Excerpt from Old New York, or Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years Edinburgh; and Rees and Abernethy in London he con tributed to the former's Cyclopaedia on American topics, and was offered a partnership in medical practice by the latter. Upon his return to New York, Dr. Francis was ap pointed Professor of the Institutes of Medicine; in 1817, of Medical Jurisprudence; and in 1819. Of Obstetrics and Forensic Medicine. Having filled these various and re sponsible situations with signal ability and to the great pleasure and satisfaction of both the Faculty and students, Dr. Francis resigned them successively, and devoted him self thenceforth to the practice of his profession, wherein, for half a century, he exercised a remarkable and benign influence, and endeared himself to countless families among us, and to more than our generation. In 1822, in conjunction with Drs. Beck and Dyckman, be edited The New York Medical and Surgical Journal. Dr. Francis married, November l6th, 1829, a daughter of Sheriff Cutler, of Boston; she is a descendant of Sir Jervis Cutler, of England, and a sister of the late Rev. Dr. Cutler, of Brooklyn; a grand-niece of General Fran cis Marion, and related to the celebrated Charlotte Cor day. Her mother was a friend of General Washington and Of many of the distinguished heroes Of the Revolution, by whom she was highly esteemed. General Sullivan wrote a sketch of her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.