Tufts, Cotton, 1732-1815

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Tufts (Harvard, A.M. 1749) studied medicine with his older brother Simon in Medford, Mass., and later established his own practice in Weymouth, Mass. In 1780 he was one of the incorporators of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the convention to adopt the Constitution of the U.S. Tufts was also an incorporator of the Massachusetts Medical Society in 1781, and served as its fourth president (1787-1795). He introduced a popular treatment for diphtheria early in his career which gained him medical and social respect.

From the description of Papers of Cotton Tufts, 1757-1801 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122521209
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creatorOf Shaw, William Smith, 1778-1826. Letters, 1797-1801. Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
creatorOf Gannett, Caleb, 1745-1818. Letter, 1781, Apr. 20 : Bridgewater, Mass., to Cotton Tufts, Esq. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Tufts, Simon. Correspondence, 1751-1778. New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Tufts, Cotton, 1732-1815. Diaries, 1748-1794. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Bowdoin, family. Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1721-1820. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Tufts, Cotton, 1732-1815. Papers of Cotton Tufts, 1757-1801 (inclusive). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
referencedIn Edmund Quincy letters 1757-1777 1775-1777 Quincy, Edmund letters William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Tufts, Cotton, 1732-1815. Prescription book. Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
creatorOf Adams, John, 1735-1826. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Dr. Tufts, 1797 Nov. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Abigail Adams Smith Museum. Letters, 1755-1862, 1790-1830 (bulk) Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Avery, John, 1739-1806. Letter from John Avery to Cotton Tufts, April 9, 1790. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818,. Adams family letters, 1787-1801. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Brigham, William Tufts, 1841-1926. A body of laws for Harvard College, 1734 [typescript], 1745-1879 bulk: 1734-1745. Massachusetts Historical Society
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Death 1815-12-08

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