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Title: Travels through life: or an account of sundry incidents and events in the life of Benjamin Rush … written for the use of his children, [1800] Vol 3
Identifier(s): text:335416
Description: This autobiography is separated into eight volumes. The autobiography relates Rush's experiences in college and medical school; his meetings with notable doctors; his life in Scotland, England, and France; his medical views; the military and politics during the Revolutionary War; and brief sketches of personalities of that period.; The ninth surviving volume of this autobiography is in the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. All nine volumes of this autobiography have been published; see George W. Corner, ed., "The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush: His Travels through Life, together with his Commonplace Book for 1789-1813," American Philosophical Society Memoirs 25 (1948).
Creator: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813et al
Subject: Medicine--United States--History--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--18th century; Medicine--Practice--Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives
Date: [1800]; 2020

Title: Rush, Julia Stockton to Benjamin Rush, 1783 July 19
Identifier(s): text:302196
Description: A personal letter from Julia Rush, in her family's estate Morven, to Benjamin Rush, in Philadelphia. Julia writes of her household and caregiving responsibilities, stating she “has her hands full I assure you.” Julia writes of her and Benjamin’s children's health, describing a home remedy she made to heal a toothache, and requests that Benjamin delegate some housekeeping chores in Philadelphia, giving him detailed instructions for this work such as pickling "morella" cherries. She also mentions the "adjournment of Congress” and spending an "afternoon in company with Mr. Jacob Read."
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Women--History--18th century; Child care--18th century; Motherhood; Households--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Traditional medicine--United States--History--18th century; Formulas, recipes, etc; Philadelphia (Pa.); Princeton (N.J.); Read, Jacob, 1752-1816
Date: 1783-07-19

Title: Shippen, William Jr. to Richard Henry Lee, 1776 December 20 (1); Shippen, William, Jr., 1736-1808. ALS to Richard Henry Lee
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16320
Description: Letter from William Shippen to Richard Henry Lee. Recommendations to Congress on the needs of military hospitals with very rich descriptions of what is happening in the Bethlehem military hospital. Letter from same date to Lee from Shippen seems to be the document he is referring to in this letter. Shippen writes more generally about the war including Washington and Howe's movements. He references his wife and Lee's sister, Alice Lee Shippen.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers; Pennsylvania--Politics and government--1775-1783; United States. Continental Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Medical care; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Medicine, Military--United States; Medicine--United States--History--18th century; Military hospitals--United States; Shippen, Alice Lee, 1736-1817; United States. Continental Congress
Date: 1776-12-20; 2021