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Samuel England was an apothecary who flourished in the middle of the eighteenth century. It appears he was an apprentice in the 1730s, referring in his notebooks of 1730-33 to his master, and to doctors by the names of Talbot, Dunning, and Bere. It is thought that Samuel England came from the West Country of England, either Devon, Dorset, or Somerset.
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GB 0113 MS-ENGLS 1703-1733 Collection (fonds) 2 volumes England , Samuel , 18th century , apothecary
Samuel England was an apothecary who flourished in the middle of the eighteenth century. It appears he was an apprentice in the 1730s, referring in his notebooks of 1730-33 to his master, and to doctors by the names of Talbot, Dunning, and Bere. It is thought that Samuel England came from the West Country of England, either Devon, Dorset, or Somerset.
Purchased from Viner & Hart Booksellers Ltd., October 1971
Two notebooks with clinical details and descriptions of numerous cases, 1730-33
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Source: College correspondence relating to the acquisition of Samuel England's notebooks.
Compiled by Katharine Williams
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Purchased from Viner & Hart Booksellers Ltd., October 1971
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Two notebooks with clinical details and descriptions of numerous cases, 1730-33
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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