Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Henry W. Physick, Cecil County, Md., 1801 Oct. 20.

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Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Henry W. Physick, Cecil County, Md., 1801 Oct. 20.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24851567

ALS. Postscript written by Dorsey's mother, Elizabeth.

1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 24 x 39 cm. folded to 24 x 20 cm.

Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library

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Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library

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Physick, Henry White

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Dorsey, Elizabeth

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Sister of Dr. Philip Syng Physick and mother of Dr. John Syng Dorsey. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to Mrs. Henry W. Physick, Rising Sun Post Office, Nottingham, Md., 1807 Nov. 5. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24851651 ...

Dorsey, John Syng, 1783-1818

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John Syng Dorsey, surgeon, was born in Philadelphia on 23 Dec. 1783. He married Maria Ralston of Philadelphia on 30 Apr. 1807; they had one son and two daughters. Dorsey died of typhus on 12 Nov. 1818. As a child Dorsey received a classical education in Friends schools and studied medicine under his uncle, Dr. Philip Syng Physick. He received his M.D. from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1802. He then traveled to Europe to study medicine in London and Paris for two ye...