Mitchell, S.W. Letter to Dr. Lawrence Webster Fox regarding "A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology", 1909 November 13

MITCHELL, S[ilas] Weir. TYPED LETTER SIGNED. Philadelphia, Nov. 13, 1909. One-page letter on leaf of stationery bearing Mitchell’s printed address, measuring 8 x 5”. Mounted on sheet of larger size, else very good plus with some faint soiling. Mitchell writes to Dr. Lawrence Webster Fox, thanking him for a copy of his recently published book, A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology (1909). Mitchell states, in part: “Perhaps I am better fitted to understand it than most physicians not in your line of practice. I am glad to see so much on the ocular conditions of hysteria. But far more than the book, I thank you for the kind words of your little note.” Lawrence Webster Fox (1853-1931), a native of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, received his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College and thereafter studied at various institutions in Europe. In 1882, he became ophthalmologist at Jefferson Medical College and, the following year, began serving as ophthalmic surgeon at Germantown Hospital. In 1893, he was appointed professor of ophthalmology at the Medico-Chirurgical College in Philadelphia and later served in the same capacity at the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also remembered for curing trachoma among the Blackfeet Indians, who made him an honorary member of the tribe.