Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818

A letter written by former U. S. Attorney General, Richard Rush (1780-1859) to current president James Monroe (1758-1831).

Rush wrote the letter while in London on official business and relays information to James Monroe. He mentions Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1822)...

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Main Author: Richard Rush, 1780-1859 (Creator)
Collection:Simon Gratz autograph collection (#0250B)
Date:1818-08-13
Box Number:Box Case 2, Box 17
Folder Number:Folder 1
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13510
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Summary: A letter written by former U. S. Attorney General, Richard Rush (1780-1859) to current president James Monroe (1758-1831).

Rush wrote the letter while in London on official business and relays information to James Monroe. He mentions Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1822), Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), the beginning of the First Seminole War (1816-1819), the Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident, "Mr. Smith," most-likely Robert Smith (1757-1842), and John Quincy Adam's "March 12th letter" which discussed U.S.-Spain relations.

This digital record contains six images of one letter from folder 1 (labelled as: "Rush, Richard (7th Administration) 1780-1859," which contains thirty-two other non-digitized items.