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Julia Stockton Rush, who was only 18, had suggested that her brilliant but promiscuously opinionated husband—one of the youngest signers of the Declaration of Independence and now, at 32, surgeon...
Mar 31, 2021 · The Julia Rush letters give us a rare glimpse into a woman’s life during the Revolutionary War. Coming from a prominent wealthy family, Julia was educated and free-thinking. Nevertheless, her letters demonstrate how her life, like many others, was (and was not) affected by the War for Independence.
Aug 24, 2018 · Julia Stockton Rush, who was only 18, had suggested that her brilliant but promiscuously opinionated husband—one of the youngest signers of the Declaration of Independence and now, at 32, surgeon...
Julia Rush was the wife of Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a prominent physician and educator. Newly discovered letters reveal her influence, opinions and role in the American Revolution and beyond.
On January 11, 1776, Rush married Julia Stockton (1759–1848), daughter of Richard Stockton, another signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Annis Boudinot Stockton.
The Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush papers hold letters and writings that focus primarily on medical concerns, particularly the 1793 and other yellow fever epidemics in Philadelphia, as well as mental illness and its treatment, and the medical department of the Continental Army.
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Written over 2X months at the end of 1775, these letters were sent by Rush, in Philadelphia, to his fiancée in Morven, New Jersey. They contain little medical or political material and are of interest chiefly as minor contributions to our understanding of Rush's personality.
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