Box 1
Container
Contains 44 Collections and/or Records:
Edward W. Stevens to College of Physicians: Regarding Stevens' treatment of yellow fever, 1793
File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1793
T. Noble Stockton to Benjamin Rush: Regarding a case of tetanus, 1788 June 3
File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1788 June 3
Benjamin Tallman to Samuel Powell Griffitts: Regarding a case of lacerated scrotum, 1791 November 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1791 November 1
James Tilton to College of Physicians: Regarding need for American Pharmacopoeia, including newspaper article; James Tilton to John Redman: Regarding Pharmacopoeia and remedy of heleboran niger or bear's foot; James Tilton to John Redman: Regarding yellow fever, 1789 July 18
File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1789 July 18; 1790 April 2; 1793 August 31
John Vaughan to College of Physicians: Regarding several cases, 1798 May
File — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1798 May
Matthew Wilson to John Redman: Regarding some experience remedies in hot climates, 1789 September 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1789 September 1
William Annan: Influenza in Philadelphia, 1791 October 4
File — Box: 1, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1791 October 4
Edward Atlee: Case of Diseased Kidney; Case of Tetanus Successfully Treated, 1815 September 5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1815 September 5; 1817 August 4
William Bayham: Case of Extra-uterine Conception, 1796 May 12
File — Box: 1, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1796 May 12
John S. Billings: Johns Hopkins Hospital opening speech, on note cards, 1889 May 7
File — Box: 1, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The College of Physicians Early Records document some of the College of Physicians' earliest activities, including attempts by Fellows to diagnose and treat the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. The collection, which was discovered by chance in 2001 by College foreman Leroy Green, contains letters, manuscripts, and committee reports. Initially, the letters and manuscripts were found wrapped in two bundles, without any organization or context. The items were then separated from the...
Dates:
1889 May 7
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