Letters of Sir Charles Bell : selected from his correspondence with his brother George Joseph Bell.

  • Bell Charles, Sir, 1774-1842.
Date:
1870
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Credit: Letters of Sir Charles Bell : selected from his correspondence with his brother George Joseph Bell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    LETTERS OF CHARLES BELL. CHAPTER I. Family History—John Bell of Gladsmuir—Sermon on the Death of William III.—William Bell—Episcopacy in Scotland—Penal Laws of 1745—George Bell’s Memoranda—Charles Bell’s Early Recollections—Charles goes to London. The family from which Charles Bell was descended have, for nearly three centuries, been either merchants or members of the learned pro- fessions. Glasgow was their home for most of that period, and they are incidentally mentioned both in Law’s Memorials and in ClelancTs History of Glasgow; while their genealogical tables show them to have been connected by marriage with the best gentry of the land. But it is not until the end of the 17th century that family papers preserve the more minute records of their history. From that time it seems to have been a habit among them to jot down the most remarkable incidents of their lives and times, thus leaving behind them materials for tracing out the pecu-