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Correspondence

 Subject
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

George Bacon Wood financial records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/039-01
Scope and Contents This small collection of George B. Wood's personal financial papers documents his interests and activities in Philadelphia in the mid 19th century. There is a small folder of financial correspondence (18451847) including a letter (dated 15 May 1847) from Joseph Warrington concerning lecture tickets for private pupils and an extract from the minutes of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (dated September 1846) concerning relinquishing loans to the College.The bulk...
Dates: 1845 - 1872

George Bacon Wood letters to Caroline Wood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/039-03
Scope and Contents This collection, spanning 1856 to 1858, consists of signed autograph letters sent by George Bacon Wood to his wife, Caroline, while she was visiting family in Greenwich, New Jersey. In these letters, Wood describes the events at home in Philadelphia, including his lectures at the University of Pennsylvania; the visits of friends, family members, and students; the progress of his latest book; and meetings of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Other letters in the collection were...
Dates: 1856 - 1858

George Bacon Wood papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/039-04
Overview The George Bacon Wood Papers collection documents George Bacon Wood’s professional and personal life from 1813 to 1870. Dr. George Bacon Wood was an accomplished physician and author, and also lectured at several medical institutions in the Philadelphia region. Materials located in the collection include correspondence, manuscript drafts, lecture notes, financial material, and some graphic material. The collection contains six series arranged by their relative size: “Correspondence,”...
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1813-1870; 1793-1921

Gove Saulsbury letter to George Bacon Wood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/187
Scope and Contents Saulsbury refers patient, Caleb H. Sipple, with indigestion to Wood’s care and describes case history and treatment, 11 Mar. 1851.
Dates: 1851-03-11

Records of the National Convention for Revising the Pharmacopoeia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3/001
Scope and Contents The records of the National Convention for Revising the Pharmacopoeia cover the fourth meeting (1850) and the fifth meeting (1860).The records of the fourth meeting documents the labors and progress of the Committee of Revision and Publication from 1850 to 1855. Included are the committee's minute books; records of the distribution of the Pharmacopoeia; a draft report on the committee's work sent by George Bacon Wood to Harvey Lindsly, the secretary of the National Convention,...
Dates: 1850-1855; 1858-1864

William Wood Gerhard papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/183
Scope and Contents This small collection of W. W. Gerhard's papers, 1834-1845, documenting his education and early career, contains letters received and sent, some correspondence of his brother, lawyer Benjamin Gerhard, and a few receipted bills and miscellaneous items. The bulk of the collection is composed of letters sent to Gerhard, 1834-1837, from colleagues, many of whom studied with him in Paris, The letters, several in French, describe medical student life and conditions there. Included are letters from A....
Dates: 1834 - 1845