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Letter from Wilmer Worthington to Isaac Hays, M.D., June 10, 1850
Handwritten letter from Wilmer Worthington of West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia ophthalmologist Isaac Hays, M.D., dated June 10, 1850. The letter discusses Worthington's daughter Kate's eye condition, which has recurred despite previous treatment with nitrate of silver and citrine ointment. Worthington requests that Dr. Hays examine Kate's eyes during her family's visit to Philadelphia. The letter highlights the difficulty in protecting Kate's eyes from sunlight. Isaac Hays (1796-1879) was a prominent Philadelphia ophthalmologist, son of Samuel Hays and Richea Gratz, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1818).
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- Hays, Isaac M. D.
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Arc.MS.56, Box 5, Folder 10