Lemuel Kollock correspondence, 1793-1822.

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Lemuel Kollock correspondence, 1793-1822.

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This collection contains letters from Lemuel Kollock's former students and distinguished doctors in Boston, Newport, Philadelphia, Charleston, and elsewhere. They give information on the life and services of Dr. Kollock, early history of the Georgia Medical Society, the first vaccinations against smallpox in Savannah, and other early medical practices. A few of the letters concern family affairs. The originals of two letters of Dr. Edwin L. McCall, January 27, 1906 and February 10, 1806, are no longer in the collection; typed copies of them are in the file.

5 folders (.25 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Medical Society

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In 1804 doctors of Savannah, Georgia petitioned the Georgia Legislature to grant them a charter for a medical society. The charter was granted December 12, 1804 for the Georgia Medical Society. This date makes the Georgia Medical Society the second oldest active city medical society in the United States. The Medical Society was formed "for the purpose of lessening the fatality induced by climate and incidental causes and improving the science of medicine." Their interest in higher education led ...

New York Hospital-Westchester Division

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Kollock, Lemuel, 1766-1823

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The papers in this collection are those of Dr. Lemuel Kollock and his descendants, with the connecting lineage of the Campbell and Johnston families. Dr. Lemuel Kollock (1766-1823) married Maria Campbell, daughter of Macartan Campbell of Augusta, and granddaughter of Edward Fenwick of South Carolina. Their children were Phineas Miller Kollock (1804-1872) who married, first, Jane Priscilla Johnston, and second, Sarah Hull Campbell; George Jones Kollock (1810-1894) who married, first Priscilla Aug...