David Hosack (1769-1835) was a New York physician and horticulturist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1810. He remains widely known as the doctor who tended to the fatal injuries of Alexander Hamilton after his duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804, and who had similarly tended to Hamilton's son Philip after his fatal 1801 duel with George Eacker. He established several institutions including Elgin Botanic Garden, New York and a medical school at Rutgers University.

Physical description

3 microfilm reels.

Provenance

Acquired and accessioned, 1958 (1958 1570mf). See in-house shelf list for additional accession numbers and information.

Originals in Columbia University Library, Linnean Society of London, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Botanical Garden, New-York Historical Society, New York Public Library, Rutgers University Library, University of Pennsylvania Library, and Yale University Library.

Early American History Note

This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

• Columbia College (New York, N.Y.)
• Horticultural Society of New York.
• Medical Society of the County of New York.
• Rutgers Medical College.

• Diaries.
• Lectures.
• Microfilm Collection
• Minutes.
• Receipts.
• Speeches.

• Hosack, Alexander E. (Alexander Eddy), 1805-1871
• Hosack, David, 1769-1835
• Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828
• Wharton, Thomas Kelah, 1814-1862

• Botany.
• Horticulturists.
• Medicine.
• Natural history.