Correspondence and papers.

Correspondence and papers of George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Governor and President of Fort St George (Madras), 1780-86, relating to medical services in Madras. The file includes:

1-2 Letters to Macartney from John Ruding, surgeon. Chingleput, dated 16 Jan 1782 and 27 July 1783.

3 Letter to Macartney from James Hodges. Masulipatam, 17 April 1783.

4 Letter to Macartney from George Bell (d. 1789), surgeon. Tanjore, 31 Dec 1783.

5 Minute in Committee. A proposal by Macartney for a fixed establishment of surgeons, 11 Oct 1784.

6 Letter to Macartney from Terence Gahagan, surgeon, enclosing a copy of his plan for the reform of the medical department. Vellore. The plan is addressed to Macartney's successor as Governor, Sir Archibald Campbell, 11 Oct 1787.

7 Governor-General of Bengal; Unsigned memorandum to Macartney purportedly dating from his being offered (and refusing) the position of Governor-General of Bengal, in 1786, setting out the political machinations behind this. The source of this paper is not known and it is therefore not known whether it is authoritative or authentic, c.1786.

1782-1787

6 items.

Purchased from Glendining, London, November 1932 (acc.67744) and R D Gurney Ltd, 1989

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).