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Letter from John Dickinson to Benjamin Rush
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6
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June 14, 1777
John Dickinson acknowledges the receipt of Benjamin Rush's pamphlet and mentions that he would only reenter Pennsylvania affairs to serve America. Dickinson also thanks Rush, a physician, for his attention to his daughter who is "well-recovered." Dickinson wrote this letter after the defeat of a moderate party that they had supported and after he had temporarily retired from politics. Transcript included.
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I-SpahrB-1955-4
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Gift of Boyd Lee Spahr