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Personal Name Recipient
Joynes, L. S. (Levin Smith)
Date
1863-09-07
Description
Letter from Arthur Edward Peticolas to L. S. Joynes discussing the former's health.
Transcription
Mongomery White Sulpher Springs Sep[empter] 7, 1863. Dear Doct[or] Your note of the 4th inst[ant] has just reached me. Your idea with regard to worthless preparations exactly conincided with my own views. The sooner we are rid of them the better. They occupy space and are an eye sore. You congratulated me on my escape from Richmond, but I doubt much whether you would envy me if you {could} realize what I have suffered since my departure. I have had a most terrific spell of asthma. It Kept me in bed a week in Lynchburg and prostrated me in that I can even now scarcely [crossout illegible] walk a hundred yards without being almost collapsed with fatigue. I have not had a decent (not to say comfortable) night since the Commencement of my travels. If I improve it is so slowly that I am scarcely conscious of the fact. I can ride on horse back 5 or 6 miles daily without suffering; and I am lucky enough to know an easy nag at my command. This is a pretty place. My quarters are pleasant and my host, Dr [James Lewis] Woodville, {is} a most Kind and agreeable person. With rememberance to all inquiring friends I remain Yours most truly A[rthur] E[dward] Peticolas [To:] Dr L[evin] S. Joynes [Endorsement:] Dr A[rthur] E[dward] Peticolas Relating to useless Anatomical Preparations
Corporate Name Subject
Medical College of Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Topical Subject
Medical colleges -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History -- Archives
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Archives
Corporate Medical Subject
Medical College of Virginia -- history
Topical Medical Subject
Schools, Medical -- history -- Virginia
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Original Item Size
2 p.
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Local Genre
text; archives
Type
Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
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Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Sanger Historical Files (1859-1865), Excerpts
Physical Folder
Arthur Peticolas
Source
Original letter: Letter from A.E. Peticolas to L. S. Joynes, 1863 September 7; Peticolas, Arthur; Sanger Historical Files, Accession Number # 82/Jan/1, Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
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san_peticolas_18630907.pdf