Box 01
Contains 24 Results:
Charlestown Academy, A.D.s. (in the hand of Lemuel Hedge, Preceptor); Charlestown, Mass., 1 side (1 page), 1793 October 21, 1793 October 21 Digital
Certificate from Spalding's alma mater, Charlestown Academy, stating he has been regularly instructed in grammar, arithmetic, practical geometry, surveying, and trigonometry, and he is qualified to teach those subjects.
Coates, Samuel, 1748-1830, P.D.s. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding; Philadelphia, 1 side (1 page), 1809 November 8, 1809 November 8 Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to practice at Pennsylvania Hospital and to use its library.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District, P.D. (completed in MS.) to Dr. Lyman Spalding; Fairfield, N.Y., 1 side (1 page), 1813 November 22, 1813 November 22 Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to the inauguration ball of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of New York.
Columbia College, P.D.; New York, 1 side (1 page), 1820 August 1, 1820 August 1 Digital
Unaddressed ticket of admission to commencement exercises at Columbia College.
Coxe, John Redman, 1773-1864, P.D. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding, 1 side (1 page), 1809 November 11, 1809 November 11 Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to the chemistry lectures of John Redman Coxe at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dexter, Aaron, 1750-1829, 2 P.D.s. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding; Cambridge, Mass., 2 sides (3 pages), 1795 October 17-1796 October 10, 1795 October 17-1796 October 10 Digital
Two tickets admitting Spalding to Aaron Dexter's lectures on chemistry and materia medica at Harvard in 1795 and 1796.
Freemasons. New Hampshire, P.D.s. (completed in MS., various signatures; Keene, N.H., 1 side (1 page), 1795 September 3, 1795 September 3 Digital
Certificate initiating Lyman Spalding as a Freemason in New Hampshire.
Physick, Philip Syng and Dorsey, John Syng, 1783-1818, P.D. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding; Philadelphia, 1 side (1 page), circa 1809, 1809 Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to the surgery lectures of Philip Syng Physick and John Syng Dorsey at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ramsey, Alexander, 1754?-1834, 2 P.D.s. to [ ], 2 sides (4 pages), undated Digital
Unaddressed tickets of admission to the anatomy and physiology lectures of Alexander Ramsey.
Rush, Benjamin, 1743-1864, P.D. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding; Philadelphia, 1 side (1 page), 1809 November, 1809 November Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to lectures on the institutes and practice of medicine and clinical cases of Benjamin Rush at the University of Pennsylvania.
Spalding, Lyman, 1775-1821, 40 calling cards, undated Digital
Contains forty calling cards engraved "Dr. Spalding."
Warren, John, 1753-1815, P.D. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spaulding [sic]; Cambridge, Mass., 1 side (1 page), 1796 October 12, 1796 October 12 Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to John Warren's lectures on anatomy and surgery at Harvard in 1796.
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846, P.D. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding; Cambridge, Mass., 1 side (2 pages), 1795 October, 1795 October Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to Benjamin Waterhouse's lectures on the theory and practice of physic at Harvard in 1796.
Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818, P.D. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding; Philadelphia, 1 side (1 page), 1809 November 8, 1809 November 8 Digital
Ticket admitting Spalding to Caspar Wistar's anatomy lectures at the University of Pennsylvania in 1809-1810.
Spalding, Lyman, 1775-1821, A.L. to [ ], 1 side (4 pages), undated Digital
Correspondence to an unidentified recipient concerning methods of femur extension Spalding had used. He includes step-by-step instructions and a sketch of an instrument used in the procedure.
Adams, Louisa (Johnson), P.D. (completed in MS.) to Lyman Spalding; Washington, 1 side (2 pages), 1820 January 3, 1820 January 3 Digital
Contains an invitation to tea from Louisa Adams (1775-1852), wife of John Quincy Adams, who was serving as Secretary of State at the time.
Spalding, Lyman, 1775-1821, A.L.s. to College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District (Standing Committee); Fairfield, N.Y., 9 sides (9 pages), 1810 December 22, 1810 December 22 Digital
Dow, Jabez, 1776-1839, A.L.s. to Lyman Spalding; Dover, N.H., 1 side (2 pages), 1812 August 5, 1812 August 5 Digital
Contains an account of a patient case history and dissection assisted by Dr. Jabez Dow while he was studying medicine with Dr. George Kittredge in 1796.
[Hyde de Neuville, Jean-Guillaume] MS.L. to Lyman Spalding; Washington, 1 side (1 page), 1819 December 17, 1819 December 17 Digital
Correspondence from Jean-Guillaume, Baron Hyde de Neuville (1776-1857), the French ambassador to the United States, regarding Spalding's publication on the treatment of rabies with skullcap, which he promises to forward to the Medical School of Paris.
Jenner, Catherine, A.L.s. To Lyman Spalding; Berkeley, Eng., 1 side (2 pages), 1810 February 3, 1810 February 3 Digital
Correspondence from Catherine Jenner, the daughter of Edward Jenner, who writes her father has been in low spirits, but will respond to a communication from Spalding when he is able.
Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823, A.L.s. to Lyman Spalding; Berkeley, Eng., 1 side (4 pages), 1805 November 12, 1805 November 12 Digital
Correspondence from Dr. Edward Jenner, the English physician who pioneered smallpox vaccination, thanking Spalding for sending him bills of mortality from Portsmouth. Jenner also writes that he is cautioning physicians who administer vaccinations to closely monitor the pustules that develop, as there had been increasing instances of spurious matter being used, leaving patients unprotected from smallpox. Also includes a handwritten copy of the letter in ink.
Larrey, Dominique Jean, baron, 1766-1842, A.L.s. to Lyman Spalding , 1 side (4 pages), 1820 June 3, 1820 June 3 Digital
Correspondence from French surgeon Dominique Jean Larrey containing his thoughts on Spalding's publication on the use of skullcap in treating rabies. In French, with a manuscript translation into English.
Lord, Nathaniel, 1752-1817, A.L.s. to Lyman Spaulding [sic]; Ipswich, Mass., 1 side (3 pages), 1806 November 11, 1806 November 11 Digital
Correspondence from Nathaniel Lord, A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, regarding a catalogue of Harvard graduates he was selling.
Lordat, Jacques, 1773-1870, A.L.s. to Lyman Spalding; Montpelier, France, 1 side (4 pages), 1819 September 5, 1819 September 5 Digital
Correspondence from French physician and medical writer Jacques Lordat thanking Spalding for translating his publication on hemorrhaging into English, and praising Spalding's own published work on the subject. In French