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The universal asylum, and Columbian magazine for May, 1790.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07485.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Magazine Date: May 1790 Pagination: 1 v. : 59 p. ; 23.3 x 14.8 cm. Order a Copy

Pages numbered 267-326. Contains "History of the Life and Character of Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. &c." (pages 268-72), "Plan for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks" (281-82), "Thoughts on Female Education by Benjamin Rush" (continued from previous issue, page 288). Covers medical topics, including hepatitis and influenza. Contains articles on a variety of subjects.

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