title: John Coakley Lettsom's American friends.
abstract: John Coakley Lettsom (1744-1815) regarded his West Indies birthplace and the New England states as integral parts of the colonial Empire, and described himself as Americanus. He had numerous friends in the American medical profession and was generous to them with books, plants and financial support. They travelled to Europe with letters of introduction to him and some of them became corresponding members of the Medical Society of London. This work is a brief profile of some of these academic friends.
authors.affiliation: 41 York Terrace East, Regent's Park, London NWl 4PT, UK.
authors.forename: D Geraint
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D018595:Colonialism / Q000266:history*; D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D004739:England; D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D033303:Protestantism / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States