Correspondence between Mr. Granville Sharp Pattison and Dr. N. Chapman : also, A refutation of certain calumnies published in a pamphlet entitled "Correspondence between Mr. Granville Sharp Pattison and Dr. Nathaniel Chapman".

  • Pattison, Granville Sharp, 1791-1851.
Date:
1821
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Credit: Correspondence between Mr. Granville Sharp Pattison and Dr. N. Chapman : also, A refutation of certain calumnies published in a pamphlet entitled "Correspondence between Mr. Granville Sharp Pattison and Dr. Nathaniel Chapman". Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    IS 1st. A history of the causes which induced me to leave Scotland and the treatment I received from my arr.vul in America, until the correspondence betweeu Dr. Chapman and myself occurred. 2d. The allegations brought against me in Dr. Chap- man's pamphlet. A. That I was not invited to America. B. That I was compelled to leave my native coun- try. C. That this happened from an improper inter- course with Mrs. Ure. Sdly. A general review of the contradictions and palpable falsehoods contained in Dr. Chapman's pam- phlet ; and lastly, a few concluding observations. 1st. History of the camp? which first induced me to have Scotland, dfc. 1st. On the 24th of December 1818, I received the following letter from my brother, which was the first intimation I had of the vacancy in the University of Pennsylvania, and what first led me to think of leaving Scotland. ° Philadelphia, Nov. 17, 1818. Jily Dear Granville I wrote you only three days ago, and mentioned the sudden death of Dr. Dorsey ; last evening 1 s. w by the papers, that Dr. Physick (the uncle of Dr. 1)J had volunteered his services to carry on the class of anato- my, for the present session.—It immediately occurred to me that this would save the trustees of the university, the necessity of making a hasty or improper choice in filling ihe vacant chair. I called on Mr. Chaunc. y to whom I always apply for advice, 1 may say in every emergency, whose name I have already mentioned to you, and to whom I mus? ever consider myself under the deepest obligations. Mr. C. was kind enough to