History, 19th Century

Autobiographical diary, chiefly personal, of a physician. The narrative begins when Gardiner, at 16, started studying medicine in Newburgh. Gardiner gives the titles of the specific medical books he reads over the next 3 years. Also interspersed among personal notes of his life are brief accounts of medical procedures.

Chiefly official correspondence relating to the transfer of supplies and personnel during the Mexican War.

Incorporation of the Rensselaer Medical Society "for the purpose of regulating the practice of physic and surgery in the state." Includes numerous names, lists officers and a delegate to the Medical Society of the State of New York.