Belisario family miscellaneous papers, 1819, 1860-1900, being mainly the correspondence of Dr and Mrs John Belisario

MLMSS 2817

fonds

1819, 1860-1900

422720

4 volumes and 1 box of textual material - manuscript, typescript, printed

Dr John Belisario, 1820-1900 was a dental surgeon. Two of his sons, Clive and John studied dentistry in Philadelphia. He married twice, his second wife was Isabella Helen, daughter of Dr David Ramsay of Dobroyd. He made several trips to England and America and became well known at home and overseas for his use of surgical anaesthesia

Series 01: Correspondence, 1867-1900
Volume 1
a. John Belisario, 1867-1900
Volume 2
b. Clive Belisario, 1871-1877; Ethel Belisario, 187-; John Buchan Belisario, 188- -1887; Guy Alexander Fernandez Belisario, 1883-1884, 1889; with related papers, 1867-1887
Volume 3
c. Relatives and friends, 1872-1895

Series 02: Miscellanea 1819, 1860-1894
Volume 4
a. Family papers, 1819, 1860-1894; including receipts for shares, 1885-1892, for insurance, 1893-1894 and for general expenditure, 1872-1893
Box 5
Items 1-6
b. Diary of Isabella Belisario, 1864; note books and religious mementos

This collection includes pictorial material. For location and description of this see Pic.Acc.3284 in Pic.Source file

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