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Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania (with added notes by Rupp; Philadelphia: S. P. Town, 1875), ed. by I. Daniel Rupp (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Directions for Preserving the Health of Soldiers, Addressed to the Officers of the Army of the United States (Philadelphia: Printed for Thomas Dobson, 1808) (multiple formats at archive.org)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An Inquiry Into the Effects of Ardent Spirits Upon the Human Body and Mind; With an Account of the Means of Preventing, and of the Remedies for Curing Them (eighth edition, with additions; Exeter: Printed for J. Richardson, 1819)
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Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical Inquiries and Observations (second American edition, revised and expanded, 4 volumes; Philadelphia: J. Conrad and Co. et al., 1805)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical Inquiries and Observations, Upon the Diseases of the Mind (Philadelphia: Kimber and Richardson, 1812) (page images at Dickinson)

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Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An account of the life and character of Christopher Ludwick ... (Printed for the Society by Garden and Thompson, 1831), also by Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Support of Charity Schools (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An account of the sugar maple-tree, of the United States, and of the methods of obtaining sugar from it, together with observations upon the advantages both public and private of this sugar. : In a letter to Thomas Jefferson, Esq. secretary of state of the United States, and one of the vice presidents of the American Philosophical Society. : Read in the American Philosophical Society, on the 19, of August, 1791, and extracted from the third volume of their Transactions now in the press. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of the institutes and of clinical medicine in the University of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia: : Printed by R. Aitken & Son, Market Street, for a society of gentlemen., M.DCC.XCII. [1792]), also by Thomas Jefferson and American Philosophical Society (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Address to the inhabitants of the British settlements in America, upon slave-keeping (Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by John Dunlap., M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: The American modern practice : or, A simple method of prevention and cure of diseases according to the latest improvements and discoveries ... to which is added, an appendix, containing an account of many domestic remedies recently introduced into practice, and some approved formulæ, applicable to the diseases of our climate (Ezra Read, 1817), also by James Thacher, Samuel K. Jennings, and M.D. Rare Book Collection of Rush University Medical Center at the University of Chicago Stanton A. Friedberg (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: The catechism of health; selected from the German of Dr. Faust ; and considerably improved by Dr. Gregory, of Edinburgh. ; Published for the use of the citizens of the United States: at the recommendation of Dr. Rush, of Philadelphia; and Dr. Williamson, of North-Carolina, now residing in New-York, &c. (New York: : Printed by R. Wilson, for Samuel Campbell, 124, Pearl-Street., 1798), also by Bernhard Christoph Faust, James Gregory, and Hugh Williamson, trans. by J. H. Basse (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Considerations on the injustice and impolicy of punishing murder by death. Extracted from the American museum. With additions. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. professor of the institutes, and of clinical medicine, in the University of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia: : From the press of Mathew Carey., May 4--M.DCC.XCII. [1792]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Considerations upon the present test-law of Pennsylvania: addressed to the legislature and freemen of the state. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Hall and Sellers., MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Constitution and laws of the Philadelphia society for the establishment and support of charity schools : with a historical sketch of the institution, and the Life of Christopher Ludwick. (The Society, 1860), also by Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Suppotrt of Charity Schools (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Directions for preserving the health of soldiers: recommended to the consideration of the officers of the Army of the United States. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. ; Published by order of the Board of War. (Lancaster [Pa.]: : Printed by John Dunlap, in Queen-Street., M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]), also by United States. Continental Congress. Board of War and Ordnance (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Directions for the use of the mineral water and cold bath, at Harrogate, near Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Melchior Steiner, in Race-Street, between Second-and Third-Streets., 1786) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An enquiry into the effects of public punishments upon criminals and upon society. Read in the Society for Promoting Political Enquiries, convened at the house of His Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esquire, in Philadelphia, March 9th, 1787. : [Seven lines of quotations] (Philadelphia: : Printed by Joseph James, in Chesnut-Street., M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]), also by Society for Promoting Political Enquiries (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An enquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body, and their influence upon the happiness of society. By Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of chemistry in the University of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Thomas Bradford in Front-Street, four doors from the coffee house., [1784?]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An enquiry into the origin of the late epidemic fever in Philadelphia: in a letter to Dr. John Redman, president of the College of Physicians, from Doctor Benjamin Rush. (Philadelphia: : From the press of Mathew Carey., December 11, 1793), also by John Redman (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Essays, literary, moral & philosophical ... (Thomas & Samuel F. Bradford, 1798) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Essays, literary, moral & philosophical by Benjamin Rush, M.D. and professor of the institutes of medicine and clinical practice in the University of Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Thomas & Samuel F. Bradford, no. 8, South Front Street., 1798), also by Jacob Rush (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Essays, literary, moral and philosophical. (Printed by Thomas and William Bradford ..., 1806) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An eulogium in honor of the late Dr. William Cullen, professor of the practice of physic in the University of Edinburgh; delivered before the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, on the 9th of July, agreeably to their vote of the 4th of May, 1790. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. professor of the theory and practice of medicine, in the College of Philadelphia. ; Published by order of the College of Physicians. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Thomas Dobson, bookseller at the stone house in Second Street., M,DCC,XC. [1790]), also by College of Physicians of Philadelphia (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An eulogium, intended to perpetuate the memory of David Rittenhouse, late president of the American Philosphical Society, delivered before the Society in the First Presbyterian Church, in High-Street, Philadelphia, on the 17th Dec. 1796. Agreeably to appointment, / by Benjamin Rush, a member of the Society. (Philadelphia: : Printed for J. Ormrod, no. 41, Chesnut-Street, by Ormrod & Conrad. Copy-right secured., [1796?]), also by American Philosophical Society (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Historical notes of Dr. Benjamin Rush, 1777. (Philadelphia, 1903) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Information to Europeans who are disposed to migrate to the United States. In a letter from a citizen of Pennsylvania, to his friend in Great Britain. (Philadelphia: : Carey, Stewart, & Co. (Price one eighth of a dollar.), [1790]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An inquiry into the influence of physical causes upon the moral faculty ; delivered before a meeting of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, on the twenty-seventh of February, 1786 (Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1839), also by American Philosophical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Inquiry into the proximate cause of fever (Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone-house, no 41, South Second-Street., 1796), also by Mary Kahler Hench, Philip Showalter Hench, and Walter Reed Yellow fever collection (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An inquiry into the various sources of the usual forms of summer & autumnal disease in the United States, and the means of preventing them. To which are added, facts, intended to prove the yellow fever not to be contagious. (Published by J. Conrad & Co. ... [et al.], 1805) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: A letter by Dr. Benjamin Rush, describing the consecration of the German college at Lancaster in June, 1787. (Pub. by order of the college, 1945), also by William Randolph Hearst and Annis Boudinot Stockton (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical inquiries and observations. (Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1794), also by Elias Boudinot Library Collection (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical inquiries and observations, upon the diseases of the mind (Published by Kimber & Richardson ..., 1812), also by Samuel Merritt, M.D. Rare Book Collection of Rush University Medical Center at the University of Chicago Stanton A. Friedberg, and Kimber & Richardson (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical inquiries and observations upon the diseases of the mind (Grigg and Elliot, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical inquiries and observations : upon the diseases of the mind. (J. Grigg, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 1: The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author (Gutenberg ebook)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 2: The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author (Gutenberg ebook)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 3: The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author (Gutenberg ebook)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 4: The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author (Gutenberg ebook)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical inquiries and observations. Volume 1 (Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by Prichard & Hall, in Market Street near Front Street., M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]), also by John Redman (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical inquiries and observations. Volume 2 (Philadelphia: : Printed by T. Dobson, at the stone-house, no. 41, South Second-Street., M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Medical inquiries and observations. Volume 3 (Philadelphia, : Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the Stone-House, no 41, South Second-Street., MDCCXCIV. [1794]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: A memorial containing travels through life or sundry incidents in the life of Dr. Benjamin Rush, born Dec. 24, 1745 (old style) died April 19, 1813 (Made at the Sign of the ivy leaf], 1905), also by Henry J. Williams and Louis Alexander Biddle (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: A memorial containing travels through life or sundry incidents in the life of Dr. Benjamin Rush, born Dec. 24, 1745 (old style) died April 19, 1813 (Made at the Sign of the ivy leaf], 1905), also by Henry J. Williams and Louis Alexander Biddle (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: The new method of inoculating for the small pox; delivered in a lecture in the University of Philadelphia, Feb. 20th, 1781. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. (Philadelphia, : Printed by Charles Cist, in Market-Street., M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Observations on the changes of the air, and the concomitant epidemical diseases in the island of Barbadoes. To which is added, A treatise on the putrid bilious fever, commonly called the yellow fever; and such other diseases as are indigenous or endemial, in the West India islands, or in the torrid zone. (Published by B. & T. Kite, no. 20, N. third-street., 1811), also by William Hillary (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Observations on the diseases of the army. (Edward Earle, 1810), also by John Pringle and Benjamin Hutchinson (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Observations on the duties of a physician, and the methods of improving medicine. Accommodated to the present state of society and manners in the United States. : Delivered in the University of Pennsylvania, February 7, 1789, at the conclusion of a course of lectures upon chemistry and the practice of physic. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania. ; Published at the request of the class. (Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by Prichard & Hall, in Market Street near Front Street., M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Observations upon the origin of the malignant bilious, or yellow fever in Philadelphia, and upon the means of preventing it: addressed to the citizens of Philadelphia / by Benjamin Rush. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no 41, South Second Street., 1799) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Observations upon the present government of Pennsylvania. In four letters to the people of Pennsylvania. ; [Seven lines from Adams] (Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by Styner and Cist, in Second-Street, six doors above Arch-Street., MDCCLXXVII. [1777]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Old family letters: copied from the originals for Alexander Biddle. (Press of J. B. Lippincott company, 1892), also by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Alexander Biddle (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: On the effects of ardent spirits. (Published by James Loring, 1823) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: 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 ... (Charles Cist, 1786), also by American Philosophical Society (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: 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] (Philadelphia: : Printed by Charles Cist., M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]), also by Benjamin Franklin and American Philosophical Society (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: An oration, delivered February 4, 1774, before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia. Containing, an enquiry into the natural history of medicine among the Indians in North-America, and a comparitive view of their diseases and remedies, with those of civilized nations. : Together with an appendix, containing, proofs and illustrations. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of chemistry in the College of Philadelphia. ; [Four lines from Malebranche in French] (Philadelphia: : Printed by Joseph Crukshank in Market-Street, between Second and Third Streets., [1774]), also by Richard Huck-Saunders and American Philosophical Society (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: A plan for the establishment of public schools and the diffusion of knowledge in Pennsylvania; to which are added thoughts upon the mode of eduction, proper in a republic. : Addressed to the legislature and citizens of the state. (Philadelphia: : Printed for Thomas Dobson, in Second-Street, two doors above Chesnut-Street., MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Psychopathy : or, spirit healing : a series of lessons on the relations of the spirit to its own organism, and the interrelation of human beings with reference to health, disease and healing (William Richmond, 1890), also by Cora L. V. Richmond (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: A report of an action for a libel brought by Dr. Benjamin Rush, against William Cobbett, in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, December term, 1799, for certain defamatory publications in a news-paper, entitled Porcupine's gazette, of which the said William Cobbett was editor. / (Taken in shorthand by T. Carpenter.) (Philadelphia: : Printed by W.W. Woodward, no. 17, Chesnut Street., 1800), also by William Cobbett, Thomas Carpenter, and Pennsylvania. Supreme Court (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: A second address to the citizens of Philadelphia, containing additional proofs of the domestic origin of the malignant bilious, or yellow fever. : To which are added, observations, intended to shew that a belief in that opinion, is calculated to lessen the mortality of the disease, and to prevent its recurrence. / By Benjamin Rush. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no[.] 41, South Second Street., 1799) (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Sermons on the following subjects ... (London : Printed by W. Botham for James and John Knapton, 1731., 1731), also by Samuel Clarke and John Clarke (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Sermons to gentlemen upon temperance and exercise ([Litchfield, Conn.] London printed; Lichfield: : Reprinted by T. Collier., [1791]), also by William Cadogan (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Sermons to gentlemen upon temperance and exercise. [Seven lines of quotations in Latin] (Philadelphia: : Printed by John Dunlap, in Market-Street., M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]), also by William Cadogan (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Thoughts upon female education, accomodated to the present state of society, manners, and government, in the United States of America. : Addressed to the visitors of the Young Ladies' Academy in Philadelphia, 28 July, 1787, at the close of the quarterly examination. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. professor of chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania. ; To which is added, a prayer, by Samuel Magaw, D.D. Rector of St. Paul's Church, and vice-provost of the University of Pennsylvania; delviered upon the same occasion. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Prichard & Hall, in Market Street, between Front and Second Streets., M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]), also by Samuel Magaw, Elizabeth Powel, and Young Ladies' Academy of Philadelphia (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Thoughts upon the amusements and punishments which are proper for schools. Addressed to George Clymer, Esq. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. ([Philadelphia : s.n., 1790]), also by George Clymer (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Three lectures upon animal life, delivered in the University of Pennsylvania, by Benjamin Rush, M.D. professor of the institutes of medicine, and of clinical practice in the said university. ; Published at the request of his pupils. (Philadelphia: : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the stone house, no 41, South Second Street., 1799), also by University of Pennsylvania. Dept. of Medicine (HTML at Evans TCP)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: A treatise on the hidden nature, and the treatment of intermitting and remitting fevers ; illustrated by various experiments and observations; in two books; (Kimber, Conrad, & Co., 1805), also by M. de Senac and Charles Caldwell (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: Who are the Pennsylvania Germans (Pennsylvania-German society, 1910), also by I. Daniel Rupp (page images at HathiTrust)
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813: The works of Thomas Sydenham, M.D., on acute and chronic diseases; with their histories and modes of cure. (B. & T. Kite, 1809), also by Thomas Sydenham (page images at HathiTrust)

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