| Description Of Item | From the papers of Richard Poole. Includes copies of the printed petition against the monopoly established by the Apothecaries Act; draft manuscript and proof copies of the petition with amendments; letter from W P [William Pulteney] Alison enclosing the petition by Dr Adams; letters from G A Borthwick and John MacWhirter giving their apologies for absence from meetings of the College; letter from J H Davidson suggesting changes to the petition; draft memorials to the King on the regulations of St Andrews University for medical degrees; and copy of Saunders' News-Letter and Daily Advertiser giving an account of the medical congress in Dublin, 29th May 1839. |