| Reference number | EL/M1/113 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter |
| Creator | Musgrave; William (1655-1721); physician; antiquary |
| Date | 28 December 1699 |
| Description | Concerning laryngotomy as a safe operation and presents the observations of John Keen, a chirurgeon in Cornwall, who states how the trachea can heal itself after being cut
Read to the Royal Society on 10 January 1699 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Origin coordinates | 50.7236, -3.52751 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 21, no 258, p 398 |
| URL description | Also available on Early Modern Letters Online |
| URL | http://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b3375200-610e-41ad-bdb6-f58fe5967c3c |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |
| NA7941 | Musgrave; William (1655 - 1721); physician and antiquary | 1655 - 1721 |