Recalling its previous recommendations by Benjamin Rush and others of the Hospital department, he defined its therapeutic values accordingly as “a mild yet sufficiently active cathartic, and a valuable and economical substitute for jalap. “The extract of butternut is made by boiling down the inner bark of the tree, this discovery of this article is highly important, and it may be considered as a valuable acquisition to our materia medica.” Thacher makes special notes about the potential usefullness the bark and nut-hulls of Butternut tree, which he considered to be a highly effective blistering agent: In William Thacher’s Journals there are notes pertaining to locally grown medicine that he felt were worth trying to incorporate into the Continental Army’s materia medica supplies. This included both military and hospital stores, along with the establishment of a sizeable field hospital. During this time, Fishkill had been selected as the place for important stores to be held by the Continental Army. Loudon ultimately settled in the town of Fishkill, and reopened his printing business at the corner of two well-travelled roadways for the time. Soon after, the local hospital in New York was established, the city of New York was forced to concede to British forces, forcing Loudon and his newspaper to retreat northward into the Valley. “The good people of the neighboring towns and even those who live more remote from this city, by carefully collecting and curing quantities of useful herbs, will greatly promote the good of the many, and considerably benefit themselves. These herbs and tree products were grown in colonial yards and herb gardens or were gathered in the wild by local herbalists which Carnes, for wrote the following announcement: This required that local substitutes had to be relied upon at times.
Nevertheless, due to the war and the local reduction in shipping activities and capacity, some of these medicines were scarce and would remain so for years to come. Of course many medicines could be obtained from foreign sources, the war had not totally disrupted the international shipment of products by way of local merchant vessels. This request gives us a hint at how medicines were obtained by physicians during the war. …particularly baum, hysop, wormwood and mallows for which a good price will be given.” In addition to this request for volunteers, Carnes also asked for members of the public to suply his teacm with “a large quantity of dry herbs for baths, fomentations, etc., etc. New-York, JWanted immediately in the General Hospital, a number of women who can be recommended for their honesty, to act in the capacity of nurses: and a number of faithful men for the same purpose…
Anticipating an increase demand for medically trained staff, he filed the following request for volunteers: On July 29, for example, came the following announcemest written by Thomas Carnes, Stewart and Quartermaster to the General Hospital of King’s College, New York. During the spring and summer of 1776, Samuel Loudon was publishing his newspaper the New York Packet, in which he included numerous articles and announcements regarding the Continental Army. When the Revolutionary War began its actual skirmishes in 1776, early attempts to prepare for the medical needs related to War were made in the City of New York. His sons, James (28 years old) and Peter (17 years old), were also enlisted, serving as privates in Van Wyck’s and Brinckerhoff’s Regiments respectively.
Two months later, Cornelius Osborne enlisted as a Surgeon to serve as a minuteman. On the 15th of August, “A return made…at the house of Jacob Griffen, of persons who signed the Association” was signed by “Cornelius Osborne” and his son “James Osburn”. On April 19, 1775, official preparation for the Revolutionary War officially began.
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