Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, Pa., to [the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.?], 1911 Mar. 26.

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Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, Pa., to [the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.?], 1911 Mar. 26.

Letter, 1911 Mar. 26, naming John Shaw Billings as custodian of Benjamin Rush watch (later part of Abbe Cabinet of College of Physicians of Philadelphia), following Mitchell's death. Note from College Secretary John H. Girvin indicating, since Billings' death preceded Mitchell's, Simon Flexner appointed next custodian.

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