Papers of: Coyney, William (fl 1746-1780)

Scope and Content

Account books. Vol. I. 2/2/1746-17/10/1756. With odd entries at the end to 1765; II. 9/7/1756-22/10/1765. Some leaves torn out at the end; III. 1/1/1766-22/12/1773.

Administrative / Biographical History

A 'Mr Coynes [sic] Surgeon and Apothecary' is entered for Holywell in the Medical Register for 1780, but his name is not to be found in the 1783 edition.

Access Information

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Acquisition Information

Presented 1923. (15348-15350)

Other Finding Aids

Described in: S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Tall 4to. 40 x 15 cm. Original rough calf bindings, damaged. The entries are by various hands.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Christopher Hilton based upon those in the Library's published finding aid by S.A.J. Moorat.

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