The papers of John Jay

Name: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: January 16, 1785
Summary: Tells Jay of Carlisle college whose purpose is the advancement of literature, liberty and religion. In the hands of gentlemen of liberal minds who desire union and power of Congress. Prospects for expansion are great with many private subscriptions an...
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Name: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: August 02, 1796
Summary: Encloses copy of a medical work on the domestic origin of yellow fever, which will be of interest to the first citizen of New York. From the conclusion of this book, Jay will see that Rush has followed Jay's lead in the study of the New Testament. Rec...
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Name: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: February 11, 1797
Summary: Encloses a pamphlet. Has Jay read Illustrations of the Prophesies? This study, written by a British clergyman, even includes Gibbon and Volney in its table of materials, all of which are used to prove the truth of several Old Testament prophesies.
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