[Circular letter, submitting proposals for the establishment in Boston of a "hospital for the reception of lunatics and other sick persons," and inviting contributions.

  • Jackson, James, 1777-1867.
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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).

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Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 1034

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