To Dr. Joseph Carson, 1850s

File — Container: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection: The Hugh Lenox Hodge Papers collection documents portions of Dr. Hugh Lenox Hodge’s medical career. It contains two series: “Correspondence,” and “Subject Files,” dating from 1817 to 1833, 1870, 1932, and undated. Materials in the collection include correspondence, case notes, and several documents regarding cholera outbreak in Philadelphia during the 1830s. Researchers interested in Hodge’s medical career or the history of cholera, particularly in Philadelphia, will find material of interest in this collection.

The “Correspondence” series largely contains letters sent from Hugh Lenox Hodge to colleagues. Included in the series are two letters sent by Hodge to Dr. Rene La Roche in 1828, one of which announces Hodge’s marriage. Also in the series are several letters sent to Dr. Joseph Carson in the 1850s, transcribed by Hodge’s son due to failing eyesight. One folder contains a letter sent by Dr. Edward Hodge (grandson of Hugh Lenox Hodge) to Dr. Astley P. C. Ashhurst regarding his grandfather’s papers. The folders are arranged chronologically.

The “Subject Files” series contains case notes, writings, catalogs, and financial material. Hodge’s trip to India in 1818 and 1819 is documented in the folder “Case Book number 5: Philadelphia and Calcutta, including patients treated at sea.” Also in the series are writings by Hodge on Cholera from 1818, 1819, and 1833. The titles of these writings are noted in the folder title. Also located in the series are Hodge’s writings (transcribed by his son) on physician conduct. Other items of note include books containing Hodge’s prescriptions records, and a catalog of Hodge’s private medical library.