Royal Society of MEDICINE. 51 P.S. and 1 L.S., 1785. Discharged memoranda, and receipts, addressed to Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu, treasurer of the Société royale de Médecine: statements of impressions made for the Society, supply of medals or gold tokens (with indication of recipients), half-yearly statements of distribution of tokens, gratuities or wages to Swiss and waiters, binding of scientific works, Paris stagecoaches, carriage of packages, mass said by the Fathers of the Oratory... Some signatures of Coquereau, vice-director, Vicq d'Azyr, perpetual secretary, Dehorne, Mauduyt, etc...We enclose 3 handwritten remedies, and 2 printed ff. about the Society's awards, 1785. Plus 28 letters, documents or manuscripts, 18th century: consultations, orders, etc.

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