William Pannell Marshall (fl.1828), surgeon, apothecary and accoucheur
- Date:
- 1828
- Reference:
- MS.7312/10-12
- Part of:
- Miscellany: English, 19th-20th centuries
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Photocopy and typed transcript of autograph letter to his father, William Marshall (architect at Northallerton), describing his training in London, mentioning Sir Everard Home (1756-1832), Sir Charles Bell (1774-1842), Joseph Constantine Carpue (1764-1846) (including his dealing with "resurrection men", the body-snatchers who provided corpses for dissection as part of anatomical and surgical training) and George Birkbeck (1776-1841), plus photocopy of two trade cards announcing Marshall's commencing practice in Hutton Rudby, N. Yorks.
The description of Carpue dealing with the grave-robbers is particularly vivid, describing him negotiating with the "villains" and then turning to the students to say "Gentlemen, that's the cheapest piece of beef I have bought this year."