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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Rush, Benjamin Medical bill to the estate of Manuel Eyre (c/s Samuel Griffits)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06878 Author/Creator: Rush, Benjamin Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1805/10 Pagination: 2 items 19.6 x 15.8 cm Order a Copy

With separate consultation bill by Samuel P. Griffits ("Griffetts")

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