Mason F. Cogswell letters 1786-1828 Cogswell, Mason F. letters

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Mason F. Cogswell letters 1786-1828 Cogswell, Mason F. letters

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The Mason F. Cogswell letters are made up of letters that Cogswell, an American physician, wrote about 18th- and 19th-century medical practices.

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Cogswell, Mason Fitch, 1761-1830

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Mason Fitch Cogswell was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, on September 28, 1761. Following the death of his mother, he was adopted by Samuel Huntington, who served as president of the Continental Congress between 1779 and 1781. Cogswell attended Yale College and was valedictorian of the class of 1780. After graduating, he studied medicine under his brother James, a surgeon, at an army hospital in New York, and he eventually became a prominent physician, pioneering surgeries for cataracts and for...

Rutgers Medical College

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Medical College founded in New York City by David Hosack in 1826; loosely affiliated with Rutgers College from 1826-1827. Later, the Rutgers Medical Faculty operated in affiliation with Geneva College in Geneva, New York. In 1830 New York legislature determined illegal affiliation and the faculty dissolved. From the description of Minutes and student rosters, 1826-1830. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775529 The history of Queen's a...