrs. Heath, regarding a sublet property. Other material relates to the alteration of his surname from Sutton to Bland-Sutton.

ALS. Asks for Evans' opinion in an unspecified matter and suggests that he come to the meetings of the Anthropological Institute.

Autograph letter and prescriptions, signed. Pringle writes to the Earl of Buchan regarding Buchan's work on right-handedness.

ALS. Agrees to provide Dr. Torrey with data regarding a collection of plants as well as any sample specimens on condition that he receive due acknowledgement and copies of any work published on the basis of the information provided.

Includes a letter to Edward John Waring; Morell Mackenzie's letter to Fayrer; and a newspaper clipping of a review of Fayrer's book "Recollections of my life."

British author, philosopher, and first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. Chiefly correspondence between Stephen and his first wife, Harriet Marian ("Minny") Thackeray, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, during their courtship and marriage. Several letters written to family members during the Stephen's honeymoon and later sojourns in Switzeralnd were illustrated with drawings by both. Includes letters from other relatives and letters of condolence at Minny's death. In a few letters to his second wife, Julia Duckworth Stephen, Stephen mentions their children "Nessa and Ginia" (Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf). Five letters from Stephen to Sir Henry John Newbolt concern Newbolt's poetry. Includes 21 manuscript articles written by Stephen for CORNHILL MAGAZINE while Thackeray was editor. Also contains a small number of printed articles and a reproduction of Stephen's portrait by G. F. Watts.

ANS. Autograph sample.

ALS. Informs Lady Murray that at her request he is sending a book to the Hospital at Glasgow.

ALS dated 1857 on his publishers and his works and two samples of his signature.

Papers include letters from Ross and from Maude Alice Henry Lafford, possibly Ross's personal secretary, to R.L. Megroz. These letters relate to Ross's literary work. Papers include the typescript of Ross's "Ring of fire" and "Midsummer madness". There are also letters to Megroz from publishers and from the British Broadcasting Company regarding articles and programs on Ross and his work on malaria. Papers include reprints, photos, a copy of Ordinance no. 22 of 1910 and an obituary of Ross from the British Medical Journal.

ALS. Informs addressee that lectures he delivered in December will be published in the March or April issue of the British Medical Journal. Apparently, the lectures related to "the pathology of the spinal centres."

ALS. Enthusiastic reception of Lee's pamphlet on ventilation.

Letter (ALS) referring to various financial matters.

2 ALS of a casual nature.