Excretions of the body, undated

File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Scope and Contents

From the Series: The Benjamin Rush papers date from 1787 to 1889, although the bulk of the material spans the years 1796 to 1810. These papers document some of Rush's work with patients through invoices, receipts of bills paid, and correposndence; as well as Rush's notes on various medical topics, including the liver. The collection is divided into four series: Correspondence, Financial, Writings, and Other records.

Series I: Correspondence contains letters to and from Benjamin Rush from 1787 to 1812. Of note are the manuscript copies of five letters to a John McCleland for the years 1797 to 1812, transcribed in 1889. Series II: Financial holds bills to and receipts paid by patients of Rush for the years 1794 through 1815, as well as some estate accounts of Rush, including invoices for home furnishings. Series III: Writings makes up the bulk of the collection and spans the years 1797 to 1810. This series contains several of Rush's addresses on various medical topics and notes on patients and medical texts. Series IV: Other records houses admissions forms to Pennsylvania Hospital for two of Rush's patients, a certificate of internment, a prescription for Jacob Broom, and a draft of a copyright agreeement for one of Rush's books.