| Reference Number | RBC/123 |
| Title | Letter from William Square to Richard Butcher |
| Date | 20 August 1856 |
| Creator Name | Square, William Joseph, 1813-1891 |
| Butcher, Richard George Herbert, 1819-1891 |
| Description | Manuscript letter from William Square to Richard Butcher informing Butcher that he has received 'the instrument from Mr Read today, and am much pleased with his workmanship'. Square reports he is intending to test the saw on an excision of the knee joint and an amputation in the coming week, and gives details of both cases. |
| Extent | 2 pages |
| Term | Surgical Instruments |
| Knee Joint -- surgery |
| Amputation |
| Letter |