96 C. U. C. P. ALUMNI JOURNAL June, 1918 



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ADELAIDE RUDOLPH 

 Assistant Librarian 



With the photographic copy of the manuscript, mentioned in the last issue of 

 this Journal, of a draft of a plan for a medical department in the Continental 

 army, which refers to an Apothecary General, Mr. Mayo sent certain other pages 

 that have not been framed for exhibition, but which may be consulted on request. 



It seems, that Dr. WiUiam Shippen, Jr., of Philadelphia, who drafted this plan 

 and laid it before Congress in March, 1777, was holding at that time the position 

 of chief physician of the "Flying camp," which, in these days of aviation service, 

 sounds strangely anticipatory. But, in fact, it was not so; for the two pages of 

 manuscript that Mr. Mayo sent us, describing the proposed "Flying Hospital," 

 show us that flying with the army in those days was a rather slow process (com- 

 pared with modern ambulance service) of following the fighting lines with emer- 

 gency, or field hospital, aid : 



"For the Flying Hospital — 



There shall be a Director & Surgeon General, whose duty in subordination to 

 ye Dir'r. gen'l. shall be to superintend and regularly receive from him a suitable 

 number of large strong tents, Beds, Bedding, Medicine & Hospital stores for such 

 sick & wounded persons as cant be transported to ye general Hospital with safety, 

 or may be rendered fit for duty in a few days. He shall also see that the sick & 

 wounded when in his hospital are properly attended & dressed & when able, to be 

 conveyed to ye general Hospital, for which last purpose he shall be supplied by ye 

 Dir. Gen'l. with a proper number of convenient Waggons & Drivers. He shall 

 see that the regimental surgeons & mates attend their regiments. Those who 

 refuse to obey his or ye Dir. Gen'l. 's directions shall be tried & punished as Con- 

 gress shall direct. 



He shall have under him — 



Stewards to receive & properly dispense such articles of diet as ye Director 

 General shall give or order to be given him by the Com'y. of ye Army or Hos- 

 pital. — 



Brigade Surgeons — who shall superintend the medical department in their 

 respective Brigades, report the state thereof to the Direct'r of the flying Hospital 

 & see that the sick & wounded are sent in proper time & in a proper manner to 

 ye flying Hospital — 'they shall also attend & prescribe for ye sick & wounded in ye 

 Hospital under ye Direction of ye Surgeon Gen'l. 



A suitable number of mates to dress &c. & of nurses & orderly men, ye num- 

 ber to be determined & they appointed paid by ye Dir'r. — 



All the above officers to be appointed & receive such Salarys as the Congress 

 shall please to direct." 



