Anthony Wayne (Charlestown) letter to Benjamin Rush (n. p.), 1783 January 20

Item Info

Title:
Anthony Wayne (Charlestown) letter to Benjamin Rush (n. p.), 1783 January 20
Description:
Wayne describes his fever and consumption and their treatment, following his loss of blood "in defence of the rights & liberties of America, 'from her coldest, to her hottest sun.'"
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https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4k87r
Date:
January 20, 1783
Author:
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Recipient:
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Identifier:
  • af95c54c414def6948a92c66e4cef520
  • rushbenjaminandjulia
  • duke:280752
  • brpst022001
  • ark:/87924/r4k87r
  • 303a3188-7a52-41b5-a650-42abd383d7d8
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; 3 pages; 23 cm
Location:
Subject:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives
Format:
correspondence
Provenance:
Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
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