Gove Saulsbury letter to George Bacon Wood
Scope and Contents
Saulsbury refers patient, Caleb H. Sipple, with indigestion to Wood’s care and describes case history and treatment, 11 Mar. 1851.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-03-11
Creator
- Saulsbury, Gove (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Gove Saulsbury, physician and statesman, was born in Mispillionneck, Del., on 29 May 1815. He married Rosina Jane Smith in 1848; they had five children. Saulsbury died in Dover, Del., on 31 July 1881. Saulsbury received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1842 and practiced in Dover. He was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1856, 1876, and 1880. From 1862 to 1865, Saulsbury was a member of the Delaware Senate. He was appointed acting governor in 1865 and served as governor from 1866 to 1871.
Full Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Small collections
Subject
- Sipple, Caleb H. (Person)
- Wood, George B. (George Bacon) (Person)
- Title
- Gove Saulsbury letter to George Bacon Wood
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
