Letter written at 34 Alma Road, Clifton, Bristol to Sir Patrick Manson. Gives a short account of a patient infected with filaria [parasitic disease caused by roundworm infection].

Letter in French to unknown recipient arranging to meet. Includes cutting of an English obituary for Nelaton from The Graphic, with a portrait engraving.

Letter written at the Societe de Chirurgie de Paris to Sir George Ballingall, Altamount, Blairgowrie. Covering letter sent with a review of Ballingall's pamphlet 'grand ouvrage' and a portrait 'in memory of his father', Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842), physician and military surgeon. The recipient is Sir George Ballingall (1780-1855), physician and surgeon.

Letter written at the Administration du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, au Jardin du Roi, Paris to M. de Blainville. Acknowles reciept of Blainville's work 'Manuel de malacologie et de concyologie' which as been placed in the Museum library. The letter is signed by Cuvier and L. Cordier as administrative professors of the Museum, and by Bon as secretary.

Letter in French dated 19 Oct 1770 written at Leyden [Leiden] addressed to Dr. Nesbitt, Aldersgate Street, London. Requests a reply to an earlier letter in which he had acknowledged reciept of ""les microscopes."" He had also requested that Dr. Birch be asked to send the Epitome of Vesalius and to obtain for him a wig - a sample to be sent first, toegether with a note of prices. He asks for information on how to communicate to the Royal Society a paper he has prepared on the articulation of the lower jaw and wonders whether any new medical works have recently appeared. He mentions that Boerhaave's work on chemistry has just been published in Leyden - without the author's consent. Recipient is Robert Nesbitt (d.1761), physician. The Dr. Birch referred to is likely John Birch (1745-1815), surgeon. Photocopy of an article by Dr C J Van Der Klaauw from the zoological laboratory of the University, Leiden entitled 'A Letter of B. S. Albinus from Leiden to R. Nesbitt in London'. Photocopy of an article by W R Le Fanu, librarian at the Royal College of Surgeons, London entitled 'More Letters from B. S. Albinus to Robert Nesbitt'. Both articles published in English in Janus, volumes xxxv and xxxvi.

Consists of a letter from Charles [Brooks?] to Pybus regarding a reply to David Dimbleby, which is attached. This relates to Richard Dimbleby's ill health and advice about other publishing including the Cancer Research Organisation.

Letter written at St John's College Cambridge to Henslow [likely John Stevens Henslow, 1796-1861, botanist]. Letter is marked private. Relates to the method of appointing a curator for the botanic garden.

Letter written at Garfield newr Halstead to Gurney Turner Esq. of The General Dispensary, Aldersgate Street, London. Caswell requests that Turner continue seeing patients on his behalf as he has been detained abroad.

Letter written from Old Burlington Street to an unnamed recipient (letter addressed 'Dear Sir') Aldis apologises for being unable to attend the anniversary dinner of the Metropolitan Sanitary Association on 4 June 1852.

Letter written at 9 Devonshire Street, Portland Place to W. J. Hooker. Darwin proposes a visit to look at greenhouses.