Papers of Daniel Turner, 1792-1808.

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Papers of Daniel Turner, 1792-1808.

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Chiefly letters from Turner to his parents, Dr. Peter Turner and Elizabeth (Child) Turner, his brother Henry, and other members of his family, describing his journey to St. Mary's, Ga., from Rhode Island via New York and Charleston, his medical practice in St. Mary's, and the surrounding countryside. Includes comments on slavery, local agriculture and cotton growing, visits to Savannah, medical treatment of African Americans, difficulties with Spain in East Florida, and routine family and personal matters.

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Turner, Henry Edward, b. 1787.

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Turner, Elizabeth Child, b. 1752.

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Turner, Peter, 1751-1822

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Peter Turner was born September 2, 1751, in Newark, New Jersey, son of Dr. William Turner (1712-1754) and Mehitable Foster (b. 1715). In 1754, Peter's father died, and Peter was placed in the care of his half-brother, Dr. Jabez Campfield (1737-1821), who was his mother's son with the deceased Benjamin Campfield. On March 17, 1776, he married Eliza Child and they had at least four children: Daniel, Henry, Mehitable, and James. In 1777, Turner volunteered as a surgeon in the 1st Rhode...

Turner, Daniel, 1782-1808

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Physician. From the description of Papers of Daniel Turner, 1792-1808. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061372 ...

Turner family.

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