The Life and correspondence of the late Samuel Hibbert Ware / by Mrs. Hibbert Ware.

  • Hibbert-Ware, Mrs. (Mary Clementina)
Date:
1882
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Life and correspondence of the late Samuel Hibbert Ware / by Mrs. Hibbert Ware. 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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    PREFACE. The compiler of this Memoir was induced to under- take the collection and arrangement of the corre- spondence of the late Dr. Samuel Hibbert Ware, in the hope that it might be found of interest to the readers of the History of the Foundations of Man- chester and other Works written by him. She moreover hopes that these pages may not be without interest for some residents in Edinburgh, where Dr. Hibbert Ware passed many pleasant years of his life. To enable her to complete the work she had undertaken, the letters which have been printed were placed in her hands by her husband, who is the eldest son of Dr. Hibbert Ware, and who has also supplied her with many incidents and anecdotes, he being almost the sole survivor of those with whom his late father was intimate. With what success she has performed her work she leaves her indulgent readers to judge; but she must observe that her efforts have been greatly