Letter from John Warren to William Eustis regarding an opening at the Boston Marine Hospital Digital
Scope and Contents
Two page letter from John Warren (1753-1815) to Secretary of War William Eustis (1753-1825) regarding an opening at the Navy's Boston Marine Hospital. Warren remarks that he hopes that the new appointee would employ favorable teaching conditions for the faculty and students of the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts and writes to support his son, John Collins Warren (1778-1856), as a possible candidate.
Dates
- Creation: 10 May 1809
Creator
- Warren, John, 1753-1815. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Public domain.
Extent
0.01 cubic feet (1 file folder)Biographical Note
John Warren (1753-1815), A.B., 1771, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Hon. M.D., 1786, Harvard, studied medicine with his brother Joseph Warren (1741-1775) and with Edward Augustus Holyoke (1728-1829) in Salem, Massachusetts. He then served as medical surgeon during the Revolutionary War. He was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Surgery from 1782 to 1791 and Hersey Professor of Anatomy and Surgery from 1791 to 1815 at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts and through his career was associated with the school and with Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Warren had a large private practice and was at his death recognized as the leading surgeon in the Boston area. He was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Medical Society and belonged to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Humane Society of Massachusetts (established 1785).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Judge Marcus Morton to R. A. Coffin for the Warren Anatomical Museum, February 13, 1929 (M1781). Transferred from the Warren Anatomical Museum to the Harvard Medical Library, December 10, 2013 (Accession #2014-062).
Processing Information
Processed by Charlotte Lellman in June 2021. Collection was processed according to Level 1 protocol.
Creator
- Warren, John, 1753-1815. (Person)
Subject
- Eustis, William, 1753-1825 (Person)
- Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856. (Person)
- Title
- Warren, John, 1753-1815. Letter to William Eustis, 10 May 1809: A Finding Aid
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Charlotte Lellman
- Date
- 2021-03-15
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- med00854
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
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