Volume 6

Vol. VI.

Half-calf note-book: damaged.

From 12 March, 1838 to 29 April, 1873.

Residence in London.

With entries in shorthand and partial transcriptions. The last entry is written in a very tremulous hand, and is partly in pencil and in shorthand. The 2 ll. after the main text contain a holograph commentary on the diaries and the diarist by his son Dr. Robert James Lee, dated West Drayton 4/10/1912. Facing p. 27 is an engraved portrait of Sir Astley Paston Cooper [1768-1841], by W.H. Rote after Sir Thomas Lawrence [1769-1830], with a cut out signature pasted down.

Inserted in the text are 20 A.l.s. to the Diarist:

(1) Baillie (W.H.). A.l.s. dated 2/6/1861? 3 pp. 18 x 11 cm. Enclosing a lock of William Hunter's hair (p. 176).

(2) Blundell (James) [1790-1877]. M.D., Obstetrician. Dated 31/10/1866. 2 pp. 18½ x 11½ cm., Asking for recommendation of an application for a Reader's ticket at the B.M. (p. 239).

(3) Brodie (Sir Benjamin Collins) [1783-1862]. Surgeon. Dated 21/12/1861. 2 pp. 17 x 11 cm. Recommending a patient (p. 193).

(4) Cleghorn (David). Dated 29/3/1851. 3 ll. 19 x 12 cm. His nephew informs him of his mother's death (p. 185).

(5) Cooper (Sir Astley Paston) [1768-1841]. Surgeon. A.l.s. dated 17/8/1840. 2 pp. 18½ x 11½ cm. Congratulating Lee on his attention and skill at the confinement of Mrs. Herbert Owen, his niece (p. 35).

(6) Copney (W.). Secretary to the R.C.P. A.l.s. dated 4/1/1862. 1 p. 19 x 11½ cm. Concerning the diarist's forthcoming lecture at the Collete (p. 192).

(7) Darling (George) [1782?-1862]. Physician. A.l.s. dated 5/6/1861. 2 pp. 18 x 11 cm. Informing Lee of his retirement from practice (at the end).

(8) Duval (David L ). Secretary to St. George's Hospital. A.l.s. dated 18/7/1866. 1 p. 22 x 18 cm. Requesting Lees' resignation as lecturer in obstetrics at the hospital after he had resigned the office of obstetric physician (p. 228).

(9) Fleming (Thomas), Al..s. dated 22/4/1861. 2 pp. 18 x 11 cm. Sending cheque for Lee's share in the Newington Accounts [Rents from landed property] (at the end).

(10), (11) Hall (Mrs. Charlotte), Wife of Marshall Hall, Physiologist [1790-1857]. A.l.s. dated 18/3/1861. 1 p. 11 x 17½ cm. A.l.s. dated 2/4/1861. 3 pp. 11 x 17½ cm. The first enclosing her husband's letters on loan to Dr. Lee, the second referring to her biography of Marshall Hall upon which she is engaged (p. 164, p. 169).

(12) Lawrence (Sir William) [1783-1867]. Surgeon. A.l. dated 29/3/1865. 1 p. 17½ x 11½ cm. Giving the title of a paper on the nervous structure of the ... viscera. Unsigned (p. 215).

(13) Mayo (Thomas) [1790-1871]. M.D., F.R.S., President of the R.C.P. A.l.s. dated 19/9/1861. 1 p. 12½ x 18½ cm. Appointing Lee to be Croonian Lecturer (p. 188).

(14) Munk (William) [1816-1898]. M.D., F.R.C.P. A.l.s. dated 19/6/1861. 2 pp. 18½ x 11 cm. Asking Lee for biographical particulars for his 'Roll'. (p. 177).

(15), (16) Seymour (John J.). A.l.s. dated 2/2/1861. 2 pp. 14 x 9 cm. A.l.s. Undated [1865?] 3 pp. 14 x 9 cm. The first asking for an interview, the second referring to Sir Benjamin [Collins] Brodie (p. 154, p. 212).

(17) Sharpey (William) [1802-1880]. Physiologist. A.l.s. dated 18/12/1863. 3 pp. 18½ x 12 cm. Concerning Lee's Royal Society paper on the respiration of foetus (p. 209).

(18) Shaw (Alexander) [1804-1890]. Surgeon. A.l.s. dated 27/3/1865. 4 pp. 18 x 11 cm. On the Royal Society controversy and Sir Benjamin [Collins] Brodie (p. 213).

(19) Wardrop (James) [1782-1867]. Surgeon. A.l.s. dated -/12//1866. 3 pp. 18 x 11½ cm. On Sir J. Y. Simpson's oil-shale venture (p. 242).

(20) Webster (George) [1809-1872]. Surgeon. A.l.s. dated 27/7/1861. 1 l. 13½ x 9½ cm. On the death of Mrs. Webster (p. 181).