Benjamin Franklin letter to Sir Alexander Dick, 1760 September 17.

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Benjamin Franklin letter to Sir Alexander Dick, 1760 September 17.

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Consists of one autograph letter signed from Benjamin Franklin to Sir Alexander Dick recommending Wm. Shippen who "goes to Edinburgh to improve himself in Physic and Surgery, and hopes to obtain there the Sanction of a Degree, if found to merit it." The letter is dated 17 September 1760 from London.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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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...

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Dick, Alexander, Sir, 1703-1785

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