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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
Subjects and Genres:
Correspondence
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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title Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818
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Richard Rush, 1780-1859
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description A letter written by former U. S. Attorney General, Richard Rush (1780-1859) to current president James Monroe (1758-1831).<br /> <br /> Rush wrote the letter while in London on official business and relays information to James Monroe. He mentions&nbsp;Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1822), Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), the beginning of the First Seminole War (1816-1819), the Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident, &quot;Mr. Smith,&quot; most-likely Robert Smith (1757-1842), and John Quincy Adam&#39;s &quot;March 12th letter&quot; which discussed U.S.-Spain relations.<br /> <br /> This digital record contains six images of one letter from folder 1 (labelled as: &quot;Rush, Richard (7th Administration) 1780-1859,&quot; which contains thirty-two other non-digitized items.
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collection Simon Gratz autograph collection
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url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13510
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