CHAPITRE XXVII

Lettre de sir Henri Halford , président du Collège royal des médecins de Londres , ci M. le docteur Rucco.

Triston-Hall, Leicester, August6th-, 1827.

« My dear sir,

« I congratulate you on the completion of your useful work , and most heartily wish you the just reward of your labours in abondant famé and whatever pecuniary advantages may fairly be expccted from it.

« I shall not be in Town until about the 25th. of this month. If you are pleased therefore to send the remaining sheets to my house, my servant shall hâve a direction from me to transmit to me into the Country. With sincere regard and esteem, I remain, dear sir, yours very much.

« Signé > Henry Halford. »

Lettre de sir Henri Halford, président du Collège royal des médecins de Londres , ci M. le docteur Rucco.

« My dear doctor Rucco,

« I must thank you with more than usual

earnestness foryour books. Youhaveattiredthcm beautifully and tbe whole work is worthy of its ciuthor. I wisb y ou famé and fortune , and shall ever be with high esteem,

« Your faithful friend.

« Signé , Henry Halford. »

Àugusth 15th 1827.

Triston-Hall, Leicester.

Leltre de sir Henri Halford, président du Collège royal des médecins de Londres , à M. le docteur Rucco.

My dear sir,

I hâve not failed to pay attention to the prospectus, which you hâve done me the favour to send me , of your intended work on comparative medicine. It would certainly be désirable to the medical public to possess a work presenting a concise view of the actual State of medicine in the different countries of Europe ; tbe points of agreement as well as of discrepancy in the practice of different nations being made to illustrate , or contrasted with one another. And with this, might fairly and naturally be combined an ac-