Papers of Hall Jackson, 1771-1823 (inclusive).

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Papers of Hall Jackson, 1771-1823 (inclusive).

Contains letters written by Jackson concerning medical cases and remedies, and several related items.

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Jackson, Hall, 1739-1797

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Jackson (Harvard, Hon. M.D. 1793) practiced surgery and obstetrics in Portsmouth, N.H., from 1760 to 1775; he then served in the Revolutionary War as a military surgeon, returning to Portsmouth afterwards. He was the first American surgeon to perform operation of couching of cataracts and he also administered innoculations for smallpox. From the description of Papers of Hall Jackson, 1771-1823 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281435207 Physician and arm...