A memoir on the life and character of Philip Syng Physick, M.D. / by J. Randolph.

Date:
1839
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Credit: A memoir on the life and character of Philip Syng Physick, M.D. / by J. Randolph. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    that time, upon the plea of his ill health, and a promise to furnish them at a subsequent period. His disinclination to fulfil this promise was so obvious that I did not feel myself justifiable in renewing the application. Philip Syng Physick was horn in Philadelphia on the 7th of July, 1768. His father, Mr. Edmund Physick, was an Englishman, and was character- ised for possessing strong mental powers, with which were united strict integrity of principle, and considerable knowledge of the world. Pre- viously to the separation of the United States from Great Britain, he held the office of Keeper of the Great Seal of the Colony of Pennsylvania; and subsequently to the Revolution he took charge of the estates belonging to the Penn family, and served as their confidential agent. Doctor Phy- sick’s mother was a most estimable, pious wo- man, who was blessed with a strong intellect, and evinced throughout her life, great judgment and decision of character. The Doctor never ceased to feel and ex]Dress, as long as he lived, the greatest filial love and reverence for these honoured parents. We have frequently known him to de- clare, that he was convinced that whatever was most useful and excellent in his character, was attributable to the early lessons and impressions which he imbibed from them. 2
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