...to town, were not so discouraging, might again, by the judicious assistance of physick and surgery, be enabled to taste the blessings of health, and be...for the relief of sick and distempered strangers, byproviding a place for their reception and accommodation, leaves us no room to doubt their showing...

...come to town were not so discouraging, might again, by the judicious assistant of physic and surgery, be enabled to taste the blessings of health, and be...members of the community, able to provide for themselves arid families." " The kind care of our assemblies have heretofore taken for the relief of sick and...

...of establishing a Hospital, and this is expressed in clear terms at the conclusion of the petition : The kind Care our Assemblies have heretofore taken for the Relief of sick and Sick distempered Strangers, by providing a Place for their Reception and Accommo- Strangers dation,...

...discouraging, might again, by the judicious Assistance of Physic and Surgery, be enabled to taste the Blessing of Health, and be made in a few Weeks, useful Members...Community, able to provide for themselves and Families. their showing an equal tender Concern for the Inhabitants. And we hope they will be of Opinion with...

...come to Town were not so discouraging, might again, by the judicious Assistance of Physic and Surgery, be enabled to taste the Blessings of Health, and be...themselves and Families. "The Kind Care our Assemblies have hitherto taken for the Relief of sick and Distempered Strangers, by Providing a Place for their Reception...

...come to Town were not so discouraging, might again, by the judicious Assistance of Physic and Surgery, be enabled to taste the Blessings of Health, and be...themselves and Families. "The Kind Care our Assemblies have hitherto taken for the Relief of sick and Distempered Strangers, by Providing a Place for their Reception...

...cataracts, or gradually decaying by loathsome distempers." A hospital would enable many of them to "be made in a few weeks useful members of the community, able to provide for themselves and families."25 A second group was the insane. The Pennsylvania petition noted that the number of insane...

...poor" and would make it possible for the ill, "by the judicious assistance of physick and surgery ... to taste the blessings of health, and be made in a...the community, able to provide for themselves and families."14 Note the identification with both the poor person and the donor which is conveyed in this...

...come to Town were not so discouraging, might again, by the judicious Assistance of Physic and Surgery, be enabled to taste the Blessings of Health, and be...themselves and Families. "The Kind Care our Assemblies have hitherto taken for the .Relief of sick and Distempered Strangers, by Providing a Place for their Reception...