Letter from Levi Bartlett to Josiah Bartlett, 1784 March 28
- Title:
- Letter from Levi Bartlett to Josiah Bartlett, 1784 March 28
- Creator:
- Bartlett, Levi, 1763-1828
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2025.013 (m)
- Object ID:
- 2025.013 (m)
- Date:
- 1784/03/28
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Levi Bartlett to his father Josiah Bartlett in Kingston, NH, dated March 28, 1784. In the letter, Levi initially writes about the cost of different types of hats before moving on to medical news. He writes of the death of Dr. Addams of Exeter; of Dr. Tenny, who has been in the army since the War began, and his report on the springs at Saratoga; and of recent medical discoveries and lectures. Levi ends the letter with a few medical cases including one of a man who slit his throat during a fever.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, Medicine, Medical care, Physicians, Fever
- Locations:
- Kingston, NH
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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