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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05240 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1846 |
| Title | Thomas Wilson Dorr to Metcalf Marsh regarding a physician |
| Date | 8 October 1846 |
| Author | Dorr, Thomas Wilson (1805-1854) |
| Recipient | Marsh, Metcalf |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses complaints against a physician for neglect. Asks Marsh to obtain a position in a post office for a friend of the "constitutional cause." Marked "Private." Dorr had been released from prison the previous year; he had been convicted of treason to the state of Rhode Island after the Dorr Rebellion. |
| Subjects | Rebellion Dorr Rebellion Treason Office Seeker Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Post Office Health and Medical |
| People | Dorr, Thomas Wilson (1805-1854) Marsh, Metcalf (fl. 1835-1846) |
| Place written | Cranston, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |