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Manuscripts
Benjamin Rush letter to Samuel Meredith, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Description
- Benjamin Rush forwards Samuel Meredith (1741-1817), the Treasurer of the United States, his reply to "Mr. Underwood's letter" reporting that "as yet, we had had none of the usual forerunners of the yellow fever" and recommending that the city streets be washed "two of three times a week during the hot months."
- Production date
- 1801, June 21.
- Call number
- mssHM 81662
- Provenance
- Removed from the extra-illustrated book Life of George Washington / by Washington Irving (New York : 1855-1859), call number 131135, May 1987. The extra-illustrated book was purchased at the Moreau collection sale, the American Art Galleries, in April 1915 (Lot 476).
