W. Stump Forwood Papers, 1836-1897

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W. Stump Forwood Papers, 1836-1897

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William Stump Forwood was a physician of Darlington, Harford County, Md. Forwood, who attempted to justify slavery on medical grounds, served as president of various local medical societies and was a local historian of his home town. The collection includes correspondence, speeches and writings, magazine and newspaper clippings, financial papers, and pictures of William Stump Forwood. Included are letters, 1864-1865, from Forwood's brother Henry Hays Forwood (born 8 November 1842), who was a prisoner in Camp Morton, Ind., during the Civil War, and Forwood's father Samuel (fl. 1800-1890), in Gosport, Clarke County, Ala. materials. Among the clippings are advertisements for medical devices, most notably several for uterine supporters. Among the photographs are two pictures of a device for treating a fractured clavicle.

1600; 3.0

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Forwood, W. Stump (William Stump), 1830-1892

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Physician. From the description of Scraps: poetry and prose : manuscript, 1854-1872 / selected by W.S. Forwood. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29854104 Maryland physician and ethnologist. From the description of Papers, 1857-1863. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35070864 William Stump Forwood was a physician of Darlington, Harford County, Md. Forwood, who attempted to justify slavery on medical grounds, served as president of v...