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21	Author:	Bruno, M. de	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Essai metaphysique, physique et phisiologistique relativement à la découverte de M. Mesmer, 1786
	Dates:	1786
	Abstract:	This is a handwritten essay on Franz Mesmer and his claims to have healing and other metaphysical powers. Mesmer is today thought of as an early user of hypnosis. Throughout the 1770s and 1780s, he captivated French society. Marie Antoinette was particularly interested in his abilities. Finally, King Louis convened a scientific body in 1784 to examine the claims of Mesmer and his disciples. Benjamin Franklin, still in France as an American envoy, headed the committee, which debunked Mesmerism. The report can be found in the Papers of Benjamin Franklin and in the Diary of Benjamin Franklin Bache, both of which are at the APS. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.134.B83
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Medicine \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Animal magnetism. \| Hypnotism. \| Mesmerism.

22	Author:	Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Richard Harlan Journals
	Dates:	1816-1817, 1833
	Abstract:	The collection consists of two travel journals Richard Harlan kept at two very different points of his career. Harlan was a prominent Philadelphia-based scientist and doctor. The first dates to 1817-1818 when he was a medical student who traveled to India. The second dates to 1833 when Harlan, then an established physician and scientist, traveled to Europe to observe scientific practices there. The journals are incredibly detailed and rich. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H228
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| International Travel \| Medicine \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Medicine -- Practice -- France \| Paleontology \| Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta

23	Author:	Hiltzheimer, Jacob, 1729?-1798	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Jacob Hiltzheimer Diaries
	Dates:	1765-1798
	Abstract:	The Jacob Hiltzheimer Diary takes up twenty-eight volumes and offers insight into the social life and customs of Philadelphia. He describes a wide range of events, such as sleigh riding to ice skating to attending a large celebration of King George's Birthday on the banks of the Schuylkill attended by over 380 Philadelphians (before Independence). During the imperial crisis, Hiltzheimer's observations can provide an interesting perspective on the events happening within the city. He notes the arrival of dignitaries from other colonies and records some of the events happening in the city. Hiltzheimer's journal also records family and personal details, like the death of his thirty-year old son. He records the weather in Philadelphia on a nearly daily basis, and his account of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia is fairly exhaustive. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H56d
	Extent:	28 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Diaries \| Meteorological Data
	Subjects:	Horses \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

24	Author:	Shippen, William	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Shippen journal, July 19, 1759 - January 22, 1760
	Dates:	1759-1760
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains the journal William Shippen kept while receiving medical training in London. Shippen would go on to become a leading doctor, specializing in obstetrics, in the early republic. This journal keeps track of his daily activities and includes personal anecdotes as well as notes on his education. Many entries note when he awoke and when he began his rotation. He sometimes describes things he witnessed in the hospital. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh61
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Education \| International Travel \| Medicine \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diaries \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Medical education -- England. \| Medicine -- England.

25	Author:	Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Caspar Wistar Papers
	Dates:	1794-1817
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains approximately forty-four content rich letters written to Caspar Wistar, a prominent Philadelphian and scientist. Wistar's wide-ranging scientific interests are captured in the broad content of these letters. Topics of discussion include APS business, distillation, fossils and skeletons, scientific expeditions, and various letters of introductions sent to Wistar. A significant number are written in French. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W76
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	International Travel \| Medicine \| Natural history \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	American Philosophical Society \| Botany \| Medicine -- 19th century \| Paleontology -- 19th century \| Yellow fever

26	Author:	Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James Hutchinson papers, 1771-1928
	Dates:	1771-1928
	Abstract:	The James Hutchinson Papers detail this prominent Philadelphian's medical education and life. The collection includes records of Hutchinson's formal education, lectures he either attended or delivered, and his travels throughout London to advance his career. The documents from the American Revolution provide interesting commentary on events happening in Philadelphia and how the Revolution affected Quakers. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H97p
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Education \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Religion
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Medicine -- Study and teaching -- England -- London -- 18th century. \| Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.

27	Author:	Rush, Julia Stockton, 1759-1848	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Julia Rush Letters, 1776-1809
	Dates:	1776-1809
	Abstract:	This small collection of Julia Rush correspondence is noteworthy for being one of the largest collections of letters between Julia and her husband Benjamin, the prominent Philadelphia physician. The collection begins in 1776 and continues into the early nineteenth century. There are a series of letters from Julia to Benjamin from 1793 at the height of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R894
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Women's History
	Genre:	Family Correspondence

28	Author:	Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Sarah Franklin Bache Papers
	Dates:	1768-1807
	Abstract:	The Sarah Franklin Bache Papers, along with the various other Bache family papers, provides great insight into the family relations of the extended Franklin family. The correspondence in this collection ranges from 1768-1807 and thus traverses a number of significant historical events. Much of the correspondence relates to family life and is personal in nature. The letters provide a clear picture of Sally as the central figure in the Franklin family, corresponding with all members of the family, including her brother William after he had been disowned by his father. Notably, most of the letters are to and from other women, showing that Sally was also a central figure in a network of prominent women in the Atlantic World and early republic who corresponded about their lives and current events. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B1245
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Early National Politics \| International Affairs \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Women's History
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.

29	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.

30	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.

31	Author:	Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Violetta Delafield-Benjamin Smith Barton Collection
	Dates:	1783-1817
	Abstract:	The extensive Benjamin Smith Barton collection contains six sections: Correspondence, Bound Volumes (including notebooks), Subject Files, and Graphic Materials. The material includes numerous images, sketches, notes, printed material, and other correspondence. The collection also has numerous copper plates that were used to print images drawn by Barton. Although a collection this large touches on a variety of interesting and important subjects, the collection's strength is its wealth of data on nineteenth century medical, botanical, and Native American studies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B284d
	Extent:	10 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| Language and Linguistics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Medicine \| Native America \| Natural history \| Printing and Publishing \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	Art \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Language Material \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Botanists \| Botany -- Study and teaching -- 19th century \| Botany -- Virginia \| Chemistry -- 18th century \| Cherokee Indians \| Cherokee language \| Choctaw Indians \| Dysentery. \| Electricity -- 18th century \| Ethnobotany \| Geology -- 18th century \| Gout \| Indians of North America \| Indians of North America -- Agriculture \| Indians of North America -- Languages \| Kaigana Indians \| Kaskaskia Indians \| Mammals -- Classification \| Mandan Indians \| Mastodons \| Materia medica \| Medicine -- Practice -- 18th century \| Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 18th century \| Meteorology -- United States -- 18th century \| Meteors \| Mineralogy \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 19th century \| Osage language \| Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Physics \| Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 \| Seminole Indians \| Seneca Indians \| Tuscarora Indians \| University of Pennsylvania -- Faculty \| Venereal disease \| Yellow fever \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1793 \| Zoology -- 18th century

32	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fox Family papers, ca. 1690-1915
	Dates:	1690-1915
	Abstract:	This collection contains information on the prominent Philadelphian Fox family with a large portion of the collection focusing on the family's land holdings and business dealings. George Fox was a close friend of William Temple Franklin, who bequeathed to Fox his grandfather's papers. George Fox was a doctor educated at the University of Pennsylvania. His brother Samuel was a businessman. Samuel's son Charles became a doctor. The collection reflects various papers relating to the lives and careers of these three men. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F832f
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Law \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Pennsylvania History \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals

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