Letters and testimonials written for James Paget in connection with appointments at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Finsbury Dispensary

Detailed listing of items:

1 Statement by James Paget as a candidate for the post of assistant surgeon at St Bartholomew's. 29 Jan 1838. Printed.

2-3 Testimonials to Paget from the students at St Bartholomew's Hospital following his lectures on pathological anatomy. July 1840 and n.d.

4 Statement by Paget as a candidate for the post of surgeon to the Finsbury Dispensary, with testimonials. 20 March 1841. Printed.

5-11 Copy of a letter from Paget to St Bartholomew's Hospital, applying for the vacant lectureship on general anatomy and physiology. With testimonials written for Paget by William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885), John Forbes (1787-1861), George Long (1800-1879), William Clark (1788-1869), Richard Owen (1804-1892) and Peter Mere Latham (1789-1875). 16-29 May 1843.

12 Letter to Paget from the Finsbury Dispensary following his resignation as surgeon. 29 June 1843.

13-18 Statement by Paget as a candidate for the post of assistant surgeon at St Bartholomew's Hospital, 20 Jan 1847. Printed. With manuscript testimonials written by James Moncrieff Arnott (1794-1885), Benjamin Travers (1783-1858), Eusebius Arthur Lloyd, Clement Hue (d. 1861) and George Burrows (1801-1887). 15-20 Jan 1847.