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William John Potts papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/230

Scope and Contents

The collection contains eight biographical and genealogical compilations of information on American physicians and surgeons and their families, primarily during the 18th century. Each compilation includes a index to names; an additional abstract of birth, death, and burial information is available.

The information, compiled by William John Potts, 1872-1880, derives from newspaper articles and other contemporary printed material; wills; obituaries; church records; gravestone inscriptions; and anecdotes. Included are records of births, marriages, deaths, and burials for physicians in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (primarily Philadelphia), Rhode Island, and Charleston, South Carolina. Also included are lists of physicians practicing in Philadelphia in 1798 and New York in 1786 and 1816.

Dates

  • 1872 - 1880

Creator

Biographical / Historical

William John Potts, historian and genealogist, was born on 14 October 1842. He attended the University of Pennsylvania in 1863 and received an A.B. in 1866. Potts died in 1895. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the New Jersey Historical Society.

Extent

1 Box (8 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

The source of this collection is unknown. It was processed and catalogued in 1991.
Title
William John Potts papers
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Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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