Box 01
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Laterrière, Pierre de Sales, 1747-1815, A.L.s. to Benjamin Waterhouse; Quebec, 1 side (4 pages), 1805 May 27, 1805 May 27 Digital
FOUND IN:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
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Collection:
Benjamin Waterhouse papers
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Series:
Series I. Benjamin Waterhouse, 1778-1942.
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Sub-Series:
A. Correspondence, 1782-1837.
File — Box: 01, Folder: 29Identifier: H MS c16
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence in which the French physician recounts a conversation he had with a visitor from Boston to his apothecary, who gave him news of Waterhouse and his Harvard colleagues, including progress made with inoculation. Laterrière was the first foreign graduate of Harvard Medical School in 1789. He also writes about his sons and plans for their education. Included is undated correspondence to Waterhouse from his eldest son, Pierre-Jean de Sales Laterrière.