Original letters that passed between Mess. Brand and Ford, surgeons, on account of Mr. Ford's conduct relative to Mr. Patterson, and afterwards to one Sheldrake, a truss-maker, who was convicted, in the Court of King's Bench, of being the author of a false, scandalous, and malicious libel against Mr. Brand.

  • Brand, Thomas.
Date:
1784
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Credit: Original letters that passed between Mess. Brand and Ford, surgeons, on account of Mr. Ford's conduct relative to Mr. Patterson, and afterwards to one Sheldrake, a truss-maker, who was convicted, in the Court of King's Bench, of being the author of a false, scandalous, and malicious libel against Mr. Brand. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    •’H. •, \^Mr. Ford iH confequence font the fallowing .•] To Mr. HODGES. MR. Ford’s compliments to Mr. Hodges, and takes the liberty of repeating what he faid yef* terday, that his friends will be at Jack’s Colfee- houfe this evening at eight. Tuefdaj^ Fei, ll, 1783. ON Tuefday evening the parties met: Three on the part of Mr. Ford, MelT, Howard, Vaux, and Adair Hawkins; on the part of Mr. Brand, MelT. Hodges and O’Bryen. Without entering into a tedious detail of a de- fultory converfation, let it fuffice to fay, that Mr. Ford’s friends prefented the affidavit which had been procured from Patterfon. The words of this affidavit cannot be recolle6ted, as Mr. Ford’s friends took it away with them without leaving a copy of it ; but its quality may be afeertained by' two circumftances.—Firft, Mr. Brand de- nied its truth, and declared to his><friends that he had two gentlemen to prove its falfehood, one of whom he brought to the Coffee-houfe in an hour s time -and the fecond. That Mr. Ford’s friends haivng