Volume 1

Life and letters of Dr. William Beaumont : including hitherto unpublished data concerning the case of Alexis St. Martin / by Jesse S. Myer ... with an introduction by Sir William Osler ... with fifty-eight illustrations.

  • Jesse Shire Myer
Date:
1912
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Credit: Life and letters of Dr. William Beaumont : including hitherto unpublished data concerning the case of Alexis St. Martin / by Jesse S. Myer ... with an introduction by Sir William Osler ... with fifty-eight illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS PAGE Introduction xxiii CHAPTER I. Genealogy 1 The name of Beaumont in history and literature—William Bea- mont sails from England in 1635—Marries Lydia Danforth, of Cambridge, and migrates to Connecticut—Elected freeman at Hartford in 1652 and at Saybrook in 1669—Has seven children— Samuel, second in line, marries Hester Buckingham, of Say- brook—Deed of gift bequeathing him entire estate—Samuel has four children—Samuel, Jr., third in line, marries Abigail Denni¬ son and has four children—William, fourth in line, moves to Lebanon—Marries and becomes a man of considerable means—■ Has five sons and four daughters—Samuel, fifth in line—Master Tisdale’s school at Lebanon—Samuel and four brothers in the War of the Revolution—Becomes corporal—After the war settles at Lebanon and becomes thriving farmer—Rears large family—- His son William, the subject of this book. CHAPTER II. 1785-1806 10 William Beaumont born November 21, 1785—Conditions at Leba¬ non just after the War of the Revolution—Description of the town¬ ship—Life on a New England farm at that period—Beaumont’s political and religious training—Common school education ob¬ tained under difficulties—Hearing impaired—No authentic records of his boyhood—Meeting-house war in 1804—Factors influencing him as he approached his majority. CHAPTER III. 15 1806-1812 Leaves home in 1806—Wanders northward through Massachusetts and Vermont—Settles at Champlain, New York, and teaches school three years—Letter to his father—Spirit of patriotism—Words of advice to his brother—Begins study of medicine in 1810 with Dr. Benjamin Chandler, of St. Albans, Vermont—Sketch of Chan¬ dler’s life—Case records, quotations, etc., from Beaumont’s note¬ book when an apprentice—Views on politics—A stanch Repub¬ lican—Granted license by the Third Medical Society of the State of Vermont, June, 1812—Certificates of character and attainments from Dr. Chandler and others—Testimonial from Champlain Chapter of Royal Arch Masons—In love with Chandler’s daugh-
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