Elmer family papers, ca. 1794-1843 w/gaps.

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Elmer family papers, ca. 1794-1843 w/gaps.

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The Elmer family papers are miscellaneous handwritten papers created by Drs. Jonathan and William Elmer. They include Dr. Jonathan Elmer's writings entitled "Miscellanii," and Dr. William Elmer's ledger book containing medical and farming accounts. The bound, undated (ca. 1794) "Miscellanii" contains Dr. J. Elmer's medical lectures (or medical notes?), and historical, political, and religious writings. Dr. W. Elmer's ledger book contains medical accounts (1811-17), farming daybook entries (1818-20), and a medical practice account of his son, William II (1837-43). The collection includes two miscellaneous items: Dr. William Elmer's admittance ticket to Dr. Benjamin S. Barton's 1809 Materia Medica lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, and an 1806 Article of Agreement for a medical partnership between Dr. Samuel Moore Shute (1762-1816) and Dr. Charles Hood (1783-1806).

.50 linear ft.

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, George F Smith Library of the Health Sciences

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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, George F Smith Library of the Health Sciences

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Elmer, Jonathan, 1745-1817

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Jonathan Elmer (November 29, 1745 – September 3, 1817) was an American physician and politician. A three-time delegate to the Continental Congress, he went on to serve as one of the first United States Senators from New Jersey. Born in Cedarville in the Province of New Jersey, Elmer was privately tutored until 1765, when he began attendance in the first class of medical students at the University of Pennsylvania. He received the degree of bachelor of medicine in 1768, and 1771 he received his...

Elmer, William, 1814-1889

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William Elmer (1814-1889), a physician from Bridgeton, N.J. (Cumberland County), received a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1836, examined recruits during the Civil War, and was a director of the State Asylum. His two sons, William and Henry, were also physicians. From the description of Record books, 1791-1889. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 37753824 William Elmer, Princeton Class of 1832, was a physician of Bridgeton, N.J...

Elmer family.

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Elmer, William, 1788-1836.

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William Elmer was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey to Dr. Jonathan and Mary Elmer on March 23, 1788. He graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1811. In 1812 he returned to Bridgeton to set up medical practice, but retired in 1822. He was an active member of the Cumberland District Medical Society. Dr. Elmer suffered from rheumatism during the later part of his life and it is attributed to hastening his early death, at the age of 48, on May 6, 1836. Fr...