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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06513.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1840 |
| Title | James Thatcher to James Mease asking him to dispute that claim that there is no such disease as hydrophobia |
| Date | 5 August 1840 |
| Author | Thacher, James (fl. 1823-1841) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Remarks that he has just read in the North American [publication] that a number of physicians have declared that they believe there is no such disease as hydrophobia because they have never seen an instance of it. Hopes that Mease will come forward and dispute this claim. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical |
| People | Thacher, James (fl. 1823-1841) Mease, James (1771-1846) |
| Place written | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Mease was a physician, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a degree in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1792, and did his thesis on hydrophobia, which was later published. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | James Thatcher to James Mease introducing his grandson |