Watson, Sir William (1715-1787)
- Date:
- 1746
- Reference:
- MS.2392/6
- Part of:
- Folkes, Martin (1690-1754)
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Critical observations concerning the Oenanthe aquatica succo viroso crocante of Lobel [Cicuta virosa] ... occasioned by an extract of a letter from Mr. George Howell, Surgeon of Haverfordwest, to the Author, giving an account of the poisonous effects of this plant to some french prisoners at Pembroke. Endorsed by Folkes: 'Observations concerning the root of the Cicuta aqatica. June 12. 1746. Pr. Tr. 480. XII'. Produced in London.
Publication/Creation
1746
Physical description
1 l + 10 ff + 3 ll (folio. 32 × 191/2 cm.). Margins frayed and damaged. Author's holograph MS.
Acquisition note
Purchased 1933.
Biographical note
The author was a physician and naturalist, and was elected F.R.S. in 1741 and F.R.C.P. in 1784: he was knighted in 1786.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
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Accession number
- 78848