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Title Observing the Human Condition - A Williamsburg Doctor . . .John De Sequeyra
Issue Volume 02, Number 02 (T&T, Spring 2017)
Description Dr. John De Seqyeyra (1712-95) who treated patients in Williamsburg for some two generations left few records of himself but many of of symptoms and trial-and-error treatments of 18th c. illnesses. Of Jewish descent he was never cited for failure to attend or pay taxes to Bruton Parish Church, a mandatory requirement of 18th c. Virginia.
Author Rowe, Linda
Pages 90-95