The Early History of Medicine in Philadelphia.
whole of that time in a very extensive practice in the army, among diseases of every kind. The last five years I have spent in Europe, under the most celebrated masters in every branch of medicine, and have spared no labor or expense to store my mind with an extensive acquaintance in every science that related in any way to the duty of a physician, having in that time expended in this pursuit a sum of money, of which the very interest would prove no contemptible income."
The military life above alluded to was spent with the provincial troops of Pennsylvania in their campaign during the French war. He entered the service as lieutenant and surgeon, but it was in the latter capacity alone that he acted, and served during the whole war. "So great," says Dr. Rush, in his brief notice of him, "was his diligence and humanity in attending the sick and wounded, who were the subjects of his care, that I well remember to have heard it said, 'that if it were possible for any man to merit heaven by his good works, Dr. Morgan would deserve it, for his faithful attendance upon his patients.'"
It was in the year 1760 that he left the army and visited Europe. The friendship of Dr. Franklin, then resident in
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