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Shippen, William Jr. (1736-1808) [Dr. Shippen's account of his medical services administered to the Knox family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05523 Author/Creator: Shippen, William Jr. (1736-1808) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: June 1792 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.5 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Signed twice (once in text). Contains the name of each person in the Knox household who received medical treatment from Shippen. Mentions small pox. Just above Shippen's second and final signature is an autograph note signed by Knox in text.

Shippen, William Jr., 1736-1808
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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