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Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841. Correspondence, 1813-1853 and undated.

Title: Correspondence, 1813-1853 and undated.

ALS to and from Cooper. Includes two notes from Catherine Cooper, Cooper's daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Balderson and an anonymous recipient, and a note from W. Smith to Ann Cooper, Cooper's wife. Among Cooper's correspondents are well-known English physicians, scientists, and his patients. They include: A. Marcet, H. Halford, C. M. Clarke, J. Ingles, R. Leston, Sir C. Locock, Sir J. McGregor, A. Monro, Dr. Browne of Glasgow, Sir W. Lawrence, Sir C. Aldis, B. Travers, Dr. J. C. W. Lever, W. F. Montgomery, Dr. J. Kidd, Dr. Balderson, Dr. W. Prowl, H. S. Seton, J. Soogood, and B. Whittaker. Letters relate to personal and professional matters. The letters are in English. However, an ALS from Charles de Greti and an ANS from Pierre Moquet are in French. In his letters to Marcet, Cooper expresses strong opinions regarding the political situation in England and on the Continent during the Napoleonic wars. In his letters to Cooper, Kidd discusses the subject of medical reform. Seton's gossipy, personal letters relate to the royal family.

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Ingles, John, 1766-1836. Narrative of the early settlement of the Alleghany mountains of western Virginia by George Draper, William Ingles and other members of their families [manuscript], 1825?

Title: Narrative of the early settlement of the Alleghany mountains of western Virginia by George Draper, William Ingles and other members of their families [manuscript], 1825?

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