[Letter from Dr Alex. Monro to Lord Melville, petit…]

This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 247 MS Murray 663/5
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1826
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folded sheet

Scope and Content

Letter from Dr Alex. Monro to Lord Melville, petitioning for bodies to use for medical dissection.
Sale Catalogue listing: 77 Medical. - Petition of Dr. Alex. Monro, of Edinburgh University, to Lord Melville, on the difficulty and great Expense of obtaining Bodies for Dissection, owing to the vigilance of the Police, and asking for the bodies of Paupers without relatives. 4pp., 4to., 30s. Sep. 8, 1826

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Geographical Names

Edinburgh, Scotland