Papers, 1774-1814 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1774-1814 (inclusive).

Notes, 1774-1775, and syllabus of medical lecturers given by Jonathan Elmer; medical commonplace book ("Praxis Medica"); letters received, 1806-1807, concerning New Jersey politics; and receipt, 1814, for ordnance supplies picked up at Philadelphia for delivery to Elmer at Bridgeton.

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Elmer, Jonathan, 1745-1817

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Bloomfield, Joseph, 1753-1823

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