Letter from Doctor John Shore to Joseph Black, 2 June 1784
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/IV/9-10
Scope and Contents
Letter from Doctor John Shore, Petersburg, Virginia to Joseph Black, dated 2 June 1784. The letter is about introducing Doctor Gibbons of Philadelphia, medical student and contains an account of plantain eaten by a frog as an antidote to spider venom.
Dates
- Creation: 2 June 1784
Creator
- From the Series: Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
1 letter
Subject
- Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk