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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    \ ^ have added certificates to the ensuing statement, would have rendered the publication inconveniently Ipnj. But with a view of guarding against inaccura- cies, I submitted the manuscript to each of the gentle- men whose names are introduced, and am authorised to sav, that the averments in every instance, are correct and true. CORRESPONDENCE, «jc. IT seems to me proper, on several accounts, that the ensuing Correspondence should be laid before the pub- lic ; and, in order to render the subject to which it re- lates, more intelligible, I shall add a few remarks. Baltimore) \2th October, 1820. Sir, When the slightest insinuation is thrown out against the character of a man of honour, it becomes his painful duty, to seek that redress, which as a gentleman he is intitled to demand, and no one, if he has injured ano- ther, can refuse. Since my arrival in this country, much has been done by certain individuals, to hurt my reputation ; and I have frequently heard, but in a man- ner which prevented me seeking an explanation, that you had used great liberties in speaking of my charac- ter. As I am determined that no person shall, with impunity, couple my name either with a mean or dis- honourable action ; my present object in addressing you, is to ascertain whether vmi have asserted, that you believe me to be the author ut' an anonymous letter said to have been received by you last winter, and at present handing about in Philadelphia.