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gave a lecture, to which he invited many men of science, on 

 the uses of the spleen and thymus. He commenced his lectures 

 with great applause, and before the end of the course succeeded 

 so well, that he had more than half the number of pupils that 

 he and Dr. Hunter had when in partnership. Mr. Hewson's 

 second course of lectures, as well as those which he delivered 

 during the winter of the following year, were quite as suc- 

 cessful. 



From the manner in which Dr. Hunter 1 and Mr. Hewson 3 

 wrote of each other, it is pleasing to suppose that they did not 

 finally retain any acrimonious feeling from the disagreement 

 which had led to their separation. This subject may be dis- 

 missed with the following letter by Dr. Franklin, for which I 

 am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Hunter Baillie, who gave 

 me the copy from the original in his rich collection of autograph 

 letters, many of which, as is probably the case with the present 

 one, have not been published. 



To Dr. William Hunter. 



Craven Street, Oct. 30, 1772. 



SIR, I should sooner have answered your questions, but, 

 that in the confusion of my papers, occasioned by removing to 

 another house, I could not readily find the memorandums I 

 had made during the unpleasant time in which as a common 

 friend I was obliged to hear your and Mr. Hewson's mutual 

 complaints. I have now found one of those memorandums, 

 dated Aug. 23, 1771, the same which I afterwards read to you, 

 containing your idea as then expressed of the terms on which 

 you were to proceed together. The following is an extract 

 from it : " Dr. Hunter expects Mr. Hewson should go on with 

 his business as usual, during the remainder of the term they 

 are to continue together ; and during that time should make 

 preparations at Dr. Hunter's expense, such as the Dr. should 

 direct to be made, and others, so that those directed are not 

 neglected or omitted ; that as the preparations are to be the 

 Doctor's sole property, and at his absolute disposal, so that 



1 Introductory Lectures to his last Course of Anatomy, p. 60, 4to, Lond. 1784. 



2 On the Lymphatic System, p. 166 of this volume. 



