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ALS. Gould writes of his life as tutor to the family of Mr. McBlair, a wealthy manufacturer of Jericho, Maryland, in long, detailed letters to his father, Nathaniel Duren Gould. In the earlier letters, he describes the trip from Boston, the roads and landscape, and presents a pencil drawing of the McBlair house and surrounding buildings. He writes of the day's routine, his teaching duties, and neighborhood news and gossip. He tells of how he listens for the mail wagon and of his disappointment with his pupils. His letters show that he did manage to keep up with events beyond Jericho, especially in the New England area. In his later letters, he professes a growing interest in medicine and botany. A much later letter informs William Jenks of his election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

ALS. Relating to publication matters.

ANS. Arranges a meeting.

ALS. Prescribes treatment of a fistula on a joint by iodized injections, Burgrave dressings and sea baths.

ANS. Dumeril recommends a M. Albanel to the addressee.

Letter (ALS). Prescribes a treatment for a gynecological patient. Includes transcription and translation.

ALS relating to the status of French protestant scholarship students at the Academy of Geneva.

Note (ANS) to "Mon cher confrere" Requests meeting.

Two audiocassette copies of a short oral introduction recorded in 1939 by nursing historian Adelaide Nutting to accompany a re-release of Florence Nightingale's 1890 Edison cylinder recording. The original re-mastered version of the few sentences spoken by Nightingale, along with Nutting's introduction, is about seven minutes long, and seems to have been originally published on an audiodisc by the Omnivox Company in 1939. The audiocassettes were produced sometime in the 1970s and the 1990s by Duke University Medical Center Library staff from an unknown sound recording source; the later copy may be used as a listening copy. A printed transcript is available with the cassettes. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.

ALS. Asks Collard to befriend a St. Marc, who seeks reinstatement to his former position as principal of a college.