Hasell family papers, 1803-1884.

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Hasell family papers, 1803-1884.

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Papers consist of medical accounts, a medical daybook, medical lecture notes, plantation papers, and other items. Included are the papers of Lewis Cruger Hasell (1830-1889), George P.B. Hasell (1781-1818), and Andrew Hasell (1803-1866). Papers (1803-1816) of George P.B. Hasell consist of a medical account book (1812-1816) for patients, mostly Georgetown County plantation families and slaves; and five notebooks (1803-1804) containing lecture notes on subjects such as midwifery and the diseases of women and children, with notes on lectures by Dr. Alexander Monro of Edinburgh University. Family names mentioned in the account book include Harleston, Quash, Shubrick, and Ball. Also included is a copy of "Medico-Chirurgical Transactions" (London, 1812), with an annotated index. Papers of Andrew Hasell (1803-1866) consist of two account books (1830-1856) recording Dr. Hasell's treatments, prescriptions, and charges for many Georgetown County plantation families and their slaves; and a medical daybook (1841-1850) noting patients' illnesses and charges. Families mentioned include Alston, Allston, Belin, Middleton, Carson, Ward, Weston, and others.

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Hasell, Andrew, 1803-1866.

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Hasell, George P. B. (George Paddon Bond), 1781-1818.

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Hasell family.

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South Carolina family. George Paddon Bond Hasell (1781-1818) was born in South Carolina and attended the University of Edinburgh as a medical student. While in Scotland he married Penelope Bentley, and their children included Andrew Hasell (1803-1866) and Bentley Hasell (1807-1836). Bentley Hasell was the father of Lewis Cruger Hasell (1830-1889), a physician and plantation owner of Georgetown County, S.C. Andrew Hasell (1803-1866) was a physician, South Carolina legislator, and plantation owner...

Monro, Alexander, 1733-1817

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Scots anatomist. From the description of Notes from lectures delivered by Alex. Monro, 1795-1796 : Edinburgh / taken by F.A. Murray. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 31976126 Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at the University of Edinburgh, serving at first jointly with his father, Alexander Monro (1697-1767), beginning in 1755. Shortly later he went to London to further his studies. In 1757 he returned to Edinburgh to assist with lectures during an illness of his fathe...

University of Edinburgh.

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The University of Edinburgh was established by Royal Charter in 1582 . It was originally called Tounis College, when part of a legacy left by Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney in 1558 had established a college of which the Town Council had gained control to establish a College of Law on the South side of Edinburgh. The inception of the University took place in 1583 . In 1617 when King James VI of Scotland (I of England) visited the College it was decreed that the College should change i...