A plain narrative of the much lamented death of the Rev. Henry Peckwell, D.D. : which was occasioned by the prick of his finger, in the examination of the body of Mary Stone, a young woman who died in a decline, at her lodgings in Cooper-Street, Westminster. In which are interspersed strictures of him as a minister, physician, philanthropist, &c. Also the particulars of the event which took place to bring him to the end of his days and usefulness / By a visiter of the Sick Man's Friend, who attended him in many visitations, and was conversant with him in almost every circumstance of this remarkable providence.

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view A plain narrative of the much lamented death of the Rev. Henry Peckwell, D.D. : which was occasioned by the prick of his finger, in the examination of the body of Mary Stone, a young woman who died in a decline, at her lodgings in Cooper-Street, Westminster. In which are interspersed strictures of him as a minister, physician, philanthropist, &c. Also the particulars of the event which took place to bring him to the end of his days and usefulness / By a visiter of the Sick Man's Friend, who attended him in many visitations, and was conversant with him in almost every circumstance of this remarkable providence.

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A plain narrative of the much lamented death of the Rev. Henry Peckwell, D.D. : which was occasioned by the prick of his finger, in the examination of the body of Mary Stone, a young woman who died in a decline, at her lodgings in Cooper-Street, Westminster. In which are interspersed strictures of him as a minister, physician, philanthropist, &c. Also the particulars of the event which took place to bring him to the end of his days and usefulness / By a visiter of the Sick Man's Friend, who attended him in many visitations, and was conversant with him in almost every circumstance of this remarkable providence. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] : Printed and sold by J. Barker, Russell-Court, Drury-Lane ... [etc.], 1790?]

Physical description

2 unnumbered pages, iii, 4-67 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm (12mo)

Edition

Second edition.

Notes

Henry Peckwell was the founder of the Sick Man's Friend, an organization devoted to visiting the sick in their homes.
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Sir W. Paton's executors Note: Binding: Recent cloth. From the library of Sir William Paton.

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ESTC, t097494
ESTC N48225

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