Quain, Jones (1796-1865), anatomist; Quain, Richard (1800-1887), surgeon; and Quain, Sir Richard (1816-1898), physician

Miscellaneous material, chiefly correspondence, relating to the Quain family. The majority of the items relate to Sir Richard Quain (1816-1898).

1829-1895

36 items

Purchased from: Voynich, London, November 1905 (acc.44206, originally acc.11895); Sotheby's, London, December 1919 (acc.76443), July 1931 (acc.57468) and April 1932 (acc.65133); Stevens, London, January 1929 (acc.74959); Puttick and Simpson, May 1930 (acc.62824); Hodgson's, London, June 1931 (acc.80890); Desgranges, Paris, May 1932 (acc.65641); Glendining, London, August 1934 (acc.67913), January 1935 (acc.67947) and August 1935 (possibly an error for 1934) (acc.67877); Winifred A. Myers, London, November 1989 (acc.348231) and October 1992 (acc.349021). Presented by H.J. Fuller, May 1929 (acc.91885). Provenance details of nos.13, 24 and 27 not recorded (acc.67430 and 92291); nos.17 and 36 transferred from Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (acc.69200 and 91800), previous history unknown; no acquisition details noted for nos.6, 11, 16, 19-21, 25 and 35.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.

Formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence.