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Collection	GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society
Level	Item
Ref No	AMCS/4/10/5/10
Title	Draft letter from Sir James Reid to Sir William McEwen
Date	8 September 1916
Extent	1 item
Administrative History	Sir William McEwen [or Macewen] (1848-1924), pioneer in brain surgery. Macewen studied medicine at the University of Glasgow from 1865 to 1869 and graduated MB, CM.
Description	Draft letter from Sir James Reid to Sir William McEwen dated 8 September 1916. Thanks him for his letter informing him about his journey and reception with the King and Queen. Notes that he saw Marnoch recently and reported his [Reid's] memory of the operation two years previously [see above]: 'He told me that he made his incision towards the middle line of the abdomen in case he should find the appendix displaced and he wished to be sure he could find it wherever it was'. Reports further comments by Marnoch on the operation and notes that he enjoyed his recent stay and opportunity to get to know him well.
Access Status	Restricted
Access Conditions	Please note that although the catalogue is available via the Special Collections website, the papers are held by the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at its offices in the Medical School building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Please contact the Society directly to arrange access to the records: Tel. 01224 437104; Email: medchilibrarian@abdn.ac.uk.

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