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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Incoming - Hunter, Dr. Robert |
| Reference | Midwest.MS.Everett |
| Library | The Newberry Library |
| Collection Name | Everett Family Papers, 1794-1949, Bulk 1838-1927 |
| Collection Overview | Primarily correspondence of the Everett family, concerning family news and health issues, and also covering abolition, temperance, women's rights, rights of African-Americans, and moral reform. Material from the Cynthia Everett, 1852-1876 papers and Family Papers, 1794-1949. |
| Series Description | Cynthia Everett (1839-1876) initially taught school in and around Remsen. In 1870 she went to Norfolk, VA and then Charleston, SC, with the American Missionary Association to teach freedmen. She remained there only a short time before becoming ill and returning to Remsen, but her letters home are filled with descriptions and anecdotes about her students, coworkers, and other details about the experience. Her strong anti-slavery stance is apparent. Many of Cynthia's students and colleagues wrote to her after she left the south; these letters are included in the incoming correspondence. |
| Date | 1875 |
| Author | Hunter, Dr Robert |
| Description | A letter to Cynthia Everett from Dr Robert Hunter, a Physician for Diseases of the Throat, Lungs and Heart. The letter contains a health questionnaire to ascertain Cynthia's medical history, present symptoms and general health and includes details about the fee for treatment. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Health, Welfare and Housing |
| Keywords | health |
| People | Everett, Cynthia |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of the Newberry Library. |
| Copyright | The Newberry Library |