Simpson, Sir James Young (1811-1870), physician, obstetrician, introducer of chloroform

Material formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence.

1838-1913

17 items

Purchased from: R.V. Westcott, May 1927 (acc.45498); Sotheby's, London, May 1930 (acc.52792), July 1931 (acc.67540), December 1931 (acc.75871), February 1932 (acc.76088) and April 1934 (acc.66602); Stevens, London, August 1931 (acc.68223); Hodgsons, London, October 1931 (acc.83561); E.Hall, Gravesend, circa January 1965 (acc.311503). No.1 found in a copy of Cheyne's Antiseptic Surgery (1882); no.6 transferred from Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, c.1939 (acc.91800); no.7 presented by a Dr. Moses, June 1930 (acc.62845). Acession details of nos.2, 8, 11-13 and 15 not recorded.

Simpson was a physician, obstetrician and the introducer of chloroform.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.