1750s- To be precise, the first American hospital was the Pennsylvania Hospital, established in Philadelphia in 1752. The institution's first hospital pharmacist was Jonathan Roberts, who was succeeded by John Morgan. John Morgan played a vital role in the future of hospital pharmacy
The answer is that early on the English were looking for a "Northwest Passage". This would be a shorter trade route to East Asia. For a long time it was believed that there was a large body of water in North America that would lead to the Orient. The English were interested in the raw materials that they could find in North America, including the islands of the Caribbean.
The answer is oral.
These were passed down through stories made by wise men or elders of a
village or tribe from generation to generation.
It was probably a strict process as each successor knew the history of
his clan for he was a source of knowledge to those around him.
