Benjamin Franklin's Wife's Apoplexy and Mid-Eighteenth Century Medicine.
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On 16 April 1768, Benjamin Franklin (1706–90), then 62 and in England, wrote a letter to his stay-at-home wife, Deborah (Franklin, née Read; 1708–74; Figure 1).1 “Amidst all the sickness and misfortunes of our friends,” he began, “what reason have you and I to bless God, that we at these years enjoy with our children so great a Share of health and so much happiness in other respects.” Franklin continued:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
دوره 159 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015