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Richard Rush letters

Title: Richard Rush letters, 1811-1856.
Author: Rush, Richard, 1780-1859.

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 4606	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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.1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

Letters and drafts of letters from American statesman Richard Rush (1780-1859) relating to official, legal, and political issues, as well as social matters. Most are brief, but more extensive letters discuss the burning of Washington, slavery and abolition, and the establishment and regulation of fisheries in Newfoundland. Recipients include Albert Gallatin, Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, James Madison, and others.

Subjects

Statesmen > United States > 19th century
Statesmen > United States > Correspondence

Access (note)

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance (note)

Material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.

Call Number

MssCol 4606

OCLC

868229142

Author

Rush, Richard, 1780-1859.

Title

Richard Rush letters, 1811-1856.

Restricted Access

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance

Material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.

Occupation

Statesmen United States 19th century.

Added Author

Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844, recipient.

Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849, recipient.

Madison, James, 1751-1836, recipient.

Ford collection.

Research Call Number

MssCol 4606

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