| Citation | Thompson Forster, Esqre of Broad Street buildings, London, one of the Surgeons of Guy's Hospital and late Surgeon to the staff of the Army in North America, being desirous of the honor of being elected in to the Royal Society of London, for the improvment of Natural Knowledge, we the underwritten, do, from our personal Knowledge, recommend him to the Society as a person highly deserving of that honour and likely to become an useful and valuable member |