A statement of facts / by George McClellan.

  • McClellan, George, 1796-1847.
Date:
[1822]
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Credit: A statement of facts / by George McClellan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    est particular. I therefore carried to him the manuscript of all that part of the review which related to Mr. Foulke, and request- ed him to suggest whatever alterations might be required to ren- der it perfectly correct. With a pencil I then interlineated every thing which he suggested,—exchanging the words a distin- guished physician was called, &c. for a highly respectable gen- tleman called &c.—the phrase <' altogether d issatisfied, for some- ivhat dissathjied— Hagedorn's original and single splint, Sec. for several other modes of treatment 8cc The words dark entry and caught his foot in the carpet, &c. were also intro- duced by him. To the use of Mr. Foulke's name also the doctor once threw out a slight objection, but he appeared willing to with- draw it when I observed that some one name must be brought for- ward in connexion with the case. Indeed, he afterwards stated some powerful reasons for retaining it; but as these were some- what disrespectful towards Mr. Foulke I cannot venture to dis- close them. After these amendments I felt quite at liberty to publish the in- formation thus obtained, without giving myself more trouble to as- certain its correctness, because I placed the most implicit confi- dence in Dr. Moore's representations, and because I^ believed him as an honourable man bound to substantiate all his assertions. I was induced to call again, however, for the purpose of requesting- him to procure a certificate from Mr. Foulke, corroborating our statement, and preventing all danger of his being persuaded to contradict our assertions. The doctor at once objected to this plan, and, after declaring that there could be no possibility of dis- puting the facts which he had stated, promised to give his full testimony if Dr Gibson should ever venture to contradict me.* He appeared very solicitous, however, that I should call upon Mr. Foulke in person, and once appointed a time to accompany me. In consequence of his urgent solicitations upon this point, Dr. Colhoun, who had been included in this particular invitation,! went with me a little after the appointed hour, when we found Dr. Moore engaged. He then proposed that we should go without him, and we did so, not so much for the purpose of enquiring more particularly into Mr. Foulke's case, as to obtain his approba- tion of the manuscript detail of Dr. Moore's information. Being denied access to Mr. Foulke, however, on account of his severe illness, we left his house without making any enquiries respecting his situation, and I determined to depend exclusively on my confi- dence in Dr. Moore's integrity. Before the review had gone through the press, however, I submitted the corrected manuscript to Dr. Moore's inspection, and as he did not recommend any fur- ther amendments, or offer any objection to the use of Mr. Foulke's name, I felt authorized to publish it with his most unreserved sanction. * See the certificate of Dr. Calhoun, who was With jne at the time. f See Dr. Eberle's certificate.