A letter to Dr. James Gregory of Edinburgh in consequence of certain printed papers intituled, "The viper and file"; "There is wisdom in silence"; "An old story"; &c., which have lately been distributed by him / by Andrew Duncan senior, M.D. & P. and senior censor of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.

  • Duncan, Andrew, 1744-1828.
Date:
1811
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Credit: A letter to Dr. James Gregory of Edinburgh in consequence of certain printed papers intituled, "The viper and file"; "There is wisdom in silence"; "An old story"; &c., which have lately been distributed by him / by Andrew Duncan senior, M.D. & P. and senior censor of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    gotten, on the 5th of February, when he returned thanks to Dr Spens for his honourable conduct, the letter he had written to Dr Gregory only a few days before. But, Sir, whether Dr Wright’s memory failed him on this occasion or not, it certainly failed him very much on another occasion, which I shall next mention, as it may be thought a very material part of the proof. After it was known for certain, that a conversation had taken place between Dr Wright and Dr Gregory respecting the vote of thanks to Dr Spens, at the time that vote of thanks was passed ; and after Dr Gregory had positively denied in the College, that he knew any thing of that vote, till I put the record into his hands'; three of our number, Dr Stuart, Dr Spens and Dr Hope, applied to Dr Wright, to know from himself the real import of the conversation he had with Dr Gregory in February 1805. After deliberate consideration, Sir, for a whole day, Dr Wright gave these gentlemen a, declaration in writing, certified by his own hand, of his having informed Dr Gregory, that the College had com- pletely acquitted the Committee, and had declared that they had acted quite honourably. If Dr Wright gave ’this information to Dr Gregory, he informed him of no more than was strictly true : For the College had unanimously declared their opinion, that Dr Spens had acted from the purest motives, and in the most honourable manner. But Dr Gregory has bestow- ed much laboured ingenuity to prove, that it was highly improbable that Dr Wright could tell him so disagree- able /