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Richard J. H. Hatchett letter

 Item
Identifier: MSS 395

Content Description

This collection contains a single letter, circa 1889, written by Richard J. H. Hatchett to a colleague about Hatchett's strong belief in bloodletting.

Dates

  • circa 1889

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Richard J. H. Hatchett received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1835. He was born on 22 March, 1814, in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and died 25 June 1895 in Durham, North Carolina. Hatchett practiced medicine for forty years and served on the Board of Trustees at Hampden Sydney College, Virginia, from 1847 to 1852.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

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