William Beaumont papers, 1812-1879.

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William Beaumont papers, 1812-1879.

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Photocopies of originals held at University of Washington (St. Louis) School of Medicine, Library--letters, notebooks, certificates, and related papers. Correspondents include William G. Eliot, W.W. Matthews, Benjamin Silliman, and Alexis St. Martin. Includes letters from Beaumont to Joseph Lovell and a petition pertaining to Beaumont from Edward Everett to Lewis Cass and containing 200 signatures including those of John Q. Adams, Franklin Pierce and Millard Fillmore. Contains typescript of proceedings on the acquisition of Beaumont material at the University of Chicago (1936).

0.21 linear ft. (ca. 30 items)

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Beaumont, William, 1785-1853

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Physician and physiologist. From the description of William Beaumont collection, 1834-[ca. 1879]. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247530 A native of Lebanon, Connecticut, Beaumont was certified to practice medicine by the Third Medical Society of Vermont in 1812. He served in the army during the War of 1812 and from 1819 to 1839 was an army medical officer. During that time he served at posts in the midwest including Fort Mackinac, Michigan; Fort Niaga...