Benjamin Rush travel diary, 178[4] April 2-7

Item Info

Title:
Benjamin Rush travel diary, 178[4] April 2-7
Description:
The diary records Rush's travel, accompanied by a servant and via horses, between the outskirts of Philadelphia and Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for an initial meeting with the trustees of Dickinson College. During the meeting the Trustees selected Dr. Charles Nisbet to serve as the College's first president. Rush described the taverns and other travel lodges at which he stopped, along with Tavern staff and other patrons, the quality of the food and drink, along with conversations he witnessed or took part in. Discussion often centered on the topics of the Constitution, paper money, as well as Dickinson College. Rush also described the results of a rapid Spring thaw on the Susquehanna River, the unusually cold weather, the scenery, and the presence whiskey stills in Irish settlements and their impact on their communities.
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https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4d53n
Date:
April 1, 1784
Author:
Identifier:
  • 5f67670f35d7b87a014f665136ab236e
  • rushbenjaminandjulia
  • duke:280613
  • brpst023001
  • ark:/87924/r4d53n
  • 333527ed-7ecd-4ec9-9377-0f3c7168f26b
Digital Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush Papers
Source Collection:
Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush papers
Series:
Writings, 1784-1845 and undated
Language:
English
Extent:
2 items; 23 pages
Location:
Pennsylvania
Subject:
Format:
diaries
Provenance:
Gift of Josiah Charles Trent Collection, 1956
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
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