THE BOTANISTS OF PHILADELPHIA. 99 



son, John Bartram, the first American botanist, was a first 

 cousin of the Chester County botanist, Humphry Marshall, 

 and of James Marshall, the father of the subject of this 

 sketch. 



The first authentic record we have of Dr. Marshall is 

 the following document : 



" Memorandum of an agreement made and concluded 

 upon between James Marshall, of Chester County, and Dr. 

 Nicholas Way, of Wilmington, in the County of New 

 Castle, as followeth, viz. : The said Dr. Way undertaketh to 

 instruct Moses Marshall, the son of the said James, in the 

 art of physick, according to the best of his understanding, 

 for the space of two years, which time the said Marshall 

 is to abide with him and his wife. He is to find and allow 

 him sufficient meat, drink and lodging during said term. 

 And in consideration thereof the said Marshall is to give 

 the sum of seventy-five pounds, the one-half now and the 

 other half in one year from this date. Witness of our 

 hands the first day of November, 1776." 



Dr. Nicholas Way, who thus became the preceptor 

 of Moses Marshall, had been settled in Wilmington for 

 some time, having received the degree of Bachelor of 

 Medicine in the first class that graduated in the Medical 

 Department of the University of Pennsylvania, and, in 

 fact, the first class that graduated in medicine in this 

 country, in 1768 ; and in 1771 he received the further degree 

 Doctor of Medicine. At the same time a cousin of Moses 

 Marshall, Abram Baily, also from Marshallton, was a pupil 

 with Dr. Way. 



Moses Marshall never received any medical degree, 

 none beins; at that time, or for nearlv a hundred vears 



