Dr. William Shippen letter, 1780.

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Dr. William Shippen letter, 1780.

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The collection consists of an important letter about the medical services of the Continental Army by William Shippen. Dated Philadelphia 22 August 1780, it is addressed to George Gilmore, Senior Surgeon, Virginia Troops of the Continental Army, and is two pages, 20 x 30 cm. The writer states, in part: "I am at last released after a long, malevolent persecution by that most miserable of all animals, Dr. Morgan, assisted by almost as miserable a creature, Rush, & am acquitted of every charge by a court martial, & the acquittal confirmed by Congress..." A few words of text have been lost by reason of a mouse-eaten hole in the top quarter of the manuscript.

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Shippen, William, Jr., 1736-1808

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William Shippen Jr. (October 21, 1736 – July 11, 1808), was the first systematic teacher of anatomy, surgery and obstetrics in Colonial America and founded the first maternity hospital in America. He was the 3rd Director General of Hospitals of the Continental Army. Born in Philadelphia, he studied at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), graduating in 1754. He studied medicine first with his father, then went to England and Scotland and in 1761 earned his medical degree at th...

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

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Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator and the founder of Dickinson College. Rush attended the Continental Congress. His later self-description there was: "He aimed right." He served as Surgeon General of the Continental Army and became a profess...

Morgan, John, 1735-1789

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Physician. From the description of Memorial of John Morgan, 1779. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451271 American physician. From the description of Autograph letters signed (9) : Paris, Rome, London, and Philadelphia, to Sir Alexander Dick, 1763 Nov. 1-1768 Mar. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270613161 John Morgan was a Philadelphia physician and teacher. From the description of Correspondence, 1763-1788. (American Philosophical Society...

United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

Gilmore, George, 1898-1985.

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