Autograph letter signed : Madras, India, to the Phrenological Society [of] Philadelphia, [Philadelphia, Pa., ca. 1825].

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Autograph letter signed : Madras, India, to the Phrenological Society [of] Philadelphia, [Philadelphia, Pa., ca. 1825].

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Describes Paterson's experiences promulgating phrenology in India in 1825, including course of lectures; his role in formation of the Calcutta Phrenological Society with phrenological examinations of its officers and members; and establishment of a phrenological school near Barrackpur and its curriculum.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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Phrenological Society of Philadelphia.

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Paterson, George Murray

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George Murray Paterson, Scottish physician and phrenologist, received an M.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1817; his thesis concerned mania. He went to India in 1821 and was a surgeon with the East India Company. Paterson was a member of the Edinburgh Phrenological Society, the Asiatic Society, and a founder of the Calcutta Phrenological Society. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Madras, India, to the Phrenological Society [of] Philadelphia, [Philadelphia, Pa.,...

Calcutta Phrenological Society

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