The person who wanted more liberty, equality, and fraternity than was good for him or anybody else, was a Mr. cochran, and his adherents were called cochranites.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
Dr. John cochran, one of the first New Jersey physicians, was a man of wide experience and reputation.
"Stories of New Jersey"
Frank Richard Stockton
It is said that when Washington was at West Point in 1779, and the doctor and his family were stationed at the same place, Washington wrote to Dr. cochran almost the only facetious letter which is known to have come from the pen of that grave and dignified man.
"Stories of New Jersey"
Frank Richard Stockton
