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The ancient physician's legacy to his country, : being what he has collected in forty-nine years practice: or, an account of the several diseases incident to mankind, in so plain a manner, that any person may know the nature of his own distemper, and the several remedies proper for it, wherein the extraordinary effects of mercury are more particularly consider'd. Design'd for the use of all private families
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The ancient phisicians last legacy to his country -- being what he has collected himself in forty nine years practice
Manuscripts
This is a manuscript transcription written in an unknown hand; bound in vellum with some staining to the covers and initial pages. According to a note by Alan Jutzi (former Chief Curator of Rare Books) "K Donahue at UCLA verifies that this has been copied from post 1742 printed text." The volume was previously in the library of Edward Alexander Tompkins, M.D. (1813-1880) at Grass Valley, CA.
mssHM 82864