BIO: Dr. Peter Washington LITTLE, Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA

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Medical Men of Franklin County, 1750-1925 by Ambrose Watts Thrush, M.D.;
Chambersburg, Pa.; Medical Society of Franklin County, Page 237
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DR. PETER WASHINGTON LITTLE
1784-1848

  Peter Washington Little, son of Casper and Susanna Little, was born in Adams 
County, Pa., February 13, 1784.  His early years were spent in Hagerstown, Md.  
He studied medicine with Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia.  After his marriage 
he settled in Mercersburg where he practiced medicine for many years.  He was 
postmaster at Mercersburg, 1822-1827, a Trustee of Marshall College and 
Secretary of the Board, 1836-38.

  Dr. Little married on September 26, 1808, Mary Smith Parker, daughter of 
Captain Robert and Mary (Smith) Parker.  She was born April 5, 1788, died August 
26, 1848.

  Dr. Little died July 1, 1848, in Mercersburg, Pa.  They were the parents of 
two sons and five daughters.