Papers, 1811-1820.

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Papers, 1811-1820.

Papers, 1811-1820, include correspondence and a speech delivered at Rawsonville on July 4, 1820 entitled, "Where libery dwells, there is my country", based on a quotation by Benjamin Franklin. The correspondence includes letters to Paine telling of the military situation in N.Y. (State). One letter from his sister, Betsy Paine, notes the British entering Plattsburgh (N.Y.) in Aug. 1813. A letter from H. Burll offers his disapproval of the national government during the French Revolution. Other letters are from B. Movers, a surgeon with the Eighth Regiment, and Benjamin J. Mooers, Plattsburgh, about his return to Plattsburgh from the war and mentioning a new doctor in town, Dr. Beaumont.

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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...

Paine, Lemuel Covil, 1787-

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Paine was a physician, probably from N.Y. (State). Beaumont practiced in Plattsburgh (N.Y.), 1815-1819, before moving to Mackinac Island (Mich.). For information on Beaumont and his experiments on Alexis St. Martin's stomach wound at Mackinac in 1822, see an encyclopedia or American biography reference book. From the description of Papers, 1811-1820. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 46368325 ...