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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.062 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Samuel Cartwright to Mr. Gibson regarding the health of his daughter |
| Date | 28 November 1850 |
| Author | Cartwright, Samuel (fl. 1850) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Mr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mr. Gibson's daughter (in Lexington) is ill with either pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs. Dr. Cartwright prescribes cough drops and "bleeding, cold air, thin clothing, cold water & cooling things . . . ." |
| Subjects | Women's History Health and Medical Drugs Children and Family Slavery |
| People | Cartwright, Samuel (fl. 1850) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Tobias Gibson was a plantation owner and owned four estates: Greenwood, Magnolia, Hollywood, and Live Oak. He resided primarily in Lexington, Kentucky, but was one of the wealthiest cotton and sugar planters of the Mississippi Valley. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |