Correspondence and papers of the Reverend Thomas Pruen relating to Edward Jenner

Correspondence and papers of the Revd Thomas Pruen (c.1772-1834), relating to his friend Edward Jenner:

1-78. Letters to Pruen from Edward Jenner 1807-22 and n.d.

1 Bedford Place [London] 12 May 1807

2 n.d. [1808]. Incomplete

3 Berkeley 6 May 1808

4 Fladongs Hotel [London] 26 May 1808

5 London 9 June 1808

6 [London] 11 Aug 1808

7 Great Russell Street [London] 14 Sept 1808

8 [London] 2 Sept. 1808

9 Great Russell Street [London] 14 Sept. 1808

10 [London] 23 Oct. 1808

11 Great Russell Street [London] 21 Nov 1808

12 Berkeley 29 Nov 1808

13 13 Dec 1808

14 Great Russell l Street [London] 1808

15 Berkeley 9 Jan. 1809

16 Berkeley 29 Jan 1809

17 Berkeley 2 Feb 1809

18 Berkeley 3 March 1809

19 Berkeley 16 March 1809

20 Berkeley 9 April 1809

21 Berkeley 18 April 1809

22 Berkeley 5 May 1809

23 Berkeley 31 May 1809

24 June 24 1809

25 Berkeley 25 July 1809

26 Berkeley 18 Sep 1809

27 Berkeley 16 Oct 1809

28 Berkeley 1 Dec 1809

29 Berkeley 16 Dec 1809

30 n.d. [1809]

31 Berkeley 14 Feb 1810

32 Berkeley 12 March 1810

33 26 March 1810

34 Berkeley 26 April 1810

35 Berkeley 13 April 1810

36 Berkeley 5 May 1810

37 Berkeley 10 June 1810

38 Berkeley 17 July 1810

39 n.d. [endorsed 1810]

40/1-2 Cockspur Street [London] 29 June 1811

41 Cheltenham 1 Aug. 1811

42 Berkeley 12 Feb. 1812

43 Berkeley 11 April 1812

44 Berkeley 24 April

45 n.d. [watermark 1812]. Incomplete

46 Berkeley 27 June 1812

47 Berkeley 13 Oct 1812

48 n.d. [1812]

49 Berkeley 5 Jan 1813

50 Berkeley 15 June 1813

51 n.d. [endorsed] 3 Nov 1813

52 14 May 1814

53 Cheltenham 23 Sept 1814

54 Cheltenham n.d. [endorsed Oct 1814]

55 n.d. [endorsed 23 Dec 1814]

56 n.d. [endorsed 1814]

57 n.d. [endorsed 1815. Incomplete]

58 Cheltenham 1 Sept 1815

59 Berkeley 23 Oct 1815

60 Berkeley 2 Jan 1816

61 Berkeley 27 June 1816

62 n.d. [endorsed 8 Dec 1816]

63 Berkeley April [endorsed 1817]

64 Berkeley 27 July 1817

65 14 Oct. 1817

66 Berkeley 19 Dec 1817

67 22 April 1818

68 7 Nov [endorsed 1819]

69 26 Oct 1822

70 n.d.

71 n.d.

72 n.d. [endorsed 1811 or 1812]

73 n.d.

74 n.d.

75 n.d. [watermark 1814]

76 n.d.

77 n.d.

78 n.d. [postscript only]

79 Printed circular concerning vaccination addressed to Pruen

80-81 Copy of a letter from Jenner to Pruen 6 July 1808, transcribed by Charles Millar, MD. With a letter from Millar to Pruen's daughter thanking her for the original, 14 July 1856

82 Letter from Jenner to Mrs Elizabeth Dulcibella Pruen (1768-1844), daughter of the surgeon Thomas Andrews, 26 Dec 1821

83-102 Prescriptions, notes and memoranda by Jenner concerning the health of the Pruen family

83-85 Notes and memoranda n.d.

86 Prescription for Mr Pruen 14 Aug 1802

87 Prescription for Mr Pruen 25 Nov 1802

88 Prescription for Master Pruen 25 Nov 1802

89-90 Prescriptions for Miss Elizabeth and Master Thomas Pruen 14 Sept 1804

91 Prescriptions for Catherine, Elizabeth and Thomas Pruen junior 2 May 1806, with note by Mrs E.D. Pruen 5 Nov 1806

92 Prescription for Miss Pruen 2 March 1810

93 Prescription for Master E Pruen 27 March 1815

94/1-2 Memorandum and prescription for Miss Pruen 21 July 1816

95 Prescription for Mr T. Pruen 6 Feb 1822

96 Prescription for Miss Pruen, aged 6, n.d.

97-102 Undated prescriptions and memoranda

103 Letter to Thomas Pruen and prescription from J. Andrews 29 June 1813

104-110 Prescriptions for members of the Pruen family by J. Andrew and others 1815-21 and n.d.

111-118 Recipes and miscellaneous papers of the Pruen family, n.d.

119 Recipe for syrup of lemon, in the hand of Edward Jenner n.d.

120 Recipe, in Jenner's hand, for filling cracks in iron utensils. n.d.

1802-1822

120 items Partly printed.

Purchased from E F Briggs at Sotheby's 26 July 1922, lots 685, 687. A further ten items were purchased at Sotheby's 13-15 Feb. 1928, lots 102, 104-107, 110-113, 117.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).