Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza contracted the disease .
Stevens treated them with bark , wine , and cold baths , a regimen that stirred some controversy since Stevens spurned the bloodletting treatment advocated by most doctors including Rush .
Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza contracted the disease , and Stevens treated them with bark , wine , and cold baths , a regimen that stirred some controversy since Stevens spurned the bloodletting treatment advocated by most doctors including Rush .