| Reference Number | RBC/140 |
| Title | Letter from Barnard William Holt to Richard Butcher |
| Date | 30 September 1856 |
| Creator Name | Holt, Barnard Wight, 1816-1894 |
| Butcher, Richard George Herbert, 1819-1891 |
| Description | Manuscript letter from Barnard Holt to Richard Butcher containing an update on the case of excision carried out by him, the boy 'continues to walk and ... he is fat and in excellent health'. Holt also provided brief details of two cases of excision of the elbow, one successful the other 'died from phthisis a month after the operation.' |
| Extent | 2 pages |
| Term | Knee Joint -- surgery |
| Elbow Joint -- Surgery |
| Fatal Outcome |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary |
| Letter |