Papers of Miss Eliza Cox relating to Edward Jenner

  • Edward Jenner, 1749-1823
Date:
1820-1837
Reference:
MS.5239
Part of:
Jenner family and associated individuals
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Correspondence and papers of Miss Eliza Cox of Painswick, Gloucs, relating to Edward Jenner and vaccination.

1. Letter from Jenner to Eliza Cox, 18 March 1820

2. Circular on vaccination [Jan. 1821] sent to Eliza Cox by Jenner, with an autograph postscript; 1 August 1823

3. Memorandum by Eliza Cox concerning her connexion with Jenner from 1811, and her vaccination work to 1837. c.1837, 6ff.

4-6. Miscellaneous papers, including a prescription by Jenner, 10 September 1813 (copy), and medical recipes attributed to Jenner, c. 1833-38 and n.d.

Publication/Creation

1820-1837

Physical description

6 items Partly printed.

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Acquisition note

Sotheby's 16-17 July 1934, lot 416.

Finding aids

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

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  • acc. 67483