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1. RG1.B3.F15 - Magazine article

   This article contains information about the Moravian village of Bethlehem, PA, and the care of the sick and injured Continental Army tended there. It further describes the hospital at Lititz and its closing with remaining patients being sent to Lancaster and Yellow Springs during the Revolutionary War..

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2. RG1.B5.F21 - Report

   This report was prepared for a Revolutionary War program at Valley Forge National Park by ranger William Lang. Lang identifies the key personnel involved in military medicine at the time; the key hospitals established; diseases; prevention and treatment of diseases; with emphasis on the Yellow Springs "Washington Hall" Hospital activities. A map of the Continental Army hospital locations is included.

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3. RG2.B2.F29 - Excerpts

   These photocopied excerpts give a history of the American spas' 150 years in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It begins with the origins of springs and gives the history of the Greek and Roman watering places. It lists the dieseases and cures practiced. The spas grew to become fashionable places for social visits as well as the visits of those ill and seeking cures. Exhibiting ones equipages and wardrobes was important. This is described. Comp...

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