Summons to Charles T. Jackson and others, January 1, 1850. Page 01-02.
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Title
Summons to Charles T. Jackson and others, January 1, 1850. Page 01-02.
Subject
Jackson, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1805-1880.
Lewis, Winslow, 1799-1875.
Medical jurisprudence.
Parkman, George, 1790-1849.
Webster, John White, 1793-1850.
Description
Following the discovery of charred human bones and some artificial teeth in the laboratory of John White Webster, Harvard's Erving Professor of Chemistry, scientific experts were called in to provide anatomical and chemical analyses of the remains on December 2, 1849. The letter from Charles T. Jackson, describing some of the chemical findings, was addressed to Winslow Lewis, who headed a committee charged with making a post-mortem report which was then used as evidence in the 1850 trial of John White Webster for the murder of George Parkman. Winslow Lewis, Charles T. Jackson, and other members of the medical committee were examined as part of the proceedings on March 20 and 21.
Creator
Boston (Mass.). Municipal Court.
Source
Lloyd E. Hawes collection of autographed letters, 1791-1967.
Date Created
1850-01-01.
Format
text
Extent
1 printed document completed in manuscript.
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
H MS c1 [uncataloged additions].
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Lloyd E. Hawes for the Library of Harvard Medical School, 1973.
Files
Collection
Citation
Boston (Mass.). Municipal Court., “Summons to Charles T. Jackson and others, January 1, 1850. Page 01-02.,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/17802.