Creaser, Thomas

"Observations on Dr. Jenner's Parliamentary Reward and its probable effects on the progress of Vaccine Innoculation". Author's holograph MS.

Addressed on the upper cover: 'Dr. Jenner, 136 Bond Street,' and there headed 'Mr. C.' Written outside lower cover of this MS. is a holograph note by Jenner 'For Dr Aikin in haste pp. Mr. Adlard sent from Dr. Jenner Sept. 14 [1802]'. Opposite this is a note by another hand: 'Dr. Bradley pp. Mr. Thorne'.

There seems little doubt that 'Mr. C.' is Thomas Creaser of Widcomb, Bath, and that this MS. is a holograph preliminary version of the pamphlet he published in 1803 entitled: Observations of Dr. Pearson's Examination of the Report of the Vaccine Pock Committee of the House of Commons concerning Dr. Jenner's claim for remuneration. In this Jenner's claim for £20,000, which had been opposed mainly through Dr. Pearson's hostility, is strongly upheld. Parliament had granted £10,000 to Jenner in 1802, and rejected the sum of £20,000 claimed: but an extra £20,000 was eventually voted to him in 1807. The author states on the 7th leaf that he is 'not a medical man'.