Rush also was a member of the Provincial Congress in 1776, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and in 1777, became Surgeon-General of the Continental Army. In 1799, he became Treasurer of the U.S. Mint. Rush was known for advocating bleeding and purging to treat yellow fever. From 1787 to 1793 he was a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Scope and Contents Volumes 2-3 of notes on the lectures of Benjamin Rush delivered at the University of Pennsylvania in 1810.
Topics covered include pathology, therapeutics, and the practice of medicine.
Provenance Source unknown. With autograph of Issac Hays. 1810. 2 v.