J. G. Jarell letter to Julius Caesar LeHardy


Descriptive Summary
Title: J. G. Jarell letter to Julius Caesar LeHardy
Creator: Jarrell, J. G.
Inclusive Dates: 1899 May 20
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Collection Number: ms1397
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Dr. Julius Caesar Le Hardy (born Julius-Caesar Louis Victor Le Hardy de Beaulieu on October 21, 1831 in Belgium), was a Savannah physician who pioneered studies of yellow fever and other swamp diseases and revised methods of quarantine and treatment of epidemic situations. He spent much time investigating coastal Georgia diseases and wrote a number of scholarly woks on the various maladies of the area.

Scope and Content

A letter to Dr. Le Hardy, dated May 20, 1899, from J.G. Jarrell, a fellow physician, who mentions "five new cases of variola" and his need to "visit the Rest Home this afternoon."