1 | Author: | Rush, Julia Stockton, 1759-1848 | Requires cookie* |
Title: | Julia Rush Letters, 1776-1809 | ||
Dates: | 1776-1809 | ||
Abstract: | This small collection of Julia Rush correspondence is noteworthy for being one of the largest collections of letters between Julia and her husband Benjamin, the prominent Philadelphia physician. The collection begins in 1776 and continues into the early nineteenth century. There are a series of letters from Julia to Benjamin from 1793 at the height of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description | ||
Call #: | Mss.B.R894 | ||
Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | ||
Topics: | Marriage and Family Life | Medicine | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Women's History | ||
Genre: | Family Correspondence |