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Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 Petition to Select and Common Council of the City of Philadelphia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.42 Author/Creator: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: January 1811 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

[Title continued] re: repairs to be made to an alley commonly known as "Willlings Alley." Signed by Rush's son and 22 others, mostly on verso.

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Rush, Richard, 1780-1859

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