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Paper. Condición: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Whaler and the First Doctor of Goole William Eden Cass. Dated 1879. A long letter dealing with the finances and repairs of two Whaling ships (Merlin and Athtilae) in Newfoundland. William Eden Cass [1801-1890] was born in Howden on the 25th October 1801. The Cass family had lived in Howden since the 16th century. As a young man, he sailed as ship's surgeon on a whaler working in the Arctic regions. he sailed on his first voyage as a 20-year-old in 1821. His most noted voyages were aboard the whaler Brunswick in 1824, in which he completed a journal of the day-to-day running of the vessel. After his return from the Arctic in 1824, William Eden Cass continued his medical studies at Guy's Hospital in London. In 1826 he became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He then returned to Yorkshire and settled in the new town of Goole. He was the first medical practitioner of the new town and during his long career he became involved in its social and professional life. He was medical officer to the Goole Union Workhouse, police surgeon and medical officer of health for the town. During the years 1831 and 1849, there were terrible outbreaks of cholera in the town and other Humber Ports and surgeon Cass worked tirelessly to ease the suffering and distress during the outbreaks of this terrible disease. William Eden Cass lived into his 90th year and died on 11th March 1890. Size is 176mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).…