R. (René) La Roche papers, 1827-1901

Mss.B.L322

Date: 1827-1901 | Size: 0.25 Linear feet, 35 items
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Abstract

Passports, 1827, membership certificates, receipts, family letters, and 20 letters to La Roche from Thomas Dunn and Ayres Phillips Merrill on scientific, medical, and personal topics.

Background note

René La Roche was a Philadelphia physician and epidemiologist born on September 23, 1795. La Roche completed a medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1820 and became an active member of the Kappa Lambda Association of Philadelphia as well as editing medical journals and publishing on yellow fever. La Roche was a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from 1827 to 1861.

La Roche married Mary Jane Ellis in 1824, and during their marriage they had one son, named Charles Percy de La Roche, and two daughters before Mary Jane's death in 1844. René La Roche died on December 9, 1872.

He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1827.

Collection Information

Physical description

35 items.

Provenance

Presented by Morris Duane and accessioned, 1964 (1964 3008.dms).

Early American History Note

The LaRoche Papers hold an assortment of documents, most of which deal with Rene LaRoche, a nineteenth century Philadelphia-based physician. A U.S. passport from 1827 and a passport from Sardinia are included in the collection. The letters are from the 1850s and are often letters from Ayres Philips Merrill to Rene La Roche.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Certificates.
  • Miscellaneous
  • Official Government Documents and Records
  • Passports.
  • Receipts.

Personal Name(s)

  • Dunn, Thomas
  • La Roche, R. (René), 1795-1872
  • Merrill, A. P. (Ayres Phillips), 1793-1873

Subject(s)

  • Epidemiology.
  • Medicine.


Detailed Inventory

 United States Department of State to René La Roche. Passport.
1827 April 25 
 de Thoët, Ignazio Caravadossy to René and Mary La Roche. Passport.
1827 May 7 
 College of Physicians to René La Roche. Acceptance of resignation.
1861 January 12 
 Dunn, Theodore C. to René La Roche
1867 November 16, 25 
 Francis, V. Mott to René La Roche
1864 November 27 
 Hervé, J. to René La Roche. Also J. Hervé to O.A. Shaw.
1857 April 26 
 Hughes Hyllested and Company to René La Roche
1858 September 8 
 Library Company of Philadelphia to René La Roche. Acknowledgment of contribution of $40.
1840 April 13 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1856 September 23 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1856 October 15 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1857 January 15 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1857 May 15 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1858 January 27 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1858 August 12 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1858 October 18 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 January 2 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 February 5 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 March 4 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 April 5 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 May 24 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 June 22 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 September 12 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 December 14 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1859 December 14 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1860 January 23 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1861 April 3 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1863 August 3 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1867 September 4 
 Merrill, A.P. to René La Roche
1867 September 20 
 Dixon, R.L to A.P. Merrill
1858 December 23 
 Pennsylvania Hospital to René La Roche. Acknowledgment of contribution of $30.
1827 February 17 
 Philadelphia Medical Society to René La Roche. Election to membership.
1859 February 7 
 La Roche Francis, Claude de to C. Percy de La Roche
1901 April 25