Beschreibung
Bittet Mr. Asperne (vermutlich James Asperne, Inhaber des „The European Magazine“), eine ihm angedachte Ehrung ablehnen zu dürfen: „Dr Baillie presents his Compliments to Mr Asperne – He is very sensible of the value of the Honour which has been intended for him, but he begs leave to decline it – He has had more than once a proposition somewhat similar made to him, and he has always declined acceding to it – Dr B: also requests to be allowed to return the Portraits which Mr Asperne was so good as to send him – Mr Asperne has already been too liberal to him.“ – Baillie war ein erfolgreicher Mediziner und Leibarzt Königs George III. Ihm wird zugeschrieben, als erster die Transposition der großen Arterien und den Situs inversus identifiziert zu haben.
