Bennett to Lytton

As I believe it is customary to appoint a Colonial
Surgeon on the formation of a New Colony, I venture to
bring myself to your Excellency's Notice as a Candidate for
that appointment in British Columbia.

My Medical education was received in London and Paris and
my qualifications are as follows. In the year 1840 I was admitted
a Member of the Medical Society of Paris—in 1841 I passed the
examinations of the Apothecaries Hall of London—in 1842 that of
the College of Surgeons. I then engaged in general practice at
Hailsham in Sussex—in 1848, I graduated at Kings College
Aberdeen and obtained the Diploma of M.D. For the last eight
years I have been a resident in this Country during which time
I have been in practice in this City.

I take the liberty of enclosing a copy of a private
testimonial from the late Archdeacon Hare to shew my social
standing while I was living in England and one from the British
Consul of this place as a guarantee that I am not unworthy of
soliciting the appointment.