John Henry Doughty Papers, ca. 1864, 1903, undated

Abstract

Collection contains an autobiographical letter written by Doughty, a copy of the letter with additional genealogical note by his great-granddaughter, and a digitized photograph of Doughty in military uniform with his wife. The letter is addressed to F.E. Coon, editor of the 1903 Michiganensian yearbook, in response to a request for a reminiscence from a representative member of the class of 1863. In it, Doughty describes his early medical training in Connecticut, degrees from Williams College, and his arrival in and first impressions of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan. Doughty relates additional information about his living rrangements and freindships, his graduation and examination before the U.S. Army Medical Board, and commission as Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers. He goes on to discuss his wartime experiences in North Carolina, treating malaria and providing general sanitary care in the city of Newberne, and concludes with his return to civilian life in 1866, the growth of his family, and his various community and professional endeavors. The note from his great-graddaughter Heather Mullett, a 1963 U-M Law School graduate, is appended to another copy of Doughty's autobiographical letter. Mullett provides additional information about the Doughty and Goble families' connections to the University of Michigan and notes that her grandfather, Robert Doughty was one of the founders of the Michigan Daily in 1890.