Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to unidentified, 1777 April 2

Item Info

Title:
Benjamin Rush (Philadelphia) letter to unidentified, 1777 April 2
Description:
Rush congratulates the unnamed recipient on his recent appointment in the army, and makes note of the support of France and Spain in America's revolutionary cause, along with other Mediterranean countries. He mentions that the army expects to check any advance of General Howe into Philadelphia, whose appearance would cause a panic. He notes that his opposition to Pennsylvania's current government has cost him his seat in Congress, but that he had planned to join the army in any case.
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https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4pv8x
Date:
April 2, 1777
Author:
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Identifier:
  • 75c48f336f9aa722f21ca04068fa7d61
  • rushbenjaminandjulia
  • duke:280638
  • brpst015001
  • ark:/87924/r4pv8x
  • 21ef375f-4b54-407e-b165-6827f5e41ee4
Digital Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush Papers
Source Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush papers
Series:
Letters, 1777-1824
Language:
English
Extent:
1 leaf; 4 pages; 33 cm
Location:
Subject:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Format:
correspondence
Provenance:
Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
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