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5. S. C. Gleaves, ALS, Wytheville, Va., to Samuel Jackson, Philadelphia, Pa., 18 July 1848

 Item — Folder: 1, Item: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This small collection of Samuel Jackson material contains letters written and received by him, a case history, two bills, and a recipe, 1835-1864.

Most of the letters received and the case history concern descriptions and treatments of epileptics by physicians, generally alumni of the University of Pennsylvania who were practicing in the southern United States. The physicians are: Richard D. Arnold, William B. Cochran, Francis H. Deane, S. C. Gleaves, Virginius W. Harrison, William B. Pleasants, John Thomas Pritner, John Seibert, G. W. Mc Semple, and Edmund P. Taliaferro. There are also letters from patients or their family members, including six letters from epileptic W. C. Haymond, describing experiences with the affliction.

The three letters sent by Jackson are to Joseph Carson, William Alexander Hammond, and statesman Daniel Webster, containing two prescriptions for Webster's hay fever.

Dates

  • 18 July 1848

Extent

From the Collection: 2 folders (29 items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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