Lewis Samuel McMurtry : papers, 1872-1880.

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Lewis Samuel McMurtry : papers, 1872-1880.

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Papers include letters primarily regarding contributions to the McDowell monument fund and the dedication ceremony; an invitation to the dedication; a newspaper clipping of McMurtry's welcome to the Kentucky State Medical Society; and funeral notice and obituary of Dr. John D. Jackson. Correspondents include Dr. Samuel David Gross, Oliver Wendell Holmes, E.R. Pearlie, T. Spencer Wells, T. Gaillard Thomas, and T.G. Richardson.

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McMurtry, L. S. (Lewis Samuel), 1850-1924

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Doctor of Danville, Ky., chairman of the Ephraim McDowell Monument Committee. From the description of Lewis Samuel McMurtry : papers, 1872-1880. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49252967 ...

McMurtry, L. S. (Lewis Samuel), 1850-1924

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Doctor of Danville, Ky., chairman of the Ephraim McDowell Monument Committee. From the description of Lewis Samuel McMurtry : papers, 1872-1880. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49252967 ...