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2. An abridgment [sic] of the second edition of a work, written by Dr. Currie, of Liverpool in England: on the use of water, in diseases of the human frame ; and fever, opium, strong drink, abstinence from food, and the passages through the human skin ; with occasional remarks

Author(s):
Currie, James, 1756-1805
Publication:
[Augusta, Me.] : Printed by Peter Edes of Augusta, in the District of Maine ; sold by Mr. Edes of Augusta, and Mr. Bass of Hallowell, in Maine ; and by the booksellers of Boston, New-York, and Philadelphia, [1799]
Subject(s):
Hydrotherapy

6. An account of the contagious epidemic yellow fever, which prevailed in Philadelphia in the summer and autumn of 1797: comprising the questions of its causes and domestic origin, characters, medical treatment, and preventives

Author(s):
Pascalis Ouviere, Felix, 1762-1833
Publication:
Philadelphia : From the press of Snowden & M'Corkle, no. 47, North Fourth-Street, 1798
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
Philadelphia -- epidemiology

8. An account of the epidemic yellow fever, as it appeared in the city of New-York in the year 1795: containing, besides its history, &c., the most probable means of preventing its return, and of avoiding it, in case it should again become epidemic

Author(s):
Seaman, Valentine, 1770-1817
Publication:
New-York : Printed by Hopkins, Webb & Co. no. 40, Pine-Street, 1796
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
History, 18th Century
New York City

9. An account of the malignant fever, lalely [sic] prevalent in the city of New-York

Author(s):
Hardie, James, 1758-1826
Publication:
New-York : Printed by Hurtin and M'Farlane, at the Literary Printing Office, no. 29 Gold-Street, and sold by the author, no. 1 Rider-Street ; by John Low, at the Shakespeare's Head, no. 332 Water-Street, the other booksellers, and the printers, 1799
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
Mortality
New York City -- epidemiology

12. An act for establishing an health office, for securing the city and port of Philadelphia, from the introduction of pestilential and contagious diseases

Author(s):
Pennsylvania.
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed [by Samuel F. Bradford] at the office of the "True American.", 1799
Subject(s):
Social Medicine -- legislation & jurisprudence
Quarantine -- legislation & jurisprudence
Public Health
Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control
Pennsylvania

17. The acts of Assembly of the province of Pennsylvania, carefully compared with the originals: and an appendix, containing such acts and parts of acts, relating to property, as are expired, altered or repealed ; together with the royal, proprietary, city and borough charters ; and the original concessions of the Honourable William Penn to the first settlers of the province

Author(s):
Pennsylvania.
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Hall and Sellers, in Market-Street, between Front and Second-Streets, MDCCLXXV [1775]
Subject(s):
Ownership
Pennsylvania

22. Address, &c

Author(s):
Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831
Publication:
[New York : s.n., 1796]
Subject(s):
Periodicals as Topic
Medicine

23. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health: but particularly calculated for those, who are the most unlikely to be provided in time with the best assistance, in acute diseases, or upon any inward or outward accident ; with a table of the most cheap, yet effectual remedies, and the plainest directions for preparing them readily

Author(s):
Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David), 1728-1797
Publication:
London [i.e., Boston] : Printed [by Mein and Fleeming], in the year MDCCLXVII [1767]
Subject(s):
Medicine
Materia Medica
Health Promotion

24. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health: but particularly calculated for those, who are the most unlikely to be provided in time with the best assistance, in acute diseases, or upon any inward or outward accident ; with a table of the most cheap, yet effectual remedies, and the plainest directions for preparing them readily (Volume 1)

Author(s):
Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David), 1728-1797
Publication:
London [i.e., Boston] : Printed [by Mein and Fleeming], in the year MDCCLXVII [1767]
Subject(s):
Medicine
Materia Medica
Health Promotion

25. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health: but particularly calculated for those, who are the most unlikely to be provided in time with the best assistance, in acute diseases, or upon any inward or outward accident ; with a table of the most cheap, yet effectual remedies, and the plainest directions for preparing them readily (Volume 2)

Author(s):
Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David), 1728-1797
Publication:
London [i.e., Boston] : Printed [by Mein and Fleeming], in the year MDCCLXVII [1767]
Subject(s):
Medicine
Materia Medica
Health Promotion

26. Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health: but particularly calculated for those, who are the most unlikely to be provided in time with the best assistance, in acute diseases, or upon any sudden inward or outward accident ; with a table of the most cheap, yet effectual remedies, and the plainest directions for preparing them readily

Author(s):
Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David), 1728-1797
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed [by John Dunlap] for John Sparhawk, MDCCLXXI [1771]
Subject(s):
Medicine
Materia Medica

27. The afflicted man's companion, or A directory for persons and families, afflicted with sickness or any other distress: with directions to the sick, both under and after affliction ; also, directions to the friends of the sick, and others who visit them ; and likewise to all, how to prepare both for sickness and death ; and how to be exercised at the time of dying ; to which is added, a collection of comfortable texts of Scripture, very suitable for dying believers ; the choice sayings of eminent dying saints ; the author's last advice to his wife and children : and his dying words, written by himself, and found among his papers after his death

Author(s):
Willison, John, 1680-1750
Publication:
Wilmington [Del.] : Printed by Joseph Johnson, 1796
Subject(s):
Religion and Medicine
Attitude to Death
Death
Christianity

28. The American instructor, or, Young man's best companion: containing, spelling, reading, writing and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published ; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master ; instructions to write variety of hands ... ; how to write letters on business or friendship ; forms of indentures ... releases, &c. ; also merchant's accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping ; with a description of the several American colonies ; together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule ... ; likewise the practical gauger made easy ... ; to which is added, The poor planter's physician ... and also prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers ; the whole better adpated to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind

Author(s):
Fisher, George, accomptant
Publication:
New-York : Printed and sold by H. Gaine, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square, MDCCLXX [1770]
Subject(s):
Mathematics
Accounting
Commerce

29. The American oracle: comprehending an account of recent discoveries in the arts and sciences, with a variety of religious, political, physical, and philosophical subjects, necessary to be known in all families, for the promotion of their present felicity and future happiness

Author(s):
Stearns, Samuel, 1741-1809
Publication:
New-York : Printed for, and sold by Hodge and Campbell, Berry and Rogers, and T. Allen., MDCCXCI [1791]
Subject(s):
History
Natural History
Medicine
Science
United States

31. Anatomical tables of the human body

Author(s):
Cheselden, William, 1688-1752
Publication:
Boston : Printed by Manning and Loring, for David West, 1796
Subject(s):
Anatomy

32. The anatomy of the human body

Author(s):
Cheselden, William, 1688-1752
Publication:
Boston, Printed by Manning & Loring, for J. White [and 8 others], 1795
Subject(s):
Anatomy

34. Arbustrum Americanum: the American grove, or, an alphabetical catalogue of forest trees and shrubs, natives of the American United States, arranged according to the Linnaean system : containing, the particular distinguishing characters of each genus, with plain, simple and familiar descriptions of the manner of growth, appearance, &c. of their several species and varieties ; also, some hints of their uses in medicine, dyes, and domestic oeconomy

Author(s):
Marshall, Humphry, 1722-1801
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by Joseph Crukshank, in Market-Street, between Second and Third-Streets, MDCCLXXXV [1785]
Subject(s):
Trees -- classification
Phytotherapy
United States

35. Aristotle's master piece completed: in two parts ; the first, containing the secrets of generation in all the parts thereof ... ; the second part ; A private looking-glass for the female sex, treating of the various maladies of the womb, and all other distempers incident to women of all ages, with proper remedies for the cure of each ; the whole being more correct than any thing of the kind hitherto published

Publication:
New-York : Printed for the United Company of Flying Stationers, MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
Subject(s):
Sexual Behavior
Congenital Abnormalities
Midwifery
Reproduction

36. Aristotle's master-piece completed: in two parts ; the first containing the secrets of generation in all the parts thereof ... ; the second part being A private looking-glass for the female sex ; treating of the various maladies of the womb, and all other distempers incident to women of all ages, with proper remedies for the cure of each ; the whole being more correct than any thing of this kind hitherto published

Publication:
New-York : Printed for the Company of Flying Stationers, 1793
Subject(s):
Sexual Behavior
Congenital Abnormalities
Midwifery
Reproduction

37. The art of preserving health: a poem

Author(s):
Armstrong, John, 1709-1779
Publication:
[Boston] : London : printed ; Boston ; New-England, re-printed and sold by Green & Russell, MDCCLVII [1757]
Subject(s):
Health Promotion

39. An astronomical diary, kalendar, or almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1793: adapted to the horizon and meridian of New-Haven, lat. 41 deg. 19 min. north, and longit. 73 deg. 14 min. westward of the Royal Observatory, or Flamsted-House in Greenwich, according to the latest observations : but (without sensible error) may serve indifferently for all the towns in Connecticut, and the adjacent states

Author(s):
Strong, Nehemiah, 1729-1807
Publication:
New-Haven : Printed and sold by T. & S. Green, [1792]
Subject(s):
Forecasting
Astrology
Breast Feeding
Connecticut

42. At the General Assembly of the governor and Company of the colony of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, in New-England, in America, begun and holden by adjournment at Newport, within and for the said colony, on the second Monday in June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six

Author(s):
Rhode Island. General Assembly
Publication:
Providence : Printed by John Carter, [1776]
Subject(s):
Smallpox -- prevention & control
Legislation, Medical
Rhode Island

47. A brief account of the epidemical fever which lately prevailed in the city of New York: with the different proclamations, reports and letters of Gov. Jay, Gov. Mifflin, the Health Committee of New York, &c. upon the subject : to which is added, an accurate list of the names of those who have died of the disease, from July 29, to Nov. 1

Author(s):
Davis, Matthew L. (Matthew Livingston), 1773-1850
Publication:
New York : Printed and sold by Matthew L. Davis, no. 151 Water street, 1795
Subject(s):
Yellow Fever
Disease Outbreaks
New York City

51. A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops: together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies

Author(s):
Dancer, Thomas.
Publication:
Kingston [Jamaica] : Printed by D. Douglass & W. Aikman ; and sold by them at the Royal Gazette Printing-Office, and at Wm. Aikman's shop in Kingston ; by Alexander Aikman, in Spanish-Town ; and by James Fannin, printer in Montego-Bay, 1781
Subject(s):
Military Medicine
Disease Outbreaks
Climate
West Indies -- epidemiology

52. The case of the manufacturers of soap & candles in the city of New-York, stated and examined: to which are prefixed, the laws of the state of New-York, concerning infectious diseases ; with an addition, in form of an appendix ; containing, several documents and papers, relative to these subjects

Author(s):
Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831
Publication:
New-York : Printed by John Buel, for the association, MDCCXCVII [1797]
Subject(s):
Communicable Disease Control -- legislation & jurisprudence
Disease Outbreaks -- legislation & jurisprudence
Textile Industry -- legislation & jurisprudence
Communicable Diseases
Soaps
Fats
New York -- epidemiology

53. Cases and observations

Author(s):
Medical Society of New-Haven County.
Publication:
New-Haven : Printed by J. Meigs, 1788
Subject(s):
Medicine

55. A catalogue of the books belonging to the medical library in the Pennsylvania Hospital: to which are prefixed, the rules to be observed in the use of them

Author(s):
Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.). Medical Library.
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, on the west side of Fourth-Street, between Market-Street and Arch-Street, MDCCXC [i.e. 1794]
Subject(s):
Libraries, Hospital -- organization & administration
Medicine
Philadelphia

56. The catechism of health

Author(s):
Faust, Bernhard Christoph, 1755-1842
Publication:
New York : Printed by R. Wilson, for Samuel Campbell, 124, Pearl-Street, 1798
Subject(s):
Hygiene
Health

63. A chemico-physiological inaugural dissertation on carbone, or charcoal: submitted to the public examination of the faculty of physic, under the authority of the trustees of Columbia College, in the state of New-York : William Samuel Johnson, LL.D. president : for the degree of Doctor of Physic ; on the fifth day of May, 1795

Author(s):
Ross, William Morrey, -1818
Publication:
New-York : Printed by T. and J. Swords, printers to the faculty of physic of Columbia College, 1795
Subject(s):
Charcoal -- therapeutic use

64. The citizen and countryman's experienced farrier: to all which is added : a valuable and fine collection of the surest and best receipts in the known world for the cure of all maladies and distempers that are incident to horses of what kind soever, with directions to know what is the ailment, or disease

Author(s):
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Publication:
Baltimore : Printed by Samuel Sower, MDCCXCVII [1797]
Subject(s):
Animal Husbandry
Horses
Horse Diseases -- therapy

65. The citizen and countryman's experienced farrier: to all which is added, a valuable and fine collection of the surest and best receipts in the known world for the cure of all maladies and distempers that are incident to horses of what kind soever, with directions to know what is the ailment, or disease

Author(s):
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Publication:
[Wilmington, Del.] : London, printed ; ----- and, Wilmington, re-printed, and sold by James Adams, at his printing-office, 1764
Subject(s):
Animal Husbandry
Horses
Cattle
Horse Diseases -- therapy
Cattle Diseases -- therapy

72. A compendium of practical and experimental farriery, originally suggested by reason and confirmed by practice: equally adapted for the convenience of the gentleman, the farmer, the groom, and the smith ; interspersed with such remarks, and elucidated with such cases, as evidently tend to insure the prevention, as well as to ascertain the cure of disease

Author(s):
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807
Publication:
Wilmington [Del.] : Printed by Bonsal & Niles, for Robert Campbell, bookseller, Philadelphia, MDCCXCVII [1797]
Subject(s):
Animal Husbandry
Horse Diseases
Horses

73. A compendium of practical and experimental farriery: originally suggested by reason and confirmed by practice, equally adapted for the convenience of the gentleman, the farmer, the groom, and the smith ; interspersed with such remarks, and elucidated with such cases, as evidently tend to insure the prevention, as well as to ascertain the cure of disease

Author(s):
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed for Robert Cambell [sic] & Co, 1797
Subject(s):
Animal Husbandry
Horse Diseases
Horses

76. A concise economical plan of the family medical institution for administring advice and medicines: to families and individuals, possessing small fortunes and moderate incomes : upon liberal, safe, honorable and easy terms, at their own habitations intended to operate as a security from dangerous delays, unscientific bewildered practice, and injudicious prescription

Author(s):
Smith, James, 1738-1812
Publication:
New-York : Printed by T. Kirk, [1798?]
Subject(s):
Private Practice
Fees and Charges
New York City

80. Continuation of the account of the Pennsylvania Hospital: from the first of May 1754, to the fifth of May 1761 ; with an alphabetical list of the contributors, and of the legacies which have been bequeathed, for promotion and support thereof, from its first rise to that time

Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, MDCCLXI [1761]
Subject(s):
Hospitals
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)

94. A discourse upon the duties of a physician: with some sentiments, on the usefulness and necessity of a public hospital : delivered before the president and governors of King's College, at the commencement, held on the 16th of May, 1769 : as advice to those gentlemen who then received the first medical degrees conferred by that university

Author(s):
Bard, Samuel, 1742-1821
Publication:
New-York : Printed by A. & J. Robertson, 1769
Subject(s):
Ethics, Medical
Education, Medical
Hospitals, Public
United States

95. A discourse upon the institution of medical schools in America: delivered at a public anniversary commencement, held in the College of Philadelphia May 30 and 31, 1765 ; with a preface containing, amongst other things, the author's apology for attempting to introduce the regular mode of practising physic in Philadelphia

Author(s):
Morgan, John, 1735-1789
Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed and sold by William Bradford, at the corner of Market and Front-Streets, MDCCLXV [1765]
Subject(s):
Schools, Medical
Education, Medical
North America
College of Philadelphia. Medical School.

100. A discourse, delivered on the 26th of November, 1795: being the day recommended by the governor of the state of New-York to be observed as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, on account of the removal of an epidemic fever, and for other national blessings

Author(s):
Linn, William, 1752-1808
Publication:
New-York : Printed by T. and J. Swords, no. 99 Pearl-Street, 1795
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks
Yellow Fever
Religion
New York