Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to Julia Stockton Rush (Three Rivers Canada), 1809 July 21-22

Containers:

Box 2, Folder 3

Creator:

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Extent:

1 Leaves

Scope and content:

Rush relates how he misses Julia, then describes the activities of their boys. He notes that the weather has been uncommonly cool, which has damaged crops. There has also been an outbreak of yellow fever in the city, but he expects it to be checked by the cool weather. He points out that the "ejection of Mr. Erskine's convention with our government by the British Court" has caused outrage in the city.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956

Physical description:

3 pages; 25 cm

Alternative form available:

3-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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