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... Pennsylvania , A.B. , 1856 , M.D. , 1860. He was surgeon in the 2d N. Y. volunteer cavalry , 1861-64 , and surgeon- in - chief of the 3d cavalry division of the army of the Potomac , 1864-65 , during the last eighteen months of the ...
... Pennsylvania , A.B. , 1856 , M.D. , 1860. He was surgeon in the 2d N. Y. volunteer cavalry , 1861-64 , and surgeon- in - chief of the 3d cavalry division of the army of the Potomac , 1864-65 , during the last eighteen months of the ...
Page 1885
... Pennsylvania in 1795 , and great - grandson of Jacob Haldeman , a member of the committee of safety in the Revolution . His first ancestor in America came from Switzerland . He was educated at the public schools , at a classi- cal ...
... Pennsylvania in 1795 , and great - grandson of Jacob Haldeman , a member of the committee of safety in the Revolution . His first ancestor in America came from Switzerland . He was educated at the public schools , at a classi- cal ...
Page 1887
... Pennsylvania survey , 1837-42 . He was elected professor of zoology in the Franklin institute of Philadelphia in 1841 ; became chemist and zoolo- gist of the Pennsylvania agricultural society in 1852 , and was professor of natural ...
... Pennsylvania survey , 1837-42 . He was elected professor of zoology in the Franklin institute of Philadelphia in 1841 ; became chemist and zoolo- gist of the Pennsylvania agricultural society in 1852 , and was professor of natural ...
Page 1889
... Pennsylvania in 1855 , and was graduated in 1858 receiving his A.M. degree in 1861. He was ordained a deacon in the P.E. church in 1860 , and priest in 1861 ; was as- sistant minister of Christ church , Germantown , Philadelphia , 1850 ...
... Pennsylvania in 1855 , and was graduated in 1858 receiving his A.M. degree in 1861. He was ordained a deacon in the P.E. church in 1860 , and priest in 1861 ; was as- sistant minister of Christ church , Germantown , Philadelphia , 1850 ...
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... Pennsylvania Gazette , and with William Sellers , 1766-72 , when he was the printer of the Conti- nental money issued by congress , and continued the publication of the Gazette . He was also a stationer and bookseller on his own account ...
... Pennsylvania Gazette , and with William Sellers , 1766-72 , when he was the printer of the Conti- nental money issued by congress , and continued the publication of the Gazette . He was also a stationer and bookseller on his own account ...
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