Wednesday, May 26, 2010

1850 LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA EYE DOCTOR

1850 LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA EYE DOCTOR - ISAAC HAYS MD - 1 1/2pp handwritten letter of Wilmer Worthington, West Chester, June 10, 1850, to Isaac Hays M. D.

Worthington asks that Dr. Hays look at his little daughter Kate's eyes during her visit to the city. She previously used a solution of nitrate of silver and citrine ointment and recovered, but her eyes are affected again. "It is with difficulty we can keep her from the glare of the sun..."

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