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[Circular letter, submitting proposals for the establishment in Boston of a "hospital for the reception of lunatics and other sick persons," and inviting contributions   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Jackson, James, 1777-1867
Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856
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[Circular letter, submitting proposals for the establishment in Boston of a "hospital for the reception of lunatics and other sick persons," and inviting contributions
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Boston
Description
Dated August 20, 1810, and signed: James Jackson; John C. Warren. It was sent to several of the "wealthiest and most influential citizens" of Boston, according to N. I. Bowditch, A history of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1872, p. 3, and "may be regarded as the cornerstone of [the] institution." The corporation was chartered by the legislature in the following February; and the Asylum was opened in 1818, the hospital in 1821
Film 633 reel 55 is part of Research Publications Early American Medical Imprints collection (RP reel 55, no. 1034)
Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints
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Subjects: Boston. Massachusetts General Hospital; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Hospital Planning
Language English
Publication date 1810
publication_date QS:P577,+1810-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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2558044R.nlm.nih.gov
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https://archive.org/download/2558044R.nlm.nih.gov/2558044R.pdf

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