Abbott, Samuel Warren 1837-1904 creator mixed material monographic eng 1 Volume (150 pages) containing correspondence (1862-1864) relating to medical matters written by Abbott during his service as assistant surgeon on the U.S.S. Catskill along the coast of South Carolina and on the U.S.S. Niagara in New York harbor. Postwar letters concern medical practice in Wakefield, Mass. Includes notes (1861-1887) on patients treated and such subjects as alcohol, drugs, lead poisoning, parasites, and vaccination. Correspondents include George Clymer, John A. Dahlgren, Charles D. Maxwell, Gideon Welles, and William Whelan. Open to research. Physician. Collection material in English. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Clymer, George 1739-1813 Correspondence Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard 1809-1870 Correspondence Maxwell, Charles D Correspondence Welles, Gideon 1802-1878 Correspondence Whelan, William Correspondence Catskill (Ship) Niagara (Steam frigate) Alcoholism Drugs Lead poisoning Medicine Practice Massachusetts Wakefield Parasites Vaccination New York (N.Y.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 South Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Medical care Physicians Surgeons mm 75000635 Open to research. DLC 750508 20260227111615.0 mm 75000635