Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818
Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818
Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818
Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818
Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818
Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818

Richard Rush letter to James Monroe, 1818


Permanent ID:
13510
Date:
August 13 1818
Image Description:
A letter written by former U. S. Attorney General, Richard Rush (1780-1859) to current president James Monroe (1758-1831).

Rush wrote the letter while in London on official business and relays information to James Monroe. He mentions Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1822), Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), the beginning of the First Seminole War (1816-1819), the Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident, "Mr. Smith," most-likely Robert Smith (1757-1842), and John Quincy Adam's "March 12th letter" which discussed U.S.-Spain relations.

This digital record contains six images of one letter from folder 1 (labelled as: "Rush, Richard (7th Administration) 1780-1859," which contains thirty-two other non-digitized items.
Format:
Correspondence
Collection:
Simon Gratz collection
Related Person or Organization:
Richard Rush, 1780-1859 (author)