[Collection of letters, etc., on yellow fever, 1794-1795, transcribed by John Redman Coxe].

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[Collection of letters, etc., on yellow fever, 1794-1795, transcribed by John Redman Coxe].

Collection of manuscript letters including: Dr. Mitchel's [sic] letter to Dr. Benj. Franklin on the yellow fever of Virginia in 1741/2; Some remarks of Dr. Kearsley on the same disease; Account of the yellow fever of 1762 at Philadelphia by Dr. John Redman ... read before [College of Physicians] Sept. 3, 1793; A short account of the bilious remitting yellow fever, of Philadelphia in 1793 by John Redman Coxe; Extracts of letters from Dr. Rush and others, 1794-1795.

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John Redman Coxe was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Daniel and Sarah Redman Coxe, and the grandson of Philadelphia physician John Redman. Coxe received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1794 and after additional study in Europe, established his practice in Philadelphia. He also taught at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote on medical topics, and edited medical journals and books. He was married to Sarah Cox; they had ten children. Winterthur Museum has an etchi...