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To the Editor: In his comprehensive article (Dec. 9 issue),¹ Morens describes in great detail the last illness of George Washington, his suffering, the therapy rendered by his physicians, and the subsequent controversy surrounding the appropriateness of the bloodletting to which he was subjected. However, Morens does not include a discussion of Washington's medical history, which may be pertinent.

Washington is always described as a stalwart, tall, rugged person inured to the hardships of military life and capable of extraordinary feats of endurance, but in fact he had many bouts of illnesses in his life.² His paternal forefathers were short-lived . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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