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Horner, William E. (William Edmonds)

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Joseph Leidy notes of a post mortem examination of W. E. Horner

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Identifier: MSS 2/170-02
Scope and Contents

Leidy describes condition of W. E. Horner’s internal organs at time of death on 13 Mar. 1853; emphasis placed on heart and kidneys. Horner died of enteroperitonitis.

Transcribed in "The Final Appearance of Dr. William E. Horner" Fugitive Leaves from the Historical Collections, ser. 3, vol. 5, no. 2 (1990), pp. 5-6.

Dates: 1853

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