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] Vol 2

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TitleTravels through life: or an account of sundry incidents and events in the life of Benjamin Rush … written for the use of his children, [1800] Vol 2
ASSOCIATED NAMES
creatorRush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
AbstractThis autobiography is separated into eight volumes. The autobiography relates Rush's experiences in college and medical school; his meetings with notable doctors; his life in Scotland, England, and France; his medical views; the military and politics during the Revolutionary War; and brief sketches of personalities of that period.
NoteThe ninth surviving volume of this autobiography is in the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. All nine volumes of this autobiography have been published; see George W. Corner, ed., "The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush: His Travels through Life, together with his Commonplace Book for 1789-1813," American Philosophical Society Memoirs 25 (1948).
LanguageEnglish
Language (eng)
Subject (lcsh) Medicine--United States--History--18th century
Subject (lcsh) Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--18th century
Subject (lcsh) Medicine--Practice--Pennsylvania
Subject (lcsh) Philadelphia (Pa.)--History
Subject (lcsh) War and families--United States--History--18th century
Subject (lcsh) Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs
Subject (lcsh) United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives
Subject (lcsh) Pennsylvania
Subject (lcsh) Philadelphia (Pa.)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
TypeText
GenreDiaries
GenreAutobiography
GenreAutobiographies
Extent46p.
Digital OriginReformatted digital
Reformatting QualityPreservation
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Date Issued[1800]
Date Captured2020
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TitleTravels through life: or an account of sundry incidents and events in the life of Benjamin Rush … written for the use of his children, [1800]
Call NumberMss.B.R89t
URLhttps://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.R89t-ead.xml
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