| Description Of Item | Addressed to Dr Abercrombie. Ballingall was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and author of 'Practical Observations on Fever, Dysentery and Severe Complaints'. Letter number 30. The testimonial was written on the occasion of Abercrombie's application for the Chair of the Practice of Medicine following the death of Dr James Gregory (in which he was unsuccessful). |