. Annals of medical history. f sympathy forKing George. It was but natural that aman of his positive personality and strongconvictions should early become embroiled;and the episode from Hugh Wynne relatedin the introduction to this sketch wouldindicate that the occasion was not longdeferred. In 1775 a prominent lawyer, Isaac Hunt,who had married a sister of BenjaminWests wife, defended a man accused ofviolating the resolves against the importa-tion of British goods. His superciliousattitude toward the Committee led theassociators to make an example of him onthe next day. In that quaint relic o
. Annals of medical history. f sympathy forKing George. It was but natural that aman of his positive personality and strongconvictions should early become embroiled;and the episode from Hugh Wynne relatedin the introduction to this sketch wouldindicate that the occasion was not longdeferred. In 1775 a prominent lawyer, Isaac Hunt,who had married a sister of BenjaminWests wife, defended a man accused ofviolating the resolves against the importa-tion of British goods. His superciliousattitude toward the Committee led theassociators to make an example of him onthe next day. In that quaint relic of Revolutionarytimes, the Diary of Christopher Marshall, 400 Aniials of Medical History under date of August 6, 1775, the eventsleading up to and succeeding Dr. Kearsleysentanglement in this affair are chronicled. Between eleven and twelve this forenoon,about thirty of our associators waited upon andconducted Isaac Hunt from his dweUing tothe Coffee House, where having placed him ina cart, he very pohtely acknowledged he had. Dr. John Redman (a rare photograph from the collection ofthe College of Physicians of Philadelphia). said and acted wrong, for which he asked pardonof the pubhc and committed himself to theprotection of the associators, to defend himfrom any gross insults from the , his behavior, they approved him, andconducted him in that situation, with drumbeating, through the principal streets, heacknowledging his misconduct in diverse as they were coming down town, stoppingat the corner where Dr. Kearsley hves, to makehis declaration, its said the Dr. threw open hiswindow, snapped a pistol twice amongst thecrowd, upon which they seized him, took hispistol, with another in his pocket from him,both of which were loaded with swan the scuffle, he got wounded in the then took Hunt out of the cart, conductedliim safe home, put Kearsley in, brought himto (the) CofTce House, where persuasions wereused to cause him to make concessions,
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