The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-19
BRING IN THE RECORDS,


BRING IN THE RECORDS!
Having been appointed by our local Medica
Society to prepare biographical sketches of de
! ceased physicians Of Hartford county, for presen
| tation 10 our new Historical Society, to be pre-
| served in its archives, / take this method O
soliciting the kind cooperation of all citizens
| who may be able TO assist me in the work pro
| posed. Without their aid my utmost efforts
| must, in the very nature of the case prove
| abortiye; for there is scarcely any information
| of the kind required, upon record, in places
freely accessible to the biographer. Hence all
or very nearly all the material available for the
| purpose must be drawn either from the memory
of elderly persons or from manuscripts in the
| form of letters and other documents now mould.
| ering away in old trunks and chests, and which
must soon become entirely illegible by the
ravages Of time, If not by the sheer carelessness
| or the deliberate vandalism, not of the owners
| themselves, perhaps, but Of children or other
| thoughtless or irreverent persons who may
| chance to get access to them.
| To those who, having such documents in their
possession, may be disposed to aid ne, there are
| several modes available for doing so. In the
| case of those who may, for whatever reason,
| not wish such documents to pass, even temper
| arily, into other hands, extracts suitable for
biographical purposes might be made from
them, either by themselves or, if they cannot
spare the time, by some person of their own
selection, working upon the spot and under
their direction. Those who are willing that the
papers should pass into other hands for short
time should send them to the care of Mr.. Sept-
mus Davis, of Bel Air, the Librarian of the His.
lorical Sociey-add to me. There may
be cases where extracts might be made at home
from some of the papers while others might be
sent as above. Those who have no such papers,
but have in their memory any information bear
ing upon the matter in hand, will please com.
nit their recollectons to writing and transmit
them as above. If they have any traditional in
formation to communicate, they will be so good
| as to state the authority for the same. The fol-
lowing is summary of the kind of informa-
ton required for biographical purposes
|. Name in full, with exact date and place of
birth.
2. Fathers full name his occupation and re-
sdcnce.
3. Mothers maiden name in full and her
fathers name in full.
4. Full name of ancestors, near and remote, in
regular order. GA rough chart Of these might
be sketched.)
.. Family matters of interest
q. Teachers, Schools, Colleges, with dates.
z. Medical education, preceptor, Medical Col
lege, date OF commencing study and of gradua-
ton; subject of thesis.
s. Places and date of commencing practice.
Removals with date
y Particulars with regard TO practice.
10. Publications, professional and other
IL. Change OF vocation, temporary or perman-
- Offices held, with date. Membership in
societies
IL. Health, habits, literary tastes, personal
characteristics with striking anecdotes or events
by way of Illustrating the character y physique,
religious leaning, politics and changes therein.
IA. Last illness, with particulars. Date and
place of death. Place ofintermcnt and epitaph.
10. Nite's full name, with the full name of
her parents. Date of marriage children, with
name of each in full.
IL. Any other particulars of interest, such as
approximate wealth, &c; any printed biogra-
phcal sketch, likeness or autograph, speci-
mems of writing, published or not, showing
style, ledgers, day-books, &c, &c.
L. Anything in short, which could give
interest to biographical sketch.
III the information or material here asked for
is sent to the Librarian, as before suggested, |
Will make use of it at once, and in all cases
where the documents are not to be permanently
retained, will promptly return them TO the
owner, complete and in as good condition as
when received.
AS there are members of the Historical Society
In every district ofthe county, it may perhaps be
found more convenient IN some cases to commit
such documents to their care, to be handed to
the Librarian. In all instances, however, they
should be enjoined to deliver them with the
least possible delay.
In the instance of physicians who have died
half century, OF longer, ago, any scrap of in
formation, however meagre, will be welcomed,
while of those who died during the late century,
their mere names and localities-if nothing
more can be obtained, will be thankfully receiy-
cd If not recorded now the very existence of
some of them must remain wholly unknown to
the succeeding generations. G w. ARCHER
EnimortOp March 5tb 1856