Medical ethics / [C.O. Woodward].

Woodford, C. O.

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a very old friend of mine informing me, “ that there was a person endeavouring to cause disaffection towards me, hut that I had too many friends amongst them to fear any such influence, and that it had been stated that I had treated Captain H. for a wrong complaint”—from your former unprofessional conduct on more than one occasion, it occurred to me that you might have said so. Without any desire to elicit that you had spoken disrespectfully of me, I considered it the most honest plan to enquire if such had been said, and with- out beating about the bush, I called upon Captain Hubbard and asked him if you had made the remark, purposing, if you had, to tell you of it, but he assured me you had not. I am not aware of having put another question, but I believe I said, “ Well, vou did not after all get well fast Your’s faithfully, (Signed) C. O. WOODFORD. August 1, 1855, No, 1, Kyd-street. My Dear Sir, In reply to your letter of yesterday, I beg to say that it is easy to attack and rail at a man with broad assertions, but it is