Jackson, Hall, 1739-1797

Jackson (Harvard, Hon. M.D. 1793) practiced surgery and obstetrics in Portsmouth, N.H., from 1760 to 1775; he then served in the Revolutionary War as a military surgeon, returning to Portsmouth afterwards. He was the first American surgeon to perform operation of couching of cataracts and he also administered innoculations for smallpox.

From the description of Papers of Hall Jackson, 1771-1823 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281435207

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