Correspondence from William Whitaker to Reuben Mason, 1789 September 5

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Creator
Whitaker, William.
Type
Correspondence.
Language
English
Origin
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Description
1 letter.
Date
1789
Repository
Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Identifier
colonialnorthamerica.library.harvard.edu/990065343800203941
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care--history
Diseases--Treatment
Medical care--Massachusetts--History
History of Medicine
Referral and Consultation
Bellingham (Mass.)
Massachusetts

Content Notes

Correspondence from Dr. William Whitaker of Bellingham, Massachusetts, to Dr. Reuben Mason (1749-1790), dated 5 September 1789, requests advice about treating an infected wound of his patient, who also suffered from insomnia and diarrhea.

Biographical Notes

William Whitaker was a physician active in Bellingham, Massachusetts, in the 1780s.