Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to Julia Stockton Rush (Princeton [N.J.]), 1793 September 10

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 16
Creator:
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Extent:
1 Leaf
Physical description:
2 pages; 33 cm
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Rush expresses amazement that he remains uninfected by the fever, for he has seen over 100 patients on this date, and 40 people were buried. He states that he does not forget to treat the poor "remembering my dream in the Autumn of 1780." Many doctors have adopted his treatment, but several oppose it, as they oppose his treatment for lockjaw. He remarks that more of the French exiles have come down with the fever. He is now using bloodletting as a tool, since the weather is cooler.

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Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956

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