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CHAPTER XXXI 



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CHARACTER OF FOTHERGILL . . . 384 



Fothergill's person, dress and habits His intelligence, emotions, 

 temper, conscience Common sense, insight, initiative The 

 relief of suffering Zeal for knowledge A clouded epoch 

 W. Hunter Esther Tuke War-time conditions Influences that 

 formed Fothergill's character : inheritance ; Edinburgh Uni- 

 versity ; his friendships ; America ; Franklin ; Peter Collinson ; 

 his patients His contributions to his century : in medicine ; in 

 science ; in philanthropy ; in politics Reliance on a higher 

 Power The Valhalla of medicine. 



APPENDIX A 



TEXT OF THE DOCUMENTS OF THE CONCILIATION PRO- 

 POSALS, 1774-1777, NOW FIRST FULLY GIVEN FROM 

 THE ORIGINALS ..... 393 



APPENDIX B 



LETTER OF ADVICE TO A YOUNG PATIENT BY DR. JOHN 



FOTHERGILL ... . 409 



APPENDIX C 



LETTER FROM SAMUEL FOTHERGILL TO A YOUNG WOMAN 



A SHORT TIME BEFORE HER MARRIAGE . . 413 



APPENDIX D 



BIOGRAPHICAL AND MANUSCRIPT REFERENCES, PORTRAITS, 



BUSTS AND PERSONAL RELICS . . .416 



INDEX . 423 



