We look forward to sharing this lusciously illustrated family volume of stories and facts, highlighting our first years. Rodgers, Dr. Edward Reynolds,. The year was and two young medical men, Dr. Edward Delafield, age 22, and Dr. Happy to be home, the arrivals were poised to begin the next phase of their medical careers. A medley. Commerce ruled and the thrum of business kept the docks, factories, shopkeepers, and workers buzzing.