George Thomas letter to Uncle
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/296
Scope and Contents
Letter, 20 Mar. 1865, addressed to unidentified uncle of George Thomas and member of board of managers of Preston Retreat concerning plans for the institution and inadvisability of appointing a woman to position of resident physician.
Dates
- 1865-03-20
Creator
- Thomas, George (Person)
Biographical / Historical
George Thomas, Chester Co., Quaker physician and horticulturalist and nephew of physician Jonas Preston, was born on 9 Sept. 1808. He attended Westtown School and received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1829 but did not practice medicine. Dr. Thomas married Anna Mary Townsend in 1841. He died of angina pectoris at Whitford on 26 Sept. 1887.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Small collections
Creator
- Thomas, George (Person)
- Title
- George Thomas letter to Uncle
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
