Benjamin Rush (n.p.) letter to unidentified, 1777 Autumn

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 15
Creator:
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Extent:
1 Leaf
Physical description:
3 pages; 25 cm
Scope and content:

Rush discusses his appointment to the Army, the support of doctors Shippen and Brower for that appointment, his concerns about the medical system and the numbers of deaths the army has experienced, dispatches that have arrived from France, and that John Adams is on his way there.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956

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