Benjamin Vaughan letter to Dr. Page about bloodletting
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Benjamin Vaughan wrote this letter to Dr. Page on April 9, 1801 describing the treatment of a patient using the practice of bloodletting, or phlebotomy.
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- Title: Benjamin Vaughan letter to Dr. Page about bloodletting
- Creator: Vaughan, Benjamin
- Creation Date: 1801-04-09
- Subject Date: 1801-04-09
- Town: Hallowell
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-189 Misc. Box 6/33
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Phlebotomy
Manuscripts
Vaughan, Benjamin--Letters
Medicine--History--Maine--19th century
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