DEP/ABJ/4/1/134 | Letter from John Ramsay, Newcastle upon Tyne, England to John Abercrombie | Case of Mrs Yorke about whom he has had frequent communication with the apothecary at Bishop Middleham. | 13 Nov 1823 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/263 | Letter from [C B?], Clifton, England to John Abercrombie | Letter to Mrs Fordyce concerning the case of Miss Buchan (possibly by another member of the family). The letter is written on the same sheet as a statement of the case by Dr C E Bernard dated 26th April and contains a list of the prescriptions filled for Miss Buchan from 23rd March to 23rd April from their apothecary in Bristol as this is 'the only way that Dr A can judge' treatment in the case. | Apr 1825 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/357 | Letter from Henrietta Morewood, Dunluce Rectory, Bushmills, Ireland to John Abercrombie | Case of her father, with giddiness, who had been attended by the local apothecary no other medical man being within reach. Four postage marks from Bushmills, Coleraine, Belfast, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland. | 1 Aug 1843 |
DEP/ABJ/4/4/1 | Letter from John MacWhirter, 4 Ainslie Place, [Edinburgh, Scotland] to John Abercrombie relating... | He writes a covering letter for the 'brief hints' he gave to Doctors Allison, Christison and Bell upon which the report of the Sub Committee of the Board of Health on Spasmodic Cholera was framed. The information is on the treatment he adopted in Calcutta [India] from 1817-1822 when he was Apothecary General to the Honourable Company on the Bengal Presidency. He lists the drugs he used and the how they were administered. | 17 Nov 1831 |
DEP/ANO/14 | [List of requirements for general practice], author unknown | The text lists eight requirements for general practice in Edinburgh but may be incomplete: suitable education; right to practice anywhere in the United Kingdom; minimum education and time taken to qualify; minimum age; if apprenticeship not served then proof of practical knowledge in a dispensary required; knowledge of Latin; examination requirements. Not dated but possibly resulting from the controversy around the Apothecaries Act 1815. Originally with ANO/15. | c1815 |
DEP/AWP/8/1 | Petition to the House of Lords by the President and Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of... | From the collection of William Pulteney Alison. The petition is in response to the Apothecaries Act 1815 which only allowed apothecaries licensed by the Apothecaries Company in London to practise. Their concern was that their members should also be allowed to practice. | c1815 |
DEP/AWP/8/2 | Petition to the House of Lords by the President and Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of... | From the collection of William Pulteney Alison. The petition is in response to the Apothecaries Act 1815 which would allow physicians to practice as apothecaries in England whereas if they were to in Scotland they would lose their fellowship of the college. Three copies, two with annotations probably by Alison. | c1815 |
DEP/AWP/8/9 | Petition to Lord Viscount Melbourne from the Master, Wardens and Society of Apothecaries of the... | From the collection of William Pulteney Alison. The petition objects to the possibility of their profession being undermined by medical graduates setting up as apothecaries without being licensed by the Apothecaries Company particularly from the Scottish universities. The petition has amendments and is addressed to Dr Alison. | 8 May 1833 |
DEP/AWP/8/14 | Courses of study for medical degrees and licenses | From the collection of William Pulteney Alison. Table comparing the requirements of University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, Marischal College Aberdeen, University of St Andrews, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of London, Royal College of Surgeons of Dublin, University of Glasgow, Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow, Apothecaries Company London, Medical Department of the Army and the Medical Department of the Navy. The table covers the requirements in preliminary education; period of professional study; the subjects studied and for how long; apprenticeship, dispensary practice; and age of candidate for degree or license. | 1838 |
DEP/BOS | Collection of the Boswell family | | 1732 - 2018 |
DEP/BRE/3/6/2 | Letters in connection with the Appointment of the King's Physician | From the collection of Edwin Bramwell. Letters from Lord Chamberlain Clarendon to Lord Horder, Horder to Bramwell and Bramwell to Horder. Initially they are on Bramwell's recommendation for a replacement for the Surgeon Apothecary to the household at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. He is then approached to be the King's Physician in Scotland but does not get the position due to his rheumatoid arthritis and recommends Davidson, Dunlop or Rae Gilchrist. | 28 May 1947-22 Jul 1947 |
DEP/COC | Collection of David Midgley Cockcroft | | 1829-1855 |
DEP/COC/1/1 | Certificate of indenture for 5 years as surgeon-apothecary and man-midwife of David Midgley... | | 9 May 1829 |
DEP/COC/1/6 | Certificate issued by the Apothecaries Hall, London, licencing David Midgley Cockcroft to... | | 27 Dec 1855 |
DEP/COJ/2/2/19 | Lists compiled by John Dixon Comrie | Royal College of Physicians, London resident and non-resident fellows 1832; Royal College of Surgeons, London resident and non-resident fellows 1832; physicians and surgeons in Edinburgh 1832; surgeons and apothecaries; surgeons and druggists; surgeon dentists; surgeons and accoucheurs; apothecaries; cuppers; chiropodists; veterinary surgeons; druggists; laboratories; chemists and druggists; chemical apparatus maker; manufacturing chemist; wholesale druggists; and surgical instrument-makers and cutlers. | 1930s |
DEP/COJ/2/5/5 | Postcards of John Dixon Comrie | The postcards are of the Faculté de Médecine and other views, Montpellier, France; St Gallen; apothecary's shop, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Utrecht university; Florence, Italy; Nimes, France; works of art depicting medical scenes; the murals in the Panthéon, Paris, France etc. Only three were posted. | 1920s-1930s |
DEP/COJ/5/3 | 'The Apothecary Ancient and Modern of the City of London' by George Corfe | From the collection of John Dixon Comrie. | 1897 |
DEP/CRD/2/10 | 'Price Current': printed price list produced by the Edinburgh Apothecaries' Hall Company | From the collection of David and Andrew Craigie. Lists the medicines available although the prices are blank. | c1820 |
DEP/CRD/2/19 | Printed labels for the Apothecaries Hall, 60 North Bridge, Edinburgh | From the collection of David and Andrew Craigie. | c1820 |
DEP/CUL/1/2/90 | Letter from Andrew Liddell, Thurso, Scotland to William Cullen | Case of Mrs L. He also mentions not having received a reply to his last letter even though 'inclosed in a cover to Mr Douglas the apothecary'. | 13 Jun 1772 |