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Commonplace book, 1775 April-1778 December 9., 1775 April-1778 December 9. Digital
FOUND IN:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
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Collection:
Seth Hastings and Seth Hastings, Jr. commonplace books, medical records, and papers
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Series:
Series I. Seth Hastings, 1772-1810, undated.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: H MS c292
Scope and Contents:
Contains a list of texts studied by Hastings by physicians including William Chelselden, James Cooke, and Herman Boerhaave, as well as notes and transcriptions taken from those texts. There are notes on surgical cases involving an ulcerous leg and cancer, as well as descriptions of the heart and resuscitation. Hastings also includes notes on Voltaire's Ancient and modern history. One section is transcribed from the works of Scottish physician Robert Whytt, and one section includes excerpts...