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242 objects from the collection appear on this site, in room order. The site presents the objects that carry the story, not the whole collection, and researchers who wish to see more are welcome to write to EIS LIBRIS. The rarities are the objects the collection counts among its rarest: unique or nearly so, unrecorded, or the only copy in private hands.

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  Samuel Keimer, A Brand Pluck'd from the BurningBF-2024.133
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  Benjamin Rush, An Eulogium in Honor of the Late Dr. William CullenBR-2023.054
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  The Bee, 25 December 1799: the verdictBEE-1799
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  The Bee, 11 October 1797: Rush announces his suitsBEE-1797
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  A licence to sell strong liquors by retail, City of New-YorkBF-2026.300
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  Cicero, Cato Major, or His Discourse of Old AgeBF-2022.021
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  Medicina Britannica: A Treatise on Such Physical PlantsBF-2023.049
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  Poor Richard's Almanack 1761BF-2022.028
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  The New-Haven Gazette and the Connecticut Magazine.BF-2025.108
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  The Way To WealthBF-2022.033
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  Benjamin Rush, Essays Literary, Moral, and PhilosophicalBR-2022.011
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  Description of the Improvements of the Rarifying Air-Stove, for Warming and Ventilating Hospitals, Churches, Colleges, Dwelling-houses, Hot or Green-housesBF-2023.021
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  By the Honourable James Hamilton: a proclamation formBF-2026.005
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  Nathaniel Ames, An Astronomical Diary, or Almanack, for 1771BF-2026.001
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  Naphtali Daggett, The Faithful Serving of God and Our GenerationBF-2025.015
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  Thomas Cadwalader, An Essay on the West-India Dry GripesBF-2026.009
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  John Armstrong, The Art of Preserving Health: A PoemBF-2026.008
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  Lewis Evans, Geographical, Historical, Political, Philosophical and Mechanical EssaysBF-2024.050
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  Ellis Pugh, A Salutation to the BritainsBF-2026.010
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  The New Jersey General Assembly session lawsBF-2026.013
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  Andrew Bradford, printed legal form, 1742BF-2026.012
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  John Jerman, The American Almanack for the Year 1731BF-2026.011
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  The Charters of the Province of Pensilvania and City of PhiladelphiaBF-2023.001
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  By the Proprietaries: a surveyor's warrant to Benjamin EastburnBF-2024.135
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  A Collection of Devotional TractsBF-2025.009
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  Alexander Arscott, Some Considerations Relating to the Present State of the Christian ReligionBF-2024.134
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  Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of PennsylvaniaBR-2023.012
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  Three Letters from the Reverend Mr. George WhitefieldBF-2023.045
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  A printing from Franklin's press in AntiguaBF-2025.051
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  The Anarchy of the Ranters, and Other LibertinesBF-2025.008
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  Acts and Laws of His Majesty's Colony of Rhode-Island, and Providence-Plantations, in New-England, in America. From Anno 1745, to Anno 1752BF-2025.013
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  An Elegy on the Death of John Gidley, Esq; Capt. Sueton Grant, Mr. Nathanael Coddington, and Mr. TaylerBF-2026.205
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  William Sewel, The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress of the Christian People Called QuakersBF-2025.006
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  John Rutty, The Liberty of the Spirit and of the Flesh DistinguishedBF-2025.029
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  Poor Richard's Almanack for 1751, a presentation copyBF-2022.026
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  Anno Regni Georgii III: the Pennsylvania session lawsBF-2025.003
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  Sermons on Various SubjectsBF-2025.128
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  A Mite into the TreasuryBF-2025.012
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  William Law, An Extract from a Treatise Called the Spirit of PrayerBF-2025.005
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  Poor Richard Improved, for 1763BF-2022.027
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  Poor Richard Improved, for 1756BF-2023.053
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  Ebenezer Pemberton, A Discourse Previous to the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Joseph SewallBF-2026.207
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  William Douglass, Inoculation of the Small Pox as Practised in BostonBF-2025.016
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  Johann Arndt, Des Hocherleuchteten TheologiBF-2024.130
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  A Confession of Faith, with A Short Treatise of Church DisciplineBF-2024.003
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  Letters between Theophilus and Eugenio on the Moral Pravity of ManBF-2025.007
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  Certificate of naturalization and oath of allegianceBF-2024.004
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  Joseph Pike, An Epistle to the National Meeting of FriendsBF-2025.002
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  A Letter to an Honourable Gentleman of the Council-BoardBF-2024.131
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  George Fisher, The American Instructor, or Young Man's Best CompanionBF-2025.004
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  Samuel Smith, The History of the Colony of Nova-Caesaria, or New-JerseyBF-2024.052
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  William Bradford Jr. to David Rittenhouse, with Rittenhouse's order to pay Jonathan Dickinson SergeantBF-2026.203
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  North American Land Company. Certificate for five shares issued to William Temple Franklin, signed by Robert MorrisBF-2026.204
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  Sheriff's return endorsed on a writ, Philadelphia, 1738, signed by Joseph BreintnallBF-2026.200
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  Pocket Almanac for the Year 1765.BF-2022.025
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  Philadelphia Contributionship Fire MarkBF-2024.054
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  Order on the Treasurer of the Library Company of Philadelphia, 4 April 1793, signed by the directors including Benjamin RushBF-2026.202
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  William Chancellor, autograph letter signedBF-2024.062
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  Anthony Newhouse, document signed, Philadelphia, November 7, 1747BF-2026.004
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  Deborah Franklin, a letter signedBF-2024.035
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  Bartram's TravelsBF-2024.063
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  Know All Men by These Presents: a printed bondBF-2024.005
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  Charter, Laws, and Catalog of Book of the Library Company of PhiladelphiaBF-2024.032
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  By the Proprietaries: a surveyor's warrant to Nicholas ScullBF-2025.050
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  Kalms travels1772.KALM
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  Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume oneBF-2025.114
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  Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume fiveBF-2023.041
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  Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume six, part oneBF-2026.206
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  Wilson Armistead, Memoirs of James LoganBF-2024.022
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  Know All Men by These Presents: a mortgage bond of the General Loan Office, 1729BF-2024.002
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  Franklin's Deputy PostmasterBF-2023.032
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  Promissory Notes for the Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2023.051
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  Some Account of the Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2022.016
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  John Smith and John Reynell to Thomas Worth, soliciting subscriptions for the Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2026.930
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  Franklin Imprint. Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2023.052
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  Pennsylvania Hospital LedgerBF-2023.033
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  Letter regarding the admission of a patient to the Pennsylvania Hospital, 18 April 1796BF-2023.029
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  The Committee appointed to prepare an Account of the Monies received from the Legislature of Pennsylvania, towards erecting additional buildings to the Pennsylvania Hospital, and finishing the same, and of the Expenditures for the said Buildings..BF-2023.042
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  Rules for the Government of the Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2023.037
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  Some Account of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Its Origin, Objects, and Present State.BF-2023.040
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  Pennsylvania Hospital LedgerBF-2023.034
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  1828-Some Account of the Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2023.003
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  Account of the Rise, Progress, & Present State or the Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2023.013
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  1801 Account of Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2024.006
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  1817- Some Account of the Pennsylvania HospitalBF-2024.007
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  Pennsylvania Hospital Ledger December 30, 1805BF-2023.035
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  Pennsylvania Hospital Ledger January 1, 18051805.PAHOSP.P1
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  The DispensaryMISC-2021.008
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  Expériences et Observations sur l'Électricité faites à Philadelphie en AmériqueBF-2021.002
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  Experiments and Observations on ElectricityBF-2025.017
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  Experiments and Observations on ElectricityBF-2024.053
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  A Magic Square of SquaresBF-2023.004
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  Trattato Completo d'Elettricità Teorica e Pratica con Sperimenti Originali del Signore Tiberio CavalloBF-2025.113
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  Des herrn Benjamin Franklins Esq Briefe von de ElektricitatBF-2024.038
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  The Works of the Late Dr. BenjaminBF-2024.060
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  A printed bond for William Trent and George CroghanBF-2026.002
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  Stamp Act RepealSA-2026.014
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  Liberty Tree LanternSA-2026.002
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  A View of the ObeliskSA-2026.003
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  American Tax StampSA-2026.001
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  Autograph letter signed, Philadelphia, 9 February 1764, to “Cozen Ladd”, on the alarm of a second Paxton partyBF-2024.132
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  A True and Impartial State of the Province of PennsylvaniaBF-2025.117
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  A Declaration and Remonstrance of the Frontier InhabitantsBF-2025.001
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  Samuel Wharton, Plain Facts: an Examination into the Rights of the Indian NationsBF-2025.115
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  Joseph Galloway, The Speech of Joseph Galloway, Esq.BF-2025.116
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  Représentation du Feu Terrible à Nouvelle YorckP1
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  An Account of the Weather and Diseases of South-CarolinaYF-2023.016
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  La Destruction de la Statue Royale à Nouvelle YorckP3
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  Journals of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaBF-2023.055
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  Constitution of the Pennsylvania Society, for Promoting the Abolition Of SlaveryBR-2022.015
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  Exposé du Principe et des Effets des Grilles à Feu PensilvaniennesBF-2023.056
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  The Writings of Thomas PaineBR-2022.025
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  Consideration on the Injustice and Impolicy of Punishing Murder by Death.BR-2022.014
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  Samuel Stearns, The American Herbal, or Materia Medica1801.STEARNS
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  James Monroe/Benjamin RushBR-2022.019
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  A Letter from His Excellency William Franklin to the Provincial CongressBF-2026.006
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  William Franklin to Thomas Wharton, on the Otsego landsBF-2026.007
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  Franklin, Benjamin: Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin FranklinBF-2024.056
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  Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin:BF-2024.055
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  The Private Correspondence of Benjamin FranklinBF-2025.109
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  Opere Politiche: Franklin's political writings in ItalianBF-2025.028
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  Boerhaave, Praxis Medica BoerhaaveanaBR-2025.998
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  Pharmacopoeia Londinensis; or, The London DispensatoryMED-2022.024
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  Boerhaave, Aphorismi de Cognoscendis et Curandis MorbisBR-2025.999
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  Van Swieten, Commentaria in Hermanni Boerhaave Aphorismos: Rush's copyBR-2022.001
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  A discourse upon the institution of medical schools in America; delivered at a public anniversary commencement, held in the College of Philadelphia May 30 and 31, 1765BR-2024.019
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  Ten Edinburgh medical dissertations of 1770, bound by George Logan1770.DISSERTATIONS
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  William Cullen, Lectures on the Materia MedicaBR-2021.004
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  An inaugural dissertation on the disease produced by the bite of a mad dogBR-2023.019
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  A Synopsis of Methodical NosologyBR-2024.015
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  Collections for An Essay towards a Materia Medica of The United StatesBR-2023.020
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  Six Introductory Lectures..With Contemporary NotesBR-2022.030
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  Rush Lecture TicketBR-2023.047
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  SammelbandBR-2021.007
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  Manuscript recipe book of Ephraim Eliot1808.ELLIOTT
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  Sixteen Introductory Lectures, to Courses of Lectures Upon the Practice of Medicine, With a Syllabus of the LatterBR-2022.031
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  Three eulogies, two of them on Caspar WistarBR-2023.002
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  Memoranda of a Residence at the Court of LondonBR-2023.028
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  Van Swieten on the diseases of armies, with John Jones on wounds and fracturesMED-2025.020
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  The RepealSA-2025.001
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  Mesmerism: a sammelband of eleven pamphletsBF-2026.003
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  Signed Diploma University of PABR-2023.039
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  Cullen, William. First Lines of the Practice of PhysicBR-2026.008
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  Franklin- treatyBF-2022.018
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  Scelta di Lettere: Franklin's letters in ItalianBF-2025.118
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  A Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on the Institutes and Practice of MedicineBR-2024.014
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  Benjamin Smith Barton, Collections for an Essay Towards a Materia Medica of the United States1810.BARTON
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  An Address to the Inhabitants of the British Settlements in America upon Slave KeepingBR-2023.017
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  Oration Delivered February 4, 1774, before the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia. Containing, An Enquiry into the Natural History of Medicine among the Indians in North-America, and A Comparative View of Their Diseases and Remedies, with those of Civilized Nations.BR-2023.031
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  Benjamin Rush, Effect of Spirituous LiquorsBR-2023.055
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  An oration, delivered before the American Philosophical Society, held in Philadelphia on the 27th of February, 1786BR-2022.008
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  An Oration. Delivered before the American Philosophical Society,BR-2022.007
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  An Oration. Delivered before the American Philosophical Society,BR-2022.009
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  An Enquiry Into the Effects of Public Punishments upon CriminalsBR-2024.024
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  Account of the Climate of Pennsylvania and its Influence Upon the Human BodyBR-2024.023
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  The Massachusetts MagazineBR-2025.106
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  Transactions of the College of Physicians of PhiladelphiaBR-2023.046
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  Minutes of the Fourth Convention of the Abolition SocietiesBR-2024.001
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  Report of an Action For A LibelBR-2022.029
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  The Rush-LightBR-2023.044
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  Diseases of MinorcaBR-2023.022
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  Observations on Diseases of the ArmyBR-2022.016
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  Observations on the Diseases of the Army.BR-2023.050
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  Observations on Hydrophobia, Produced by the Bite of a Mad Dog, or Other Rabid Animal.BR-2022.020
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  Medical Inquiries and Observations upon Diseases of the MindBR-2023.049
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  A Treatise on Diseases of the Blood and Gun Shot WoundsBR-2024.016
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  A Moral and Physical Thermometer- 1st AmericanBR-2023.006
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  Short Account of Dr. MorganBR-2023.038
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  The Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal. Collected and Arranged by Benjamin Smith Barton, M.D.BR-2023.043
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  The Philadelphia Medical Museum, volumes one to five and the new seriesBR-2026.005
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  Sermons to Gentlemen upon Temperance and ExerciseBR-2026.007
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  Autograph document signed by Benjamin RushBR-2024.020
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  Benjamin Rush, An Account of a Negro PhysicianBR-2023.053
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  Benjamin Rush, autograph letter signedBR-2024.021
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  Porcupine's Works, in twelve volumesBR-2026.004
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  Philadelphia Medical Society CertificateBR-2023.051
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  A Moral & Physical Thermometer.BR-2023.005
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  A Comparison Between the Prospects of Advantage in the Unsettled and Unimproved Parts of Pennsylvania/BR-2022.003
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  American Universal MagazineBR-2025.014
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  Benjamin Rush, Rejoinder to Murder by DeathBR-2023.052
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  Rush Hillary1811.RUSH.HILARY.
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  Medical Inquiries and Observations. To Which Is Added an Appendix, Containing Observations on the Duties of a Physician, and the Methods of Improving Medicine.BR-2023.026
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  A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia:YF-2024.011
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  A sammelband of eleven pamphlets by early American physiciansYF-2022.002
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  Short Account of the Yellow Fever in Philadelphia,YF-2023.038
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  A treatise on the synochus icteroidesYF-2023.011
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  An Account of the Bilious remitting Yellow Fever, as it appeared in the City of Philadelphia, in the Year 1793.YF-2023.015
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  William Currie, A Treatise on the Synochus IcteroidesYF-2024.033
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  A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia:YF-2024.012
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  A Treatise on the Fevers of Jamaica, with Some Observations on the Intermitting Fever of America,YF-2023.043
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  The journal of an excursion to the United States of North America, in the summer of 1794...YF-2023.039
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  Facts and Observations Relative to the Nature and Origin of the Pestilential Fever,YF-2022.016
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  Proofs of the origin of the yellow feverYF-2023.044
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  Proofs of the Origin of the Yellow Fever in Philadelphia and KensingtonYF-2023.036
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  Letter from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaYF-2023.025
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  Memoirs of the Yellow FeverYF-2023.027
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  History of the pestilence, commonly called yellow feverYF-2023.024
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  A treatise on the plague and yellow fever.YF-2023.010
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  A brief history of epidemic and pestilential diseases;YF-2023.009
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  A Semi-Annual Oration, on the Origin of Pestilential DiseasesYF-2024.010
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  An Essay on the Malignant Pestilential FeverYF-2024.025
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  A Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Yellow Fever, and of the Proceedings of the Board of Health, in Philadelphia, in the Year 1799YF-2023.007
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  Medical and Physical Memoirs, Containing, Among Other Subjects, A Particular Enquiry into the Origin and Nature of the Late Pestilential Epidemics of the United StatesYF-2023.041
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  Meditations on Yellow FeverYF-2023.047
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  A Treatise on Malignant Fever; with an Attempt to Prove its Non-contagious Non-Malignant Nature.YF-2024.017
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  An Inquiry into the Various Sources of the Usual Form of Summer & Autumnal Disease in the United StatesYF-2023.018
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  An Inquiry into the Various Sources of the Usual Form of Summer & Autumnal Disease in the United StatesYF-2022.006
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  Observations upon the Autumnal Fevers of Savannah.YF-2023.029
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  The Summer of the Pestilence: A History of the Ravages of the Yellow Fever in Norfolk Virginia, A.D. 1855.YF-2025.111
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  A Treatise on Malignant Intermittants.YF-2023.008
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  Benjamin Rush, autograph letter signed, August 2, 1798BR-2026.002
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  Benjamin Rush, autograph letter signed, to Samuel Latham MitchellBR-2024.030
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  Benjamin Rush, autograph letter signed, October 17, 1793BR-2026.003
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  Proceedings of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia,YF-2023.040
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  Beschreibung des Gelben FiebersYF-2024.031
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  Lines on the Death of Hilary BakerYF-2025.011
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  Charles Caldwell, Medical and Physical MemoirsYF-2022.012
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  Facts and observations relative to the nature and origin of the pestilential fever,YF-2023.042
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  Arthur MervynYF-2024.026
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  A Sermon Preached September 20,1793YF-2021.004
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  Minutes of the Proceedings of the Committee Appointed on the 14th September 1793YF-2023.045
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  A Medical Sketch of the Synochus Maligna,YF-2024.009
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  A Short Account of the Yellow FeverYF-2024.013
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  Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical PiecesBF-2024.129
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  Mémoires de la Vie Privée de Benjamin FranklinBF-2021.005
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  Benjamin Rush, An Eulogium Intended to Perpetuate the Memory of David RittenhouseBR-2022.010
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  The Works of Thomas Sydenham, on Acute and Chronic DiseasesBR-2023.048
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  Proud history of paHIST-2021.006
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  Memoires de la Vie PriveeBF-2025.019
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  The Works of Benjamin Franklin, First german EditionBF-2025.112
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  Natter, Apologie pour l'Ordre des Francs-MaçonsBF-2025.010
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  Vie de Benjamin Franklin, Ecrits par Lui-MemeBF-2024.059
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  The Religion of Nature DelineatedBF-2025.110
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  The Christian-Quaker, and His Divine TestimonyMISC-2025.021
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  Balch, Letters and PapersBF-2024.027
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  Chess Made Easy, with Franklin's Morals of ChessBF-2023.047
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  Memoirs of the Life and Writing of Benjamin FranklinBF-2024.061
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  Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin FranklinBF-2024.057
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  Benjamin Franklin Life, First German editionBF-2024.029
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  The Life of Dr. Benjamin FranklinBF-2025.022
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  The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin FranklinBF-2024.001
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  The Medical RepositoryBR-2025.107