Medical notebooks and papers, 1772-1845.

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Medical notebooks and papers, 1772-1845.

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Contains 37 medical notebooks from Seth Hastings, 1745-1830, and his son, Seth Hastings, 1780-1861. Includes several notebooks recording patient histories, recipes for medicine, and information collected on women's health issues including childbirth and menstruation. Additional papers consist of contemporary writings on smallpox, and correspondence from Seth Hastings to the President petitioning the government to institute a national smallpox vaccination program in ca. 1814. Also contains correspondence and notes by Sylvanus Fansher.

.9 cubic ft. in 2 document boxes, and 1 half legal document box.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7093463

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Hastings family.

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Seth Hastings, 1745-1830, was a minister and physician in Boston, Mass. His son, Seth Hastings, 1780-1861, was also a physician. From the description of Medical notebooks and papers, 1772-1845. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 231055684 ...

Hastings, Seth, 1780-1861.

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Hastings, Seth, 1745-1830

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Fansher, Sylvanus, 1770-1846

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Sylvanus Fansher (1770-1846) was a physician in Conn. and R.I. From the description of Record of Inoculation for the Kine Pox, 1810-1831. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79790449 ...