Throckmorton, Joseph. Petition to the Governor of the Province of New Jersey, undated. B MS Misc., Countway Library of Medicine.

To his Excellency William Franklin Esqr Captain General Governor and Commander in chief in and over his Majesty's Province of New Jersey, and Territories, thereon depending in America, Chancellor, and Vice Admiral of the same.

To the Honble, his Majesty's Council for said Province, & To the Honble the Representatives for the Province aforesaid in general Assembly convened.

The Petition of the Subscribers Freeholders, & Inhabitants of Most humbly sheweth That many persons ignorant and unskillful in Physick and Surgery, in order to gain a Subsistance, do take upon themselves to adminster the former, & practise the latter, thereby endangering the Lives and Limbs of their Patients, and greatly impoverishing their Estates, to the great injury of the Survivors, who frequently are composed of a distressed Parent, and a miserable Offspring.

To Remedy this Inconvenience, and for the more effectually preventing such abuses for the future, Your Petitioners humbly pray.

That, the Profession of a Physician or

or Surgeon may be reduced to such a Standard or Certainty with Regard to his knowledge, capacity, & ability in the several branches, as can intitle him or them to practise the same occasionally.

Upon the whole that such mode of Examination may be prescribed, such Forfeitures and Penalities Annexed, & such Testimonials required, and the practice in general so regulated, as in your wisdom you shall think proper to direct.

And your petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever pray &

Jos Throckmorton Saml Cooke Mich: Kearny John Wardell Samuel Breese

Petition for the Doctors

1763 - 1776 One of the eaarliest petitions against quack doctors in america 34778 Hist 4/3/42 WO *1 Kads 4

B MS misc