Commonplace book, 1802 November., 1802 November. Digital
Scope and Contents
Title page is inscribed, "Extracts upon Medicine taken from the Encyclopedia." Contains notes on causes, symptoms, prognoses and cures for illnesses including enteritis, hepatitis, hysteritis, rubeola (measles), and hamoptisis (spitting blood). There are a number of blank pages following, and the last two pages contain a poem entitled "Esculapian song," author name illegible, and the name Caleb Abernathy inscribed below.
Dates
- Creation: 1802 November.
Language of Materials
Collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.
Extent
0.31 cubic feet (1 letter size document box and one half legal size document box)Creator
- From the Collection: Hastings, Seth, 1745-1830. (Person)
- From the Collection: Hastings, Seth, 1780-1861. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
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