Samuel Warren Abbott papers, circa 1861-1887.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 1 itemSubject(s): - 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
Open to research.
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.
Physician.
Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
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