| Description | Letter from [?] Barclay to Dr Ferguson in which he states that Dr Donaldson is trying to dispose of his office and that he hopes he has taken care to avoid transfer as they shall be disgraced with their friends. The letter contains a note from Alexander Allerdyce to James Ferguson in which he states that the magistrates of Aberdeen Town Council are 'extremely desirous' for Dr Livingston to succeed to the Chair of Medicine at Marischal College should it become vacant, 30 January 1793. |