| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | MS 38/25 |
| Alt Ref No | 3 |
| Title | Papers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from David Skene to his father, Andrew Skene |
| Date | 1 April 1753 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Creator Name | David Skene (1731 - 1770), M.D., of Aberdeen |
| Description | Letter from David Skene to his father, Andrew Skene, in which he expresses surprise and concern at not having heard from his father; his present employment is attending the hospitals, especially the Charité and the Hotel Dieu on particular occasions; he is finished with Mr Petit's courses and the body he was dissecting; he thinks he may practice midwifery and dissect another body; he has yet to see all the sights and curiosities of Paris and is planning to leave in late April or early May; he requests his father's aid in determining his route home and in deciding where to take his degree; the least price to take his degree is at Rheims where they charge 10 guineas but he thinks that this is 'altogether too much for a thing that is despicable ... that a man conceals his being a Rheims Doctor like a crime'; he has not found the books his father wanted, 1 April 1753. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |