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the Nurse of Gen. George Washington,

WEBPage 4. married to a slave named Peter, belonging to Mrs. Atwood, a relative of the family of Washington, and living the next door neighbor. In this condition she lived until she …

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Summary of The Life of Joice Heth, the Nurse of Gen. George …

WEBThe Life of Joice Heth is a twelve-page pamphlet published in 1835 that purports to tell the story of Joice Heth, an enslaved African American woman whom famed showman P.T. …

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Dorothea Dix's Advocacy for the Mentally Ill in North Carolina

WEBDix began as a teacher in New England, but upon discovering the plight of the insane while teaching in a prison in Boston, she began a life-long crusade to change the care of the …

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J. F. Miller (John Fulenwider), 1834-1905. The Effects of …

WEBTHE EFFECTS OF EMANCIPATION UPON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE NEGRO OF THE SOUTH. BY J. F. MILLER, M.D., Superintendent Eastern …

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Richard Foreman. The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to …

WEBThe Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for …

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A Word of Comfort for the Sick Soldier.

WEBSincerely do I sympathize with the sick soldier in his suffering and desolation. I come to you, my brother, not to staunch your wounds, or check your disease, or mitigate. Page 2. …

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L. A. Scruggs (Lawson Andrew), 1857-1914

WEBLawson Andrew Scruggs (15 Jan. 1857-1914), physician, pharmacist, and one of the first three black doctors licensed by the state of North Carolina, was born to slave parents in …

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Summary of The Effects of Emancipation upon the Mental and …

WEBThe Effects of Emancipation upon the Mental and Physical Health of the Negro of the South. [Wilmington, N.C.]: [s. n.], [1896]. Summary. As superintendent of the insane …

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Aldert Smedes, 1810-1877

WEBAldert Smedes (20 Apr. 1810-25 Apr. 1877), Episcopal clergyman, was the founder and for thirty-five years rector of St. Mary's School (now St. Mary's College), Raleigh. The eldest …

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Summary of Mountain Sanitarium for Pulmonary Diseases, …

WEBWilliam Gleitsmann, 1840-1914. Mountain Sanitarium for Pulmonary Diseases, Asheville, N. C. [Asheville, N.C]: [s.n.], [187-?]. Items summarized here: Tuberculosis, also known as …

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Charles Phillips, 20 July 1822-10 May 1889

WEBCharles Phillips (20 July 1822-10 May 1889), professor of engineering and mathematics and Presbyterian minister, was born in Harlem, N.Y., the oldest of three children of …

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Richard Foreman and Jas. W. Mahoney (James W.)

WEBThe Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for …

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Summary of Memoir of Quamino Buccau, a Pious Methodist

WEBMemoir of Quamino Buccau, a Pious Methodist. Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1851. Summary. Quamino Buccau (1762-1842) was born near Brunswick, New Jersey in …

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State Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.)

WEBState Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.) Report of the Board of Directors and Superintendent of the State Hospital, Raleigh, N.C., for the Two Years Ending November 30, 1904

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Lincoln Hospital (Durham, N.C.). Thirty-Eighth Annual Report, 1938

WEBSource Description: (series) Annual Report. (title page) Thirty-Eighth Annual Report 1938. Lincoln Hospital (Durham, N.C.) 38 p., ill. Durham, N. C. Lincoln Hospital. 1939. Call …

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Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina Lincoln …

WEBMonument Name. Lincoln Hospital/Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing, Durham. Type. Sculpture. Subjects. Medical Institutions. African American Monuments. City

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Documenting the American South: Oral Histories of the American …

WEBInterview G-0056-2. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) Simkins speaks at length about the work of the Richland County Citizens' Council towards combating …

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Charles E. Johnson (Charles Earl), 1812-1876

WEBItems summarized here: "Important! Hookworm Disease Treated Free," by Durham County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners "Free Anti-Typhoid Treatment," by unknown author "Fly …

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B. F. Wheeler (Benjamin Franklin), 1854-1909

WEBAfrican Methodist Episcopal Zion Church -- History. Varick family. Varick, James, ca. 1750-1827. Wheeler, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1854-1909. Funding from the Library of …

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State Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.). Biennial Report of the State Hospital

WEBPage 4. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. His Excellency, GOV. A. W. MCLEAN, RALEIGH, N. C. MY DEAR SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith the report of Dr. Albert Anderson, …

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Ezekiel Cooper, 1763-1847

WEBEzekiel Cooper, 1763-1847. Ezekiel Cooper was born on February 22, 1763 in Caroline County, Maryland. Cooper was raised in the Church of England, but at the age of 13, he …

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