Beatty, Sir William (1773?-1842), surgeon

  • Sir William Beatty, 1773?-1842, surgeon
Date:
15 December 1805
Reference:
MS.5141
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Report on the wounding and death of Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, and on the post-mortem examination. Signed and dated on HMS Victory, 15 December 1805.

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15 December 1805

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1 f

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Related material

For a similar document, see Christie's 8 May 1985, lot 220.

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. 343516