Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Access
Researchers must use microfilm.
Summary
Collection consists of Adams's diary and miscellaneous papers. Diary describes his early life in Connecticut, colonial army service, job as a teacher, study of medicine, practice in Massachusetts and Maine, role as a surgeon in the Continental Army, and tavern keeping, 1792-1796. Diary is particularly significant for details of his medical practice including obstetrical cases. Miscellaneous papers include notes on anatomy, army commissions, commonplace book, and some correspondence.
Form
Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library *ZL-307.
Biography
Samuel Adams (1745-1819) was an American physician who served during the U.S. Revolutionary War.
