John Morgan

Features, Interviews, Medicine, Politics During the War (1775-1783) April 12, 2020 April 12, 2020

This Week on Dispatches: Justin McHenry on John Morgan, William Shippen, and the Fate of the Continental Medical Department

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On this week’s Dispatches host Brady Crytzer interviews archivist and JAR contributor Justin McHenry about the heated rivalry between John Morgan and William Shippen over control…

Medicine, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) January 28, 2020 January 28, 2020

John Morgan vs. William Shippen: The Battle that Defined the Continental Medical Department

by Justin McHenry

John Morgan and William Shippen, Jr. stood shoulder to shoulder in the crowd outside of old Westminster Hall on September 22, 1761. They were…

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