Jonathan Messersmith Foltz papers, 1829-1871.
- 50 items. 1 1 container plus oversize. 0.2 linear feet.
Open to research.
Chiefly correspondence with James Buchanan, along with other correspondence and papers relating primarily to U.S. politics, Foltz's military career, and medical subjects. Includes correspondence of Foltz's wife, Rebecca Steinman Foltz.
First White House physician and first Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy.