Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to Julia Stockton Rush (Princeton [N.J.]), 1793 November 8

Containers:

Box 2, Folder 2

Creator:

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

Extent:

1 Leaves

Scope and content:

Rush reports having received various letters and items from London, including a medical book. He states that he has had no cases of yellow fever in two days. He uses the rest of the letter to recount fully his second attack of the fever, beginning October 10th. He writes that he expects her return the coming week.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956

Physical description:

3 pages; 33 cm

Subjects:

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

Names:

Rush, Julia Stockton

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