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On Dr. Smith's return in June, 1764, he found that the places of four of the original Trustees had been filled. Messrs. Leech, Strettell, and M'Call had died, and Mr. Taylor had "departed out of this Province." In their places were elected Mr. Lynford Lardner, a councillor, Mr. Amos Strettell, 1 Dr. John Redman and Mr. Andrew Elliot. 2 MR. LARDNER was a native of England ; his sister Hannah was the wife of Richard Penn, and coming to America in 1740, he was made Councillor in 1755; and died in 1774 aged 59 years. MR. STRETTELL, the son of Robert Strettell, was born in Dublin in 1720, and came to America a lad; he died in 1780 aged 59 years. DR. JOHN REDMAN was born in Philadelphia, 37 February, 1722, a " descendant of one of the first settlers of the State." After completing his classical education in the Rev. William Tennent's Academy, otherwise known as the Log College, which was opened in 1735 by Tennent, pastor of the Neshaminy Church in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, " where for some twenty years he continued to gather about him a body of choice young men and to train them for the service of the church and of society ; 3 young Redman began the study of physic with Mr. John Kearsley, a physician of high standing in Philadelphia. After beginning the practice of his profession he went to Bermuda where he passed many years, and thence went to Europe, pass- ing a year at Edinburgh at the medical school, and another year at Guy's Hospital, London, and also some time in Paris. He took his degree at the University of Leyden in 1748. On his return soon after to his native city, he in a short time earned a high reputation as a skilful physician and secured a profitable practice ; the delicacy of his health prevented him practicing surgery for which he had prepared himself. 1 8 June, 1762. 2 12 Dec., 1762. 3 Wickersham, 453.