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George Thomas letter to Uncle

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/296

Scope and Contents

Letter, 20 Mar. 1865, addressed to unidentified uncle of George Thomas and member of board of managers of Preston Retreat concerning plans for the institution and inadvisability of appointing a woman to position of resident physician.

Dates

  • 1865-03-20

Creator

Biographical / Historical

George Thomas, Chester Co., Quaker physician and horticulturalist and nephew of physician Jonas Preston, was born on 9 Sept. 1808. He attended Westtown School and received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1829 but did not practice medicine. Dr. Thomas married Anna Mary Townsend in 1841. He died of angina pectoris at Whitford on 26 Sept. 1887.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Small collections
Title
George Thomas letter to Uncle
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

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

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