Rush, Benjamin to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 January 14
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Rush, Benjamin to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 January 14 | ||
| Alternative Title | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. ALS to Richard Henry Lee | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 | ||
| Recipient | Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from Benjamin Rush to Richard Henry Lee on January 14, 1777. Rush informs Lee that he left Hugh Mercer, who he believes is "out of danger" but is very weak from blood loss and cannot be moved. (Mercer had already died on January 12.) He then describes a "Leiut. Yeates of Col. Reed's Virginia Regiment" who had just died. Rush writes that his death merits "the attention of the congress" and describes Yeates' death at the hands of a British soldier in a cruel and merciless fashion. He continues, "[t]he Savages murdered a clergyman a chaplain to a battallion of militia in cold blood at Trenton after he had surrendered himself, and begged for mercy. His name was Rosborough." Rush writes a description of American prisoners of war stating, "I wish the attention of congress could be roused in behalf of our poor fellows." Rush concludes his letter with more information about the war including possible Russian involvement. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Prisoners of war--Abuse of | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Prisoners of war--Great Britain | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Prisoners of war--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Medical care | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Army--Military life | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 4p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1777-01-14 | ||
| Date Captured | 2021 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Richard Henry Lee papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.L51 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L51-ead.xml | ||
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