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An oration, delivered before the American Philosophical Society, held in Philadelphia on the 27th of February, 1786; containing an enquiry into the influence of physical causes upon the moral faculty. By Benjamin Rush, M.D. and professor of chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania. [Four lines from Locke]

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1786 Rus Af 397.1 (Franklin)
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 568
Contributor:
American Philosophical Society
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, former owner.
Duane, William, 1760-1835, former owner.
Dufief, N. G. 1776?-1834, bookseller.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
[8], 40 p. ; 4°.
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed by Charles Cist, M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]
Notes:
Dedicated to Benjamin Franklin.
Local Notes:
Library copy: author's presentation copy to John Dickinson
HSP in LCP.
Historical Society copy Af 397.1: Benjamin Franklin's copy. Modern half sheep over contemporary marbled boards; bound with other items. Dedicated to Franklin; signature cut off from upper right corner of title; purchased from Dufief, 1801- 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia; sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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Evans 19972

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