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Excerpt from The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University Nevertheless, with all its shortcomings, this is a record not unworthy of preservation, and while biographers point us to the fact that in the United States Senate there sat at one and the same time no fewer than eight graduates of Transylvania University, including Jefferson Davis, afterward President of the Southern Confederacy, the student of these pages will remark that Transyl vania's Medical Department had already won as abun dant laurels in the field of science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... Many other persons, as Honorable Edward Everett, Mr. Swan, of France, etc., have at various times made valuable contributions to the Library. index index Before figures means that the reference is to a foot-note on the pages indicated. page Academical Department of Transylvania in 1857 160 Account rendered of books, etc., purchased by Doctors Bush and Peter 91 Act endowing Transylvania University 1 Allen, Doctor John Rowan 147 Allen, Doctor John R., notice of 147 Allen, Doctor John R., in Transylvania Medical School 147 Allen, Reverend R. T. P 133 Anderson, Reverend W. H 133 Anecdote of Doctor Samuel Brown 9 Anecdote of Doctor E. L. Dudley 137 Anecdote of Doctor John Esten Cooke 75 Anecdote illustrating progress 9 Anecdote of Titian 47 Annan, Doctor Samuel 115 Biographical sketch of 138 At Baltimore Alms-house 138 At Hopkinsville Asylum 139 At Washington University 138 Born 138 Character of 139 Degree of M. D 138 Honors conferred upon 138 In the Civil War 139 In Kentucky School of Medicine 141 Professor in Transylvania 138, 139 Resigns from Transylvania 139 Surgeon on steamship 139 Writings of 139, 140 Apparatus, purchase of by Doctors Peter and Bush 90, 91 Appropriation for purchase of apparatus 31 Attractive logic of Doctor Cooke 76 Avery, Charles 88 Ayres, David J., M. D 29, 30 Bartlett, Doctor Elisha 57, 120, 132 Biographical sketch of 125 As a poet 129 At Baltimore 126 At Dartmouth 126 At Transylvania 126 At Woodstock Medical School 126 Beautiful character of 127, 128, 129 Born 125 Death of 128 Degree of M. D 125 Early education of 125 Goes to the Legislature 125 In College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York 127 In Medical School at Louisville 126 Letter of resignation 126 Mayor of Lowell 125 Poisoned by lead 127 Studies in...

Excerpt from A Report Made to the Legislature of Kentucky on the Medical Department of Transylvania University, February 15th, 1836 I had no claim on the people of Kentucky, on account of any thing done or even attempted by n e, in promotion of their interests; and the institution I represented had nothing but a bare existence and a name. It was an infant of feeble pro mise, and I a stranger, embarked in an untried experiment, which most persons deemed of very doubtful success. Nor had my colleagues as yet attained the standing and distino tion which they now possess, in consideration of their public services. They now hold solid and lasting reputation in hand, Which they then had only in prospect and hope. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.