Joseph Watson letter, 1827 Jan. 7.

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Joseph Watson letter, 1827 Jan. 7.

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Letter from Joseph Watson, mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., to the mayor of New Orleans, La., Joseph Roffignac. After describing the evils of intemperance and the dire extent to which his city has succumbed to that vice, Watson inquires about the cure for drunkenness developed by a Dr. Loiseau in New Orleans and the possibility of its being introduced into the hospital and almshouses of Philadelphia. A brief newspaper clipping describing Dr. Loiseau's cure is affixed to the letter.

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Roffignac, Joseph, 1766-1846

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Watson, Joseph, 1784-1841

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Joseph Watson, born in 1784, was the son of Isaac Watson and Ann Jenks. Originally a Philadelphia lumber merchant, Watson was appointed an alderman in 1822. In 1824 he was chosen to succeed Robert Wharton as mayor of Philadelphia. After leaving the mayor's office in 1828, Watson went on to serve as the president of Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, a position he held until his death in 1841. He had married Harriet Snowden in about 1815; they had no children. From the description of...

Loiseau, Dr.

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