95
Pamphlets medical.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 41. no. 80, Pamphlet, medical, 8vo.;
1831 Catalogue, page 87. no. J. 106; Tracts, viz: Proceedings of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, &c., in relation
to Contagious Diseases, 8vo; Phila. 1798.--Rush’s Lectures upon Animal Life, 8vo; Phila. 1799.--Mease on the Disease produced
by the Bite of a Mad Dog, 8vo; Phila. 1801.--Barton on Materia Medica, 8vo; Phila. 1798.--Waterhouse on Kine-Pox, 8vo; Boston,
1800.--First Report of the Vaccine Pock Institution, London, 1800.
i.
Procedings of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, relative to the Prevention of the Introduction and Spreading of contagious
Diseases.
Philadelphia: Printed by
Thomas Dobson,
1798.
RA643 .C67
First Edition. Sm. 8vo. in fours. 21 leaves.
Evans 34356.
Surgeon General’s Library Catalogue I, iii, 293.
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ii. RUSH,
Benjamin.
Three Lectures upon Animal Life, Delivered in the University of Pennsylvania, by Benjamin Rush, M.D. . . . Published at the Request of his Pupils.
Philadelphia: Printed by
Budd and Bartram, for
Thomas Dobson,
1799.
QP71 .R93
First Edition. 8vo. 46 leaves; the Preface dated from Philadelphia, 25th June, 1799.
Surgeon General’s Library Catalogue I, xii, 399. Good, page 265. Goodman, page 389.
Presentation copy to Jefferson from Dr. Rush, who wrote from Philadelphia on July 29, 1799: “Herewith you will receive two pamphflets, the one upon the causes of animal life, the other upon the origin of the yellow
fever in our city . . .”
Many years later, in a letter to Jefferson written on March 15, 1813, Rush referred to this pamphlet: “Soon after I became the Advocate of domestic Animals as far as related to their diseases, in the lecture of which I sent you
a copy . . .”
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iii. MEASE,
James.
Observations on the Arguments of Professor Rush, in favour of the Inflammatory Nature of the Disease produced by the Bite
of a Mad Dog. By James Mease, M.D.
Whitehall: Printed by
William Young,
Philadelphia,
1801.
RC148 .M483
First Edition. 8vo. 32 leaves; the dedication to “Professor Rush” is dated from Philadelphia, March 4, 1801.
Not in Sabin.
Surgeon General’s Library Catalogue I, viii, 744.
Jefferson’s copy was a presentation from the author, sent from Philadelphia on June 23, 1801: “I have the pleasure to present you with a copy of a pamphlet I lately published on the disease produced by the bite of a mad
dog, the object of which is to support the principles I maintained in my inaugural dissertation, in May 1792 . . . I also
take the liberty to forward to you the outlines of a course of lectures which I design to deliver next autumn in this City,
upon the application of the principles of Nat
l. Philosophy and Chemistry to Arts, manufactures and the common purposes of life. It is my intention to sollicit the trustees
of the univ: of Pennsylvania to establish a professorship for the purpose under the title of “OEconomicks” but I am not certain
of their complying with my desire. Should they reject my proposal to deliver the lectures under their patronage, and encouragement
generally fail, I may probably turn my attention to objects from which a more certain success may be expected . . .”
Jefferson replied on June 29, 1801: “
Th: Jefferson presents his thanks to Doct
r. Mease for
”
