Letter from Woodbridge Odlin to Nathaniel Gilman, 1814 May 2
- Collection Name:
- Gilman Family Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Woodbridge Odlin to Nathaniel Gilman, 1814 May 2
- Creator:
- Odlin, Woodbridge, 1805-1879
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2025.036 (m)
- Object ID:
- 2025.036.27
- Date:
- 1814/05/02
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Woodbridge Odlin in Philadelphia, PA, to Nathaniel Gilman dated May 2, 1814. In the letter, Woodbridge reports on the death of Nicholas Gilman, detailing Nicholas' illness and the progression of his illness and care from the 26th to his death on the day of writing, May 2nd. He notes they believed Nicholas had a cold, but was seen by multiple doctors over the days and no medication or bleeding was helping him recover. Woodbridge notes he had cared for Nicholas himself with little sleep for four days. A second letter in this collection states Nicholas Gilman died of typhus.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, Typhus fever, Death, Medicine--Practice, Physicians
- Locations:
- Philadelphia, PA
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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