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Advertisement. : We do hereby certify, that Mr. Francisco Torres, a native of France, has brought with him some snake stones, which he bought amongst the Spaniards, come from China, which snake stones have the virtue of curing the bites of any venomous or poisonous creatures, such as snakes, scorpions or mad dogs ... This we testify for truth: Rhode-Island in New-England, October 12. 1740. Thomas Saquin, William Hatton, Samuel Hobert...

Van Pelt - Microtext Microfiche 821 no. 14011
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Format:
Microformat
Author/Creator:
Saquin, Thomas.
Contributor:
Hatton, W. (William)
Hobert, Samuel.
Duche, Anthony.
Series:
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14011.
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 40185.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Torres, Francisco.
Antidotes.
Medicine, Popular.
Poisonous animals.
Venom.
Patent medicines.
Genre:
Broadsides.
Advertisements -- Patent medicines.
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
4x6 in.
monochrome
service copy
negative
Place of Publication:
[United States] : [publisher not identified], [1743?]
Notes:
Followed by instructions for using the stones, and a statement testifying to their curing powers, signed by Anthony Duche and dated at Philadelphia, April the 5th. 1743.
Possibly Evans 14011, an advertisement by Anthony Duche, for which no copy is located.
Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14011).
Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 40185).
Cited in:
Evans 14011
Bristol B1069
Shipton & Mooney 40185
OCLC:
55839229

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