RUSH, Benjamin, Signer (Pennsylvania) . Autograph letter signed ("Benjn Rush") to Dr. James Mease, [Philadelphia], 25 October 1793. 1 full page, 4to, 234 x 189mm (96 x 76in.), integral autograph address leaf, seal tear, otherwise fine. Rush, an eminent physician who served as delegate to Congress, surgeon general to the Continental army (1777-78) and later, Treasurer of the Mint, writes to a patient whose life had been theatened: "It was no small consolation to me after my late respite from the grave, and after the death, & treachery of so many of my medical friends, to reflect that it had pleased God to spare you to be one of my professional companions in the decline of my life. May your gratitude for your deliverance from death, be equal to your obligations to the author, and preserver of your life! Kiss your dear & excellent Mama's hand for me, and be assured of the heart felt affection of your faithful friend."
RUSH, Benjamin, Signer (Pennsylvania) . Autograph letter signed ("Benjn Rush") to Dr. James Mease, [Philadelphia], 25 October 1793. 1 full page, 4to, 234 x 189mm (96 x 76in.), integral autograph address leaf, seal tear, otherwise fine. Rush, an eminent physician who served as delegate to Congress, surgeon general to the Continental army (1777-78) and later, Treasurer of the Mint, writes to a patient whose life had been theatened: "It was no small consolation to me after my late respite from the grave, and after the death, & treachery of so many of my medical friends, to reflect that it had pleased God to spare you to be one of my professional companions in the decline of my life. May your gratitude for your deliverance from death, be equal to your obligations to the author, and preserver of your life! Kiss your dear & excellent Mama's hand for me, and be assured of the heart felt affection of your faithful friend."
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