Bond, Thomas
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1712 - 1784
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas Bond correspondence
Item
Identifier: MSS 418
Overview
Thomas Bond was an American physician and surgeon. He was born May 2, 1713, in Calvert County, Maryland. In 1751 he co-founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first medical facility in the American colonies, with Benjamin Franklin, and also volunteered his services there as both physician and teacher. During the Revolutionary War, Bond helped to organize the medical department of the Continental Army. He established the first American field hospitals during the conflict. He was also a member...
Dates:
1741; 1760; 1773; 1776
