Letters from Gull

Letters from Gull to various correspondents, some fragmentary. Recipients include patients, Dr Bastian, and Dr Dixon, the latter documenting Gull's thoughts on the benificence of vaccination. Includes undated items.

Item 19 was originally part of an autograph album and includes an unrelated letter from Denis Caulfield Heron on the reverse. Item 20 has undated printed and manuscript biographical material attached.

1853-1883

24 pieces

Purchased from: Sotheby's, London, February 1930 (acc.52479), April 1931 (acc.67532), and July 1931 (acc.57468); Hodgson's, London, June 1931 (acc.80890); Stevens, London, July 1931 (acc.68194), August 1931 (acc.68226), September 1932 (acc.89090) and October 1932 (acc.68323); Glendining, London, January 1932 (acc.67619) and February 1935 (acc.68005); Mrs. Watson, Burnley, March 1945 (acc.72200), presumably once part of the Thomas Madden Stone autograph collection.; E.Hall, Gravesend, circa January 1965 (acc.311503); and Henry Bristow, May 1992 (acc.348919). Item 18 was transferred from the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and carries museum accession number A.143. Item 24 was transferred from the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, c. 1939 (acc.91800). Item 12 was transferred from store June 1934: no provenance details known (acc.62257). Item 5 was transferred from store Sept 1933: no provenance details known (acc.78752). Source unknown for items 15 and 23.