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Total number of records: 96

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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society75
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Quaker Collection1

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Hey, William (1736-1819)96
Hey, William (1772-1844)71
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society70
Priestley, Joseph5
Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)5
Bell, Sir Charles (1774-1842)1
Cayley, Cornelius1
Cayley, Cornelius (1729-1780?)1
Cooper, Sir Astley (1768-1841)1
Hey, John (1777-1801)1

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Letters from William Hey I to his nephew, William Sharp

Hey, William (1736-1819)

11 Oct 1791-08 Feb 1792

Two letters discussing various medical topics and William Sharp's medical training.

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Philosophical papers of William Hey FRS, (1736 - 1819):

Hey, William (1736-1819)

1774-1808

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Letter from William Hey I to his son Richard Hey

Hey, William (1736-1819)

3 Mar 1787

The letter is a request to Richard Hey from his father, William Hey, to procure a cadaver to be used for teaching anatomy at the Leeds General Infirmary. Richard was residing in Southwark, London, so ...

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Individuals

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1774-1820

Arrangement: SC/LPLS/15/1 – William Hey

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Notes and articles by William Hey, presented to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds, known as 'The Hey Papers'

Hey, William (1736-1819)

1783-1952

Contains three sets of notes attributed to William Hey I on various topics, which he presented as articles to the Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds. These original notes were rediscovered i...

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Hey Family Collection

Hey, Richard (1789); Hey, William (1772-1844); Hey, Samuel (1815-1888); Hey, William (1736-1819)

1759-1842

The collection includes papers, correspondence and medical casebooks by members of the Hey family, surgeons of Leeds. The casebooks form the bulk of the collection, with 21 medical and obstetrical c...

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An answer to An appeal to the serious and candid professors of Christianity, on the following subjects

Hey, William (1736-1819); Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)

1771

A lover of the truth = William Hey.

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Notebooks of medical and surgical case histories

Hey, William (1736-1819)

1763-1809

The 12 manuscript notebooks contain descriptions of patient cases that William Hey I attended through his private medical and midwifery practice, including details of symptoms and treatment given.

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Notebooks of case histories in obstetrics

Hey, William (1736-1819)

May 1759-Nov 1807

The 10 manuscript notebooks contain descriptions of obstetrics patient cases that William Hey I attended through his private medical and midwifery practice. Each case includes information about the pa...

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A short defence of the doctrine of the divinity of Christ : with some remarks upon a late Appeal to the serious and candid professors of Christianity

Hey, William (1736-1819); Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804); Priestley, Joseph (1733-1804)

1790

Anon., by William Hey.

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Register of circulation of the Leeds General Infirmary Library

Leeds General Infirmary Library (1768-1865)

1802-1827

Manuscript list recording details of library book lending transactions, with information under the following headings: (1) Lent out, Day of the Month; (2) Title of the Book; (3) Name of the Subscriber...

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Notes on medical topics
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Notes on medical topics

n.d. [c.1809]

Manuscript volume containing notes on medical topics, possibly from lectures, in an anonymous hand. Thought to have been compiled from lectures in London and Leeds, covering the following topics: he...

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