Record

RefNoEL/W3/120
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Woolhouse to William Rutty, dated at Paris
CreatorWoolhouse; John Thomas (1666-1734); oculist
Date22 March 1728
DescriptionPresents his operation on the 'lachrymal fistula' and states that he will send details of the sixty-six different ways of operating on eyes
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originParis, le-de-France, France
Origin coordinates48.85341, 2.3488
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/d1c71cee-03da-444b-afca-e4d6e861816c
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA518Rutty; William (1687 - 1730)1687 - 1730
NA3698Woolhouse; John Thomas (c 1650 - 1734); oculistc 1650 - 1734
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