Historical sketch of the medical societies of Baltimore, Md., from 1730 to 1880 / by G. Lane Taneyhill.

  • Taneyhill, G. Lane (George Lane), 1840-1916.
Date:
1881
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Historical sketch of the medical societies of Baltimore, Md., from 1730 to 1880 / by G. Lane Taneyhill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETIES OF BALTIMORE, MD„ FROM 1730 TO 1880. BY G. LANE TANEYHILL, A. B., M. D. Read October 13///, 1880, at the Hall of the Medical and Chirurgieal Faculty of the State of Maryland, on the occasion of its commemoration of the Sesqui-Ccntennial , of the city of Baltimore. Mr. President and Members: On account of the very few printed records extant, from which a compiler would gather historical data in endeavoring to produce a sketch worthy of this occasion, the writer must be excused for the brief manner in which some events are related, and the short account given of several of the best associations. As nearly as possible the societies are mentioned in the chrono- logical order of their formation, and, for obvious reasons, promi- nence is given to the Medical and Chirurgieal Faculty of the State of Maryland. Thanks are due Doctors E. F. Cordell and Jno. R. Ouinan for material used in preparing this article. To the daily press of the time we are indebted for the record of the formation of the first Medical Society of Baltimore. In the Federal Gazette and Baltimore Daily Advertiser we discover, that, on the 26th day of December, 1788, an association of medi- cal gentlemen was organized, consisting of nineteen members, and called the Medical Society of Baltimore^ with Dr. Charles