Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . Dr. Joseph Doddridge had a distinguished career. Hewas a native of Bedford county and was taken by his parents toWashington county, near the West Virginia line, in 1773. Aftera few years labor as a Methodist preacher, the care of the homefarm fell upon him on account of the death of his father in his brother Philip, he worked the farm and studied everyleisure moment, finally entering Jefferson academy. His med-ical studies were completed under Dr. Rush in been admitted to the order of deacon Ijy Bishop Wh
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . Dr. Joseph Doddridge had a distinguished career. Hewas a native of Bedford county and was taken by his parents toWashington county, near the West Virginia line, in 1773. Aftera few years labor as a Methodist preacher, the care of the homefarm fell upon him on account of the death of his father in his brother Philip, he worked the farm and studied everyleisure moment, finally entering Jefferson academy. His med-ical studies were completed under Dr. Rush in been admitted to the order of deacon Ijy Bishop White inPhiladelphia, he afterwards was obliged to combine his medicaland clerical work to obtain a livelihood. He was a thorough 160 The Medical Profession student, rising customarily at four oclock in the morning- to pursue his studies, with his religious devotions. The whole countryis indebted to him for his book, Doddridges Notes. He wasin every sense a good man and a benefactor of his kind. He diedNovember 9, 1826, reaching only his fifty-seventh Old Court House, Philadelphia Erected 1707; demolished 1837. From an oldprint Another \\ashington county physician who was also a theolo-gian was Rev. Cephas Dodd. who studied the latter professionunder Rev. John McMillan, D. D., founder of Jefferson settled in Amwell township, and at the suggestion of hisfriend, Dr. Henry Blachly, took up the study of medicine, butwith no intention of following that profession. This he was,however, induced to do by his friends and he finally obtained a\ery large practice. He lived to seventy-nine years of age, and 3—II 161 Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal left a son. Dr. Thaddeus Dodd. and a ^randson. Dr. W. S. \\ashington, Pa. Westmoreland count}- had a prominent physician liefore theyear 1800, who was also a much-loved minister of the was Dr. Jacob Jennings, who practiced medicine in NewJersey until he was licensed to preach, when he moved to West-moreland
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