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“He begged his father…”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 181-82.
“…a terrible miscommunication…”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 183.
“…July 23, 1833…”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 184.
“…to obey her mother.”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 185.
“…formed a secret pact.”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, pp. 185-86.
“…their well-supplied dead house…”
See “They were all slaves…,” above.
“…he lied…”
Even though Sims was an unapologetic name-dropper, his autobiography includes nothing about having studied medicine with Theresa’s father, Bartlett C. Jones. Indeed, Sims did not even think of turning to medicine until Theresa’s father had died. He instead studied with Dr. Churchill Jones, Theresa’s uncle, a much less celebrated physician. The only logical conclusion is that Sims lied on his materials to enter medical school (and would do so again, when he applied to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia).
Catalogue of the Trustees, Faculty and Students of Medical College of the State of Carolina to which are Added the Charter and By-laws of the college, p. 4.