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Papers, 1747-1800.

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Coxe's diploma, handwritten in Latin, was awarded by the Pennsylvania Academy (i.e. University of Pennsylvania); it granted him a degree in Medical Arts, May 19, 1794. The diploma is signed by nine professors, including William Shippen, Benjamin Rush, Samuel P. Griffitts, Caspar Wistar, John Ewing, J. Andrews, and Jac. Davidson. (The other two names are difficult to read.) A blue silk ribbon is attached to the diploma. The collection includes items relating to the medical education of John Redman Coxe and his grandfather John Redman. Items relating to Coxe include a diploma, certificates of membership in the Grand Lodge of Scotland (dated 1795) and in the American Philosophical Society (1799, signed by the society's president Thomas Jefferson); a passport issued to Coxe in France in 1796 (signed by James Monroe as minister plenipotentiary); and certificates of attendance at medical classes taken in London in 1791. As well, the collection contains several certificates relating to the medical studies of John Redman, grandfather of John Redman Coxe. The certificates attest to Redman's studies in Edinburgh, Leyden, and Guy's Hospital in London, 1747-1749. Two of the certificates are in Latin. Also, there is a printed document about a contribution made by Redman to the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1800.

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Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818

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