American Mercury, 1795 - 1796

4 issues: Vol. XI. Monday, June 15, 1795. No. 571. [manuscript ink inscription in upper right margin of front page] Signed Icarius. [This refers to an article on the second and third pages proposing a universal college for the general education of men and especially medical education, beginning] A question has been twice proposed... [signed in print] ICARIUS, June 8, 1795 [followed by the manuscript ink inscription] By Joseph Backus.

Vol. XI. Monday, June 22, 1795. No. 5[7?]2. [manuscript ink inscription in upper margin of front page] Dwight to Babcock. [manuscript ink inscription at foot of letter about health and medical science addressed to Mr. Babcock from ARETUS] By Nathaniel Dwight.

Vol. XII. Monday, May 30, 1796. No. 621, [manuscript ink inscription in upper right margin of front page] Supplanted love. [This refers to an unsigned article about young love in two columns at the left side of page two].

Vol. XIII. Monday, September 28, 1796. No. 647. [manuscript ink inscription in upper margin of front page] Letter to Adet [This refers to letter on second page to Citizen Adet from SIDNEY]