Letter to Alexander Garden from Lionel Chalmers, January 5, 1777

Letter to Alexander Garden from Lionel Chalmers, January 5, 1777

1777-01-05

Three letters written to Dr. Lionel Chalmers in the 1770s. Two came from Dr. John Fothergill in London, England, and Dr. Alexander Garden wrote the third letter in this collection. They discussed botany and medicine.

2023-05-03

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Chalmers, Lionel

Cox, Danielle

Fenn

Debbie (transcriber)

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Ms. 24, Lionel Chalmers, correspondence

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Ms24_Let1

Dear Sir

I now return your Book with my thanks for the favour you have done me with obliging me with a perusal of it. I did not return you an answer to your Letter accompanying the Book sooner because I was willing to read it over first and as soon as possible that I might not prevent others from having the like pleasure.

When I say that I received pleasure from the perusal of your Book, I mean that kind of pleasure which a man has, on receiving many curious [letter torn] and observations, with many of which he has some acquaintance, stated in a clear and distinct manner and natural & rational deductions made from them. In this view & for this reason I read your publication with pleasure, and if you have exception to the language or Expression in some places, I think there is ample amount by the number of sensible & useful observations. I rejoice to see science flourish especially that by which mankind are to be so much benefited, and I have no doubt that although both the present & future Physicians of this place

[illegible] Garden 1777.
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Doctor Lionel Chalmers
Charlestown

may each, according to their own Ideas, use a practice varying in the particular medicines presented, yet all of them will find in this book, a very useful repository of curious facts, with ingenious reasoning lessons

which will be useful to all, particularly to European Physicians on their first settling in this Province or in any of the adjoining provinces or Island say[?] States

I heartily wish you good health for the good of Society & that you may be enabled to pursue your inquiries for the future benefit of your fellow creatures especially in investigating the case of our Carolina Consumption on which you seem to promise something further - I am with respect

Dear Sir
Your most obt. & hble. Svt.
Alexdr. Garden

Sunday Evening January 5th 1777