Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Withering, William, 1741-1799, A.L.s. to Hall Jackson; Birmingham, Eng., 1 side (4 pages), 1786 October 27., 1786 October 27. Digital
FOUND IN:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
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Collection:
Hall Jackson papers
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Series:
Series I. Correspondence of Hall Jackson, 1771-1790, undated.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5Identifier: H MS c14
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence regarding the uses of digitalis purpurea in treating dropsy in American patients. Withering also suggests administering aromatics, steel, and sometimes mercury, and encouraging patients to exercise and wear warm clothing. Withering was responding to a 9 February 1786 letter from Jackson requesting digitalis purpurea seeds. The folder includes transcriptions of both letters, but the original February correspondence is not contained in this collection.