A letter to Dr. James Gregory of Edinburgh, in consequence of certain printed papers intituled 'The viper and file', There is wisdom in silence, An old story, &c. ... which have lately been distributed by him / [Andrew Duncan].

  • Duncan, Andrew, 1744-1828.
Date:
1811
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Credit: A letter to Dr. James Gregory of Edinburgh, in consequence of certain printed papers intituled 'The viper and file', There is wisdom in silence, An old story, &c. ... which have lately been distributed by him / [Andrew Duncan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    £17 x -r T 7T T ISo. \ ii. Of Dr Gregory’s boastful threatenings, winch he has never thought it advisable to fulnl, the intelligent reader * will find many examples in the former parts of this pub¬ lication. But among these, one not the least remarkable is the following advertisement, which was repeatedly in¬ serted in the Edinburgh newspapers, either immediately before or immediately after an advertisement announcing the publication of the Narrative of the conduct of Dr fames Gregory towards the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, drawn up and published by order of the College, in consequence of various printed papers circulated by him relative to their affairs. The advertisement, as now given, is extracted verbatim from the Edinburgh Advertiser of Tuesday 12th December 1809. b d Xn