Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania; genealogical and personal memoirs . service in various capacities is so well given in themanuscripts of Dr. J. M. Toner in the Library of Congress that we give sketch in full: John White, surgeons mate, and subsequently surgeon in the Revolutionary War, wasborn in the city of New York in June, 1759. At the commencement of hostilities he wasa student at Princeton College, N. J., but the excitement which followed the fight at Lex-ington, Mass., April 19, 1775, rendered it impossible for him to apply his mind to study,and as most of t
Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania; genealogical and personal memoirs . service in various capacities is so well given in themanuscripts of Dr. J. M. Toner in the Library of Congress that we give sketch in full: John White, surgeons mate, and subsequently surgeon in the Revolutionary War, wasborn in the city of New York in June, 1759. At the commencement of hostilities he wasa student at Princeton College, N. J., but the excitement which followed the fight at Lex-ington, Mass., April 19, 1775, rendered it impossible for him to apply his mind to study,and as most of the students shortly after dispersed, he moved to Philadelphia, to enterupon the study of medicine. Shortly after the passage of the Declaration of Independenceby the Continental Congress, July 4, 1776, John White joined a regiment of militia com-manded by Colonel Thomas McKean, afterwards Governor of Pennsylvania, and whichwas stationed for about three months at Amboy. Upon his return he was appointedsurgeons mate in the General Hospital at the Bettering House, in January. 1777, con-. From painting by Rembrandt Peale.
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