Autobiography of Charles Caldwell, M.D / with a preface, notes, and appendix, by Harriot W. Warner.

  • Caldwell, Charles, 1772-1853.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Autobiography of Charles Caldwell, M.D / with a preface, notes, and appendix, by Harriot W. Warner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. History—Meaning of the term—Autobiography—Its difficulties—Egotism—False modesty—Keasons for writing—Early companions—Books my real companions— Qui docel, discit—Exercise—Civility—Young Americans abroad—Trial of civility in London—Pleasures of retrospection—No accidental act—Disinterestedness— Attachments—Natives of the United States and Great Britain compared—Abbe St. Pierre and Franklin.—Nature makes few great men, training many—Priestley —Ambition—Love of mental contest not a good habit . . . .17 CHAPTER I. My ancestral name—'Whence derived—Uncle Davy—My father—My mother's fa- mily—Col. Murray—His exploits—My birth—Mecklenburg County, North Caro- lina—Go to school—My teachers—Progress—Begin Latin—Build a log study— Lose my parents—Teach in an academy—Remove to another—Besolve to study medicine . 55 CHAPTER II. Salisbury—My Preceptor—Dissatisfaction—Determine to go to Philadelphia—My friends in Salisbury—Henderson—Rev. Dr. Hall—Rev. Dr Archibald—Military escort—First view of Washington—Its effects on me—Leave Salisbury . 77 CHAPTER III. Philadelphia—Eloquence—Pulpit—Bar—Mr. L s—Mr. T.—His daughter— Medical school—The Faculty—Shippen—His appearance—Character—Punc- tuality—Rush—His introductory—Khun—Wistar—His character—His classical learning 100