Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to Julia Stockton Rush (Rosehill), 1793 November 3

Containers:

Box 2, Folder 2

Creator:

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Extent:

1 Leaves

Scope and content:

Rush reports that he was driven to Rosehill to visit their son, Ben, and also met neighbors. He figures that two-fifths of all those sent to Bush Hill hospital have died, because his remedies were not used.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956

Physical description:

3 pages; 23 cm

Alternative form available:

2-page transcript available

Subjects:

Yellow fever -- 18th century
Yellow Fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Yellow Fever -- Epidemiology -- Pennsylvania

Names:

Rush family
Rush, Julia Stockton

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