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1	Author:	Shippen, William	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Shippen prescription book, 1789 Oct. 1-1791 July 10
	Dates:	1789-1791
	Abstract:	This single volume appears to record the daily medical appointments William Shippen kept, and, when applicable, the treatment administered. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh61.1
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Medicine
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Medicine.

2	Author:	Pennock, C. W. (Caspar Wistar), 1799-1867	Requires cookie*
	Title:	C. W. (Caspar Wistar) Pennock papers, 1829-1891
	Dates:	1829-1891
	Abstract:	Much of this collection deals with Caspar Wistar Pennock's medical practice and travel abroad, especially his time in Paris in the 1830s. There is one interesting letter from Andrew Comstock that references his attempt to foment a revolution (in elocution) in Philadelphia in 1830. There are a few letters in French. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P3825
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| International Travel \| Medicine
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Medicine.

3	Author:	Kampman, Christian Frederick, 1708-1808	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Catalogus plantarum sponte crescentium circa Bethlehem in comitatu Northampton in Pensylvania & Hope in comitatu Sussex in West New Jersey, &c. [n.d.]
	Dates:	n.d.
	Abstract:	This volume records 679 plants found in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Hope West New Jersey. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.580.K12
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Medicine
	Genre:	Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Botany -- Pennsylvania. \| Medicine. \| Plants -- Catalogs.

4	Author:	Rush, James,1786-1869.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Cards of admission, 1807-1816, to medical lectures
	Dates:	1807-1816
	Abstract:	This portion of the James Rush Collection contains photostats of tickets of admission to medical lectures, most of which were held in Scotland. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R893
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Medicine
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Lecturers. \| Medicine.

5	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George B. (George Bacon) Wood papers, 1815-1913
	Dates:	1815-1913
	Abstract:	The George Bacon Wood collection consists primarily of correspondence from George Wood to J.B. Lippincott. Some of the letters are co-signed by Franklin Bache. All of the letters date from 1860 onwards. The only early American materials are various diplomas and certificates from the 1810s and 1820s for Wood. These include a diploma from the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and various certificates from places like the Philomathean Society at Penn and medical societies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W84
	Extent:	30 item(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Medicine
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Institutional Records
	Subjects:	Medicine. \| Pharmacology.

6	Author:	Fothergill, John, 1712-1780	Requires 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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F82
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Medicine
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Botany. \| Medicine. \| Science.

7	Author:	Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Caspar Wistar commonplace book, 1796-1813
	Dates:	1796-1813
	Abstract:	This fascinating commonplace book contains some of Caspar Wistar's thoughts on medicine. Infectious disease is a particularly prominent topic. Wistar offers observations and some theories, noting how "country people" had some immunities that others did not. Wistar discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and infections on boats, in individuals, and within families. There is also meteorological data from 1758-1765. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.616.928.W765
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Educational Material \| Meteorological Data \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Communicable diseases. \| Medicine. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Typhus fever. \| Yellow fever.

8	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Rush correspondence, 1759-1813
	Dates:	1759-1813
	Abstract:	This collection of Benjamin Rush Papers was compiled by Lyman Butterfield for his biography of Rush. The papers are photocopies of Rush's correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89p
	Extent:	2.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Early National Politics \| Medicine \| Religion
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence \| Research Records and Reports
	Subjects:	Abolitionists. \| African American churches \| African Americans -- Religion \| Medicine. \| Slavery. \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

9	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Rush commonplace book, 1792-1813
	Dates:	1792-1813
	Abstract:	The commonplace book is better described as Benjamin Rush's diary of events from 1792. Rush recounts in great detail the spectacular failure of William Duer and other investors in Philadelphia and New York, noting the panic and uncertainty that swept elite society in those months. The second portion of the volume contains a range of Rush's thoughts and observations on society, making this portion more like a traditional commonplace book. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89c
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries
	Subjects:	Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Indians of North America \| Marriage. \| Medicine. \| Religion.

10	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Travels through life:or an account of sundry incidents and events in the life of Benjamin Rush...written for the use of his children, [1800]
	Dates:	Circa 1800
	Abstract:	Benjamin Rush's Travels Through Life is his multi-volume autobiography. This manuscript copy is in his own hand and takes up eight volumes of notebooks. The APS also has another manuscript copy of the work that was written by someone other than Rush, likely in preparation for its publication. Rush wrote the autobiography for his children. The APS published portions of the diary, but segments have not been published. Notations suggest that portions that would be "offensive to surviving relatives" be omitted from publication. Other sections were crossed out but are readable and contain pertinent information. This is especially true on the section where Rush records his thoughts on prominent individuals from the American Revolution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89t
	Extent:	8 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Early National Politics \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Autobiography \| Diaries
	Subjects:	Epidemics -- United States \| Indians of North America \| Medicine. \| Yellow fever -- United States.