Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
Attorney Richard Rush writes E. S. Sergeant and discusses forwarding "the enclosed papers" that had been originally sent by a Mr. Brown. "Here is a little piece of business which it seems I am to trouble you with," as Rush explains.
Location: I-Purchase-1965-11
Subject: Legal Affairs, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Pennsylvania Attorney General Richard Rush writes to William Jenkins about the case of Spangler v. the Commonwealth. As Rush could not attend, he asks Jenkins to "conduct the argument upon the part of the commonwealth" on his behalf.
Location: I-Friends-1976-4
Subject: Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Pennsylvania Attorney General Richard Rush writes to the members of an unspecified "Board of Health," stating his resignation as solicitor. Rush cites his recent appointment as Comptroller of the United States Treasury as the reason for his resignation.
Location: I-AsbellY-2002-52
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
US Treasury Comptroller Richard Rush writes to David Gelston requesting "a statement in the case of Abraham S. Hallet, who claims debentures for a quantity of merchandize [sic] shipped by him."
Location: I-BeachW-1986-6
Subject: Business and Industry, Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Richard Rush writes to Secretary of the Navy William Jones and recommends Horatio Stockton, son of New Jersey congressman Richard Stockton, for consideration for a position as a midshipman in the United States Navy.
Location: I-Friends-1976-5
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Richard Rush writes to an unspecified "M. Carey." Rush desires to "cultivate... correspondence," although he will be busy for several months due to obligations with Congress and the Supreme Court.
Location: I-AsbellY-2002-40
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Acting Secretary of State Richard Rush writes to Jonathan Russell, the United States minister to Sweden and Norway, regarding "the claims of several citizens of the U. States on the Swedish government, the particulars of which will be explained by the papers" enclosed within his letter.
Location: I-Purchase-1971-9
Subject: International Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Secretary of State John Quincy Adams introduces the newly appointed Minister to Great Britain, Richard Rush, to Richard Sharp, an attorney in London. Transcript included.
Location: I-MoyermanS-1966-1
Subject: International Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Richard Rush writes to Delaware politician James Brobson regarding a case of the estate of John Dauphin. Rush, who retired as United States Attorney General a few days prior, states that he no longer holds the position but will pass on the citation to a clerk of the Supreme Court.
Location: I-AsbellY-1976-5
Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Richard Rush writes to Michael Hogan, confirming that he received Hogan's letter and passed on its contents to the Secretary of State. Hogan's letter regards the Peruvian War of Independence, and Rush states that "the fall of Lima had been known here for about a fortnight" and that "our...
Location: I-AsbellY-2003-5
Subject: International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Secretary of the Treasury Richard Rush prepares a questionnaire on the manufacture of silk for Connecticut to be included in a manual mandated by the House of Representatives.
Location: I-BeachW-1983-4
Subject: Business and Industry, Politics and Government
Format: Reports
Time Period: 1820-1839
Secretary of the Treasury Richard Rush acknowledges the receipt of two letters and states that he "took pleasure in receiving" E. H. Mills' correspondence.
Location: I-BeachW-1984-7
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Richard Rush responds to John F. Watson's request for assistance in obtaining an "appointment as governor or superintendent of the Marine Assylum near Philadelphia." Rush explains that he talked to Secretary of the Navy Samuel L. Southard, who noted that it was likely "that a naval officer will...
Location: I-YoungH-1959-1
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
United States Treasury Secretary Richard Rush writes to Joseph B. Manning stating that he has forwarded Manning's letter and enclosed $30 to the Department of State, "to which the subject of patents belongs."
Location: I-BeachW-1974-4
Subject: Business and Industry, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Statesman Richard Rush writes to an unspecified Colonel, requesting papers on behalf of the Treasury Department and returning works the Colonel has already sent.
Location: I-BeachW-1983-5
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Diplomat and politician Richard Rush writes Colonel Thomas Aspinwall and requests several books on cottage architecture. Rush also describes his schedule before a trip to London.
Location: I-Friends-1976-6
Subject: Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Richard Rush writes to an unspecified Mr. Force requesting a few "Abroad and at Home" pamphlets. Rush also wanted to settle any outstanding debts with Force before he left Washington. Transcript included.
Location: I-Friends-1976-7
Subject: Economics and Finance, Literary Pursuits
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Diplomat Richard Rush writes to Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, American consul in London, requesting that he assist an American citizen holding property in London's Covent Garden neighborhood.
Location: I-Friends-1976-8
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Richard Rush writes to lawyer A. Dickens asking for an overview of the "West India trade question," regarding the amount and price of American and British tonnage over the preceding year. Rush then mentions his failed attempts to visit Dickens' sons.
Location: I-AsbellY-2004-1
Subject: Business and Industry, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Richard Rush writes Sir Gore Ouseley and encloses two short notes with autographs from Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Rush, a member of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees, comments on the veneration in which Washington is held and the penmanship of both statesmen.
Location: I-Friends-1976-9
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1820-1839
Richard Rush, son of Dickinson College Founder Benjamin Rush, responds to a letter from George H. Moore. Rush explains that he cannot fulfill Moore's request for notes or autographs belonging to his father, stating: "all that I had of a nature to part with have been given away from time to time...
Location: I-AsbellY-2003-13
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
Richard Rush responds to a request for his autograph as well as any letters he may have from past governors or senators from Pennsylvania for possible publication. "In regard to letters of any of the past governors or senators of [Pennsylvania], I fear that I shall scarcely be able to furnish...
Location: I-BeachW-1983-6
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
Richard Rush writes Colonel Thomas Aspinwall to discuss the publication of the English edition of his book, Memoirs of a Residence at the Court of London, which contains "important additions and corrections" that were missing from the Philadelphia edition. Rush does not reflect on his...
Location: I-SellersC-1973-2
Subject: Literary Pursuits
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
Diplomat and politician Richard Rush writes to Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, discussing the upcoming publication of Aspinwall's book in Philadelphia, the possibility of publishing a second edition in London, and the reproduction of excerpts in Philadelphia newspapers.
Location: I-Friends-1976-10
Subject: Business and Industry, Literary Pursuits
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
Richard Rush, United States Minister to France, asks Benjamin B. French when the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution adjourned and if French has heard about a pair of spectacles Rush lost. French is Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and serves on the Smithsonian's board of...
Location: I-Friends-1991-11
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1840-1859
