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Lot 213
Rush, Benjamin (1745-1813) Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Autograph Letter Signed ("Benjn. Rush"), no place, no date, 1 pg octavo, inlaid to a slightly larger sheet. To an unidentified correspondent: "I send you herewith the bonds and mortgage executed in due form…$124.84 for my proportion of the taxes of both houses last year and for the other charges mentioned in your note all of which I believe are perfectly correct. / I had supposed the contract for the last house purchased was on Monday the 13th of October, but upon further recollection I am satisfied it was on Saturday the 11th: of the month; of course the date of the bond is correct. / With many thanks for the trouble you have taken in this business…." Light toning, else Fine. Rush is in the rare group of signers, considered a 3 out of 5 in rarity.
Benjamin Rush was a Philadelphia physician and educator. He taught chemistry at the College of Philadelphia from 1769 to 1791, and at the University of Pennsylvania in 1791. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1776-77 and signed the Declaration of Independence. He was surgeon general of the Continental Congress 1777-78. In 1786 he established the first free dispensary in the U.S. and in 1787 attended the Constitutional Convention. From 1787 to 1813, he was treasurer of the U.S. Mint. He was the author of several books, including the first chemistry textbook in the U.S. and the first psychiatric treatise in the U.S.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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