Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S2153

Description

Petition signed by 166 citizens of Hillsborough County asking the legislative council to grant Dr. John W. Robarts a special license to practice medicine. According to these citizens, he did not possess a diploma from a medical college, which disqualified him, although at the time state law did provide other ways for a physician to qualify for licensure. Why Robarts was unable to obtain a license by one of these other methods is unclear.

Date

1854

Format

Petitions

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Topic

Health And Safety

Subjects

Medical laws and legislation
Medicine--Practice
Physicians--Licenses
Robarts, John W.

Geographic Term

Hillsborough County