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Diary Of Dr. Robert H. Rhodes [Incl. Medical Training In New York And Voyage To San Francisco], 1848-1849, 1861, Robert H. Rhodes Dr.
Diary Of Dr. Robert H. Rhodes [Incl. Medical Training In New York And Voyage To San Francisco], 1848-1849, 1861, Robert H. Rhodes Dr.
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(Note: only page 1 is transcribed) Sept 14th 1848 I took leave of my dear home for New York for the purchase of completing my medical education. What my feelings [were] can be imagined but not described. I had not been absent from home for many years, and I felt [now] that I was taking my leave of all I held dear on earth forever. I expected to be absent for two or three years, and [ ] the changes that must in the common course of events take place. I could not feel otherwise than sad what added to …