Original letters that passed between Mess. Brand and Ford, surgeons, on account of Mr. Ford's conduct relative to Mr. Patterson, and afterwards to one Sheldrake, a truss-maker, who was convicted ... of being the author of a ... libel against Mr. Brand / [Thomas Brand].

  • Brand, Thomas (Surgeon)
Date:
1784
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Credit: Original letters that passed between Mess. Brand and Ford, surgeons, on account of Mr. Ford's conduct relative to Mr. Patterson, and afterwards to one Sheldrake, a truss-maker, who was convicted ... of being the author of a ... libel against Mr. Brand / [Thomas Brand]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Confcious of the reftitude of my own condudf, I fear no quality of adverfary who will (land forward openly. A s a furgeon, my fuccefs has certainly equalled my utmoft hopes. But far from thinking myfelf above any part of my profeffion, where the health and fafety of my j ' l * ' y. patient, and my fuccefs and reputation are concerned; I am neither fo mean nor fone- ceffitous, as to feek employment or to accept of it upon any other terms, than thofe, which tend to fupport the honour and independ¬ ence of furgery, and which are proper, while I difcharge the duties of a furgeon, for fup- porting the neceffary privileges of a gen¬ tleman. In concluding, I will give you leave to fay, that 1 have ufed a language which carries ftrong marks of felf-approbationbut at the fame time, you muft permit me to affure you, that the defeat of Mr. Ford and Sheldrake; the trufs-maker cannot make me vain, I am, Sir, Yours, &c. SOHO-SQU ARE, March 27th, 1784. T. BRAND.