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An Exposition of the Affairs of the Medical Society of South CarolinaAn Exposition of the Affairs of the Medical Society of South Carolina

This pamphlet, dated 1834, details a schism within the Medical Society of South Carolina regarding the establishment of a medical college in Charleston. Minutes from December 2, 1833, are included. The document highlights the disagreements between professors at the Medical College and the Medical Society. Jacob De La Motta, Secretary of the Medical Society, is identified as the author.

Letter from Isaac Hays to B. R. Wellford, Philadelphia, February 4, 1852Letter from Isaac Hays to B. R. Wellford, Philadelphia, February 4, 1852

Two-page letter written by Isaac Hays from Philadelphia to Dr. B. R. Wellford on February 4, 1852. Hays, editor of the *American Journal of Medical Sciences* (1827-1869), writes to Wellford, president of the American Medical Society. This letter offers insight into the relationship between these two key figures in the development of medicine as a profession in the United States.