Townsend, David, 1753-1829 [Report on Charles McCormick]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01557 Author/Creator: Townsend, David, 1753-1829 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy
Writes, "The bearer Charles McCormick of Col. Hazen's Regt. now in Provost has the venereal disease which daily increases in malignity, and will continue to grow worse upon him while he remains in his present situation, where he cannot have the necessary remedies administered for his complaints." Signed by a Dr. [probably David] Townsend, Hospital Surgeon.
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