A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia: with a statement of the proceedings that took place on the subject in different parts of the United States / [Mathew Carey].
- Mathew Carey
- Date:
- 1793
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia: with a statement of the proceedings that took place on the subject in different parts of the United States / [Mathew Carey]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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