Morgan, John, 1735-1789

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 Library). WorldCat record id: 122616255

From the guide to the John Morgan correspondence, 1763-1788, 1763-1788, (American Philosophical Society)

John Morgan (1735-1789) was a founder of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and one of the leading physicians in the American colonies at the outset of the Revolutionary War. In 1775 he was chosen as Director General of the American army's medical department. Morgan's management abilities and personal inclinations as well as charges of malfeasance by Dr. William Shippen, a member of the medical department, caused his removal in January, 1777. Morgan was vindicated by Congress in 1779, whereupon he launched an attack on Dr. Shippen for alleged misdeeds. Shippen was acquitted of the charges in 1780.

From the guide to the John Morgan Correspondence, 1779-1780, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

John Morgan was a Philadelphia physician and teacher. He was associated with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (founded in 1786).

From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1772-1776. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886251