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Box 5

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

1. Correspondence, orders, and reports, 1862-1865

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 1-8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This extensive collection of the papers of St.John Watkins Mintzer documents the life and career of a 19th century physician, soldier, and businessman. Although the bulk of the papers concern his administration of Civil War hospitals, the collection also contains information about the operation of Philadelphia's eclectic medical schools, the work of the Freedmen's Bureau in Texas and Mississippi, and some unusual business ventures of the day.Materials preserved in Series 1...
Dates: 1862-1865