Letter from Richard Thomas Gore to Richard Butcher Manuscript letter from Richard Gore to Richard Butcher replying to Butcher's enquiry about a case of excision of the knee joint by Gore. He provides details of the case and states that the 'results of the case has been and continues in all respects complete, both as regards the boy's health and use of the limb'. He dismisses the prejudice against the operation in 'the minds of those who are guided by feelings rather than facts'. 5 November 1854