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In 1803 he retired from active life, and went to
Philadelphia in the US, where he lived for some years, and where he apparently intended to pass the rest of his days, but was recalled to England by the prospect of war in 1812, and died in London 11 May 1813. By his will he left a considerable part of
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Fothergill, in 1780, Anthony moved to London, and established himself in the house in Harpur Street, Red Lion Square, formerly occupied by his namesake, in the hope of succeeding to his professional business. Not prospering in London he moved in 1784 to Bath, where he
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His will also set aside £1,000 to publishing his works: the editing and selection he desired to be undertaken by his friend Dr
Lettsom. Lettsom died two years later, and no selection from the manuscripts, in twelve folio volumes, was made for publication.
114:(a friend, but not a close relation), he settled as a physician at Northampton. After some early difficulties, he was successful in practice, and was in 1774 appointed physician to the Northampton Infirmary. He was admitted licentiate of the
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Some of these books are virtually repetitions of earlier ones; the fourth and sixth were translated into German:
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for the best essay on a given topic. The prize is known as the
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Disease produced by Bite of a Mad Dog
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