Assistant Surgeon Appointment: Letter from Dr Robert Kerr to Dr Cyrus Sumner- July 22, 1814

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Commanditaires

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Type d'élément

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Description

A letter from Dr. Robert Kerr to Dr. Cyrus Sumner(1772-1834) appointing him Assistant Surgeon at the hospital in Niagara during the War of 1812. His pay is quoted as one dollar and a half per day. It also states that medicines will be provided but Dr. Sumner had to provide his own instruments.

Sumner served as a surgeon in Niagara during the War of 1812 and was requested by Major-General Brock to accompany him to Detroit. He was also known to have become the commissioned Surgeon for the 4th Lincoln Regiment Militia in 1822

Date de l'original

22 July 1814

Sujet(s)

Medical personnel
Military medicine
Services - Health & Welfare - Medical doctors
War of 1812
Brock, Isaac, 1769-1812
Kerr, Dr. Robert
Sumner, Dr. Cyrus
War of 1812- Medical

Identifiant local

2008.116.1

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

Niagara

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.00012 Longitude: -79.24958

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