Blackwell Family
Elizabeth Blackwell
General Correspondence
Geddes, P.
1896Feb. 1st Letter to Profr  Seddes. No 1.
1896
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being one of the Trustees of a
small but permanent head
for an advancing biological research
without cruel experimentation,
we are desirous of arranging
a course of lectures on Human Science.
 Knowing your high position 
as a scientific naturalist
believing in humane method,
of investigation, I am com-
missioned to ask whether it
would suit you to open the
Course in London by a general
review of the subject of organic
science {and to & some extent of inorganic)
showing that the higher moral
faculties of human nature must
guide intellectual activity, in order
to advance true science.
   Allow me to add that all expence,
would be paid and compensation
for valuable time offered.
   We shall hope that its Thomson
who will be able to take part in our counselNo 3 Prof Gaddes
Feb. 5
1896
{Mon.
Feb.
3 
   I hasten to say that after
careful consideration the
members of the Leigh Browne
Trust have decided that it will
not be possible to arrange the
important course of lectures
which they are planning during
the present spring months-----
   They thank you therefore  
cordially for your kindness
in taking the matter into favorable
consideration and hope at a
later date to be able to lay
before you their more fully 
mature plan for the course.

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Copy letter 2., to Prof Eddes.
From Dr. Elvy Modine
[letterhead--ROCK HOUSE.
EXMOUTH PLACE.
HASTINGS.}
My dear Son,
   I am glad to learn that you
approve of the idea of our lectures on
Human Science; and that you may possibly
favor maybe giving our
first lecture.
   I send a copy of our Trust
Deed by this post that you may see
the terms of our small Foundation.
We have found it very hard to work 
because research is now generally
pursued by those whose view is too much
bounded by the physical phenomena
of life.
   We have however in the past sent a 
Commission to (?) which resulted
in the small volume by Dr. Dolan of Arlington
entitled "Pooteum a Rabit" showing.

Feb. 10ththe scientific failure of Pasteur's 
inhumane method of propagating Rabies
 in dogs. Elev Boole(????) forepared
for us a valuable address outlined
"Modern Logic and Biological
Research", which we published
and circulated article from company review (?) and corculated.
   Son B.W. Richardson had   
for sometime been preparing for us an important
little work on research, which 
we hope will soon appear.
Several other useful items
of work have also been accomplished.
   As we believe that the practice
of vivisection is  unscientific, and
the practice of inoculation opposed
to sanitary law,  of course in the
present phase of medical fashion
our efforts are not popular; but
(second page)
our aim is, rather [?} to attack the evils 
to establish truth by steady laying down
and illustrating true principles
and right methods.
   Our hope is, that by finding
scientific men who recognize that
true science will eubordeviate  curiosity of
humanity; we shall be able to illustrate
this fresh principle by results in Natural history
in biology, in therapeutics,
and in every branch of science,-
as you Son , can probably do in
botany or oviethology.
   I hope that our (?) will
hold a meeting the next week, when,
if an evening in April can be
arranged that may suit your
convenience a definite invitation
may be forwarded to you.
the arrangements for delivery of
the proposed lectures will be
made by H.S. Salt Esq, the Hon
Secretary of the Humanitarian
League.8th. Feb. 1896. {letterhead--RAMSEY CARDEN
UNIVERSITY HALL
EDINBURGH}
Dear Madam,
   I have read your letter and programme with much interest
and cordially agree with the view of the Science and Research which
it expresses.
   The subject however which you propose is so very comprehensive
that I should be glad of any fuller information you can give me.
If you have any Syllabus or Report of previous 6ourses of
Lectures or other work of the Society, this would be of much use
in helping me to prepare such a lecture.  I presume the audience
is a mixed one, something like that of the Royal Institution?
Where are the Lectures given?
   I have to go to Paris on b
    dear madam,usiness in Spring and shall be
passing through London about the 13th. April and again during the
week following. Would this time suit you?
   Believe me,
      yours very faithfully,
   Caredde

   It occurs to me that such lectures might form a very
valuable element in our Summer Meeting which might almost be
defined in the identical terms as those of your trust. Hence I
enclose its provisional Prospectus.
  P.G. 

(page 2)[letterhead- RAMSAY CARDEN
UNIVERSITY HALL
EDINBURGH}
Mrs Blackwell,    13th,February  1896.
   Dear Madam,
     If we can arrange a date in April I am at your service
for lecture, and shall send you a brief outline of it for your
criticism and advice when I have had some time to think it over.
   Yours faithfully,
    Caredde
Lectures Geddes,
Lecture Correspondence.

2nd letter - which
crossed mine telling him
that the time was too short
to get up such important
letters this spring.