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Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 to Polly Stockton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.011 Author/Creator: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 March 1790 Pagination: 6 p. : address : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy

On the second anniversary of his recovery from illness, Rush thanks his sister for nursing him. His illness left him with strong ideas of the vanity of wealth, the evil of Sin, etc. He continues by talking about his delight in reading John Wesley's sermons concerning the rise and progress of Christianity, which Wesley described as a series of concentric circles. Rush also discusses a new translation of the four gospels by Dr. Campell of Aberdeen.

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Stockton, Polly, fl. 1790
Wesley, John, 1703-1791

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