Record

RBC - Richard Butcher Correspondence

Reference Number	RBC/25
Title	Letter from Henry Smith to Richard Butcher
Date	15 May 1855
Creator Name	Smith, Henry, 1823-1894
Creator Name	Butcher, Richard George Herbert, 1819-1891
Description	Manuscript letter from Henry Smith to Richard Butcher enclosing a note from Mr [Frederick] Skey (RBC/26) who has been 'converted' by Butcher's paper on excision of the knee joint. Smith talks about potential reviews of the work and refers to a piece published in last week's Lancet. He concluded by discussing [James] Syme, who 'makes such a fool of himself that we hardly think it worth while to notice what he says'.
Extent	2 pages
Term	Knee Joint -- surgery
Term	Letter
Related Record	RBC/26

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/2979	Smith; Henry (1823-1894); surgeon	1823-1894
DS/UK/2980	Syme; James (1799-1870); surgeon	1799-1870
DS/UK/2981	Skey; Frederick Carpenter (1798-1872); surgeon	1798-1872
DS/UK/1385	Butcher; Richard George Herbert (1819-1891); surgeon	1819-1891

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