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Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 to Catharine Macaulay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01794.48 Author/Creator: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed letter Date: 18 January 1769 Pagination: 4p. ; 25.4 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Typed copy of letter to Macaulay, from Rush in which he discusses politics and representation in the government boby.

Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791

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