Physick, Dr. Philip Syng, 1768-1837

Dr. Philip Syng Physick served as the first professor of surgery and later of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania medical school from 1805-1831. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of Edmund Physick and Abigail Syng Physick. He was known as the "Father of American Surgery," and performed the first known blood transfusion.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Andrew D. Campbell, November 6, 1815]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Andrew Donaldson Campbell.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, June 18, 1815]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She writes about a delay in clothes being sent to Ann. She discusses her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, attending Madam Grelaud's French School for Ladies. She asks about Anna Savage's marriage and Sarah "Sally" Eyre's health. She also talks about her own poor health.

[Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, August 22, 1806, Vol. 1]

Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 1 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal, which pertains to family and business matters and documents national economic and political issues related to the family's interests in banking, commerce, and shipbuilding. John writes about the death of John Dennis and the poor health of his son Henry Dennis Teackle.

[Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, November 6, 1806, Vol. 1]

Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 1 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. John writes that his son Henry Dennis Teackle is still very sick and does not seem to be getting better. Henry wishes to travel to Philadelphia to see Charles and Dr. Physick, but John worries he will not survive the journey. He also writes about some business matters.