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Letter to Harvey Cushing, September 5, 1917
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Susan Torrey Revere Chapin was born on July 11, 1865, in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Revere and Susan Tilden Revere. She was the sister of Lady Grace Linzee Osler (1854-1928). In 1887, she married Henry Bainbridge Chapin (1857–1910). Together with her husband, they were involved in the founding of the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was a dedicated Board member and supporter of the hospital. She died in 1893.
Letter to Harvey Cushing from Susan Revere Chapin, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Chapin thanks Cushing for his letter to the Osler's describing the last moments of Revere's life. It has been a great comfort to them. She expresses her appreciation to Cushing for having been by Revere's side at the time of his death.
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Cushing's colour code: White (Correspondence)