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"The following detailed account of this lamentable catastrophe has been kindly contributed by the graphic pen of the only survivor, Thomas Thurnall, Esquire, F.R.C.S., &c. &c. &c., late surgeon on board the ill-fated vessel."
From Two Years Ago, Volume I by Kingsley, Charles
Cox, William Sands, F.R.S. and F.R.C.S., the son of a local surgeon, was born in 1801.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.
In 1816 he was elected F.R.S., and in 1828 F.R.C.S.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
"I didn't come to enjoy the gardens," said the F.R.C.S.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
F.R.C.S., fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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