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“…Rufus Nott…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 102, 104.

“‘Rufe’ knew of Sims’s longing…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 102.

“…met the ruckus…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 103.

“…five Nott brothers…”

Horsman, R. (1987). Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, physician, and racial theorist. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, p. 19.

“…both fine young students…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 89.

“Grave words…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 89.

“Prominent Columbia citizens…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 89-90.

“…May 29, 1833…”

“Description of the Modification of the Double Inclined Plane, with an exposition of its advantages over other apparatus for fractures of the lower extremity,” Josiah C. Nott, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, No. XLV, November 1838, p. 26.

“…Lightwood Knot Springs…”

SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 90.

“He had attended…”

Horsman, R. (1987). Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, physician, and racial theorist. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, p. 16.

“…the study of medicine…”

Horsman, R. (1987). Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, physician, and racial theorist. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, pp. 21-22.

“…to open a medical school…”

Horsman, R. (1987). Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, physician, and racial theorist. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, p. 33.

“…the new medical school in Charleston.”

Waring, J. I., National Library of Medicine (U.S.), & South Carolina Medical Association. (1971). A history of medicine in South Carolina, 1900-1970, p. 224.

“…he would further his studies…”

Sims’s autobiography does not recount details of his relationship with Josiah Nott at this time, but it is not difficult to imagine that Nott was already anticipating his European trip and communicating it to friends.

Horsman, R. (1987). Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, physician, and racial theorist. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, p. 25.

“…Henry LeVert…”

LeVert figures in Nott’s biography, and the fact that Nott did eventually locate to LeVert’s home city suggests that LeVert must have described it in attractive terms. These terms are further described in Horsman’s book.

Horsman, R. (1987). Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, physician, and racial theorist. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, p. 25.

“…medical school thesis…”

LeVert’s thesis was subsequently published as an article in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences.

“Experiments on the Use of Metallic Ligatures, as Applied to Arteries,” Henry S. LeVert, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, No. VII, May 1829, p. 18.