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Medical report of military inspection tour through the Northern division of the U.S., Baltimore

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 85

Abstract

Report is in form of letter addressed to Dr. Joseph Lovell, surgeon general. Watkins was assistant surgeon general. Includes letters (1938) transmitting biographical data.

Dates

  • Creation: 1818-1938 (bulk 1818)

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

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Biographical/Historical Note

Tobias Watkins was born in Maryland and educated at St. Johns in Annapolis. He graduated from the Philadelphia Medical College in 1802. From 1812 to 1815 he was a U.S. Army surgeon. From 1818 to 1821 Watkins was Assistant Surgeon General. He died in Washington, D.C.

Collection Summary

Report is in form of letter addressed to Dr. Joseph Lovell, surgeon general. Watkins was assistant surgeon general. Includes letters (1938) transmitting biographical data. Report published in Bulletin of the History of Medicine, vol. 7 (1939).
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