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 Author:  Fothergill, John, 1712-1780Requires cookie*
 Title:  John Fothergill letters, 1737-1778     
 Dates:  1737-1750 
 Abstract:  The John Fothergill Letters Collection, 1737-1778 (bulk 1737-1750), consists of fourteen copies of letters Fothergill wrote. Most of the letters are addressed to Charles Aston and most discuss medicine.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.F82 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Education | Medicine 
 Genre:  General Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Medicine. | Science. 
 Author:  Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir Charles Lyell correspondence, 1811-1882     
 Dates:  1811-1882 
 Abstract:  This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

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 Call #:  Mss.H.S.Film.4 
 Extent:  10 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Geology. | Natural history. | Science. 
 Author:  Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir James Paget correspondence, 1784-1932     
 Dates:  1784-1932 
 Abstract:  This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.P212 
 Extent:  0.75 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Medicine. | Science. 
 Author:  Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804Requires cookie*
 Title:  Joseoph Priestly correspondence, 1766-1803     
 Dates:  1766-1803 
 Abstract:  This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

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 Call #:  Mss.Film.1328 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Natural history. | Science. | Theology -- History -- 18th century. 
 Author:  Short, Charles Wilkins, 1794-1863Requires cookie*
 Title:  Charles Wilkins Short correspondence, 1813-1867     
 Dates:  1813-1867 
 Abstract:  The bulk of this collection pertains to the affairs of the Short family who were based in Kentucky. The bulk of the correspondence is between John Short and his brother Charles Wilkins Short, a doctor and member of the APS. Most of the letters are dated after 1850.There are a few letters that pertain to science and APS business, notably a long letter from John Vaughan.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Sh81 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Genre:  Family Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Science. 
 Author:  Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660-1753Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir Hans Sloane correspondence, ca. 1647-1743     
 Dates:  Circa 1647-1743 
 Abstract:  This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

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 Call #:  Mss.H.S.Film.18 
 Extent:  16 film_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Natural history. | Science. 
 Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Aubrey Moore Autograph collection, 1816-1917     
 Dates:  1816-1917 
 Abstract:  The Moore Autograph Collection contains a series of individual letters that E.M. Morre collected in the twentieth century. The letters are primarily from British thinkers written in the nineteenth century, especially the 1880s and 1890s.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.M781 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Genre:  Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Evolution. | Science.