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Old family letters : copied from the originals for Alexander Biddle

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Contributors: Biddle, Alexander, 1819-1899., Adams, John, 1735-1826., Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826., Washington, George, 1732-1799., Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Press of J.B. Lippincott Co., 1892.
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Adams, John, > 1735-1826 > Correspondence.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Correspondence.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Correspondence.
Rush, Benjamin, > 1746-1813 > Correspondence.
Yellow fever > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century > Sources.
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Item Description: Series B (i.e., v. 2) has title: Old family letters relating to the yellow fever.
Series A (i.e., v. 1) contains letters of John Adams, all but the first two addressed to Dr. Benjamin Rush; one letter from Samuel Adams, one from John Quincy Adams, and several from Thomas Jefferson addressed to Dr. Rush; "Letter of credence to the King" and "Letter of credence to the Queen" by George Washington, as President. Series B contains letters of Dr. Benjamin Rush to his wife, written during the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, in 1793.
Physical Description: 2 v. ; 25 cm.

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