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FILE — Box: 1, Folder: 19 Identifier: H MS c17

Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1797-1843, 13 A.L.s. to Elizabeth [Watson] (Waterhouse) Ware, Folder 2, 1819 February 18-1821 September 10, 1819 February 18-1821 September 10 Digital

Scope and Contents

Correspondence to his sisters describing his travels to Amelia Island, Florida, and Cumberland Island, Georgia, including comments on the people he encountered and local vegetation. He provides observations from Savannah, Georgia, following a fire in that city.

Dates

  • Creation: 1819 February 18-1821 September 10

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.

Extent

0.5 cubic feet (1 flat storage box and 1 half legal document box)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository

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