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Letter, 15 December 1875
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-093-0110
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15 December 1875 (Creation)
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- Hurd, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1838-1899
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- Newburyport (Mass.)
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(1839-1899)
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Edward P. Hurd received his M.D., C.M. from McGill in 1865. He practiced in Danville, Quebec until 1870, when he moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Newburyport School Committee and director of the public library for 7 years. He was appointed city physician in 1871 and remained city physician until 1885. He became district medical examiner for the district of Essex in 1893.
He wrote extensively for the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, the Medical Age of Detroit and the Therapeutic Gazette of Philadelphia. He also translated French and German medical works.
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Letter from E.P. Hurd to John William Dawson, written from Newburyport.