Sims, Robert Courthope, M.D. (fl.1744-1811)
- Date:
- 1810-1811
- Reference:
- MS.7655/26-27
- Part of:
- Miscellany: English, 18th-20th centuries
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
2 autograph letters, signed, to his son John, comprising a lengthy discussion of sensation and nerve action (no.26) and a description of his eyesight problems (no.27).
Publication/Creation
1810-1811
Physical description
2 items
Biographical note
Sims was the father of John Sims F.R.S. (1749-1831), physician to Princess Charlotte.
Related material
At Wellcome Collection:
Sims' son John Sims F.R.S. (1749-1831), physician to Princess Charlotte, is represented at MS.7655/23-25.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.