Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to Julia Stockton Rush (Trenton [N.J.]), 1793 October 21-22

Containers:

Box 2, Folder 1

Creator:

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Extent:

1 Leaves

Scope and content:

Rush reports that the fever declines daily and that he expects she will be able to return to the city by mid-November. He rode out for the first time in weeks, and found more people in the streets, and those more cheerful. He adds that he is feeling stronger daily.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956

Physical description:

4 pages; 24 cm

Subjects:

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

Names:

Rush, Julia Stockton

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