Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to Julia Stockton Rush (Princeton [N.J.]), 1793 September 23-24

Item Info

Title:
Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to Julia Stockton Rush (Princeton [N.J.]), 1793 September 23-24
Description:
Rush announces that his pupil, Johnny Stall, has died. He mentions that citizens universally exhibit symptoms of the fever, but that the poor suffer the most. He hopes the weather will change.
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4wv95
Date:
September 23, 1793 to September 24, 1793
Author:
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Recipient:
Rush, Julia Stockton
Identifier:
  • 4e6a351c8592b2399c1125b8cd61772a
  • rushbenjaminandjulia
  • duke:280681
  • brpst016023
  • ark:/87924/r4wv95
  • a64a5db9-dced-412d-910f-2bf8bf9635da
Digital Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush Papers
Source Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush papers, bulk 1766-1845 and undated
Series:
Letters, 1777-1824
Language:
English
Extent:
1 leaf; 3 pages; 33 cm
Location:
Subject:
Yellow fever--18th century
Format:
correspondence
Provenance:
Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956
Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
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