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Dr. Benjamin Rush:

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Dr. Benjamin Rush:

Founding Father (1745-1813)

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Biographical Notes on the Founding Fathers--

Benjamin Rush--A biography of Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, including a handwriting sample.

 

Rush, Benjamin--Rush, Benjamin 1760 (1746-1813) was a physician, teacher, and man of affairs who played a dramatic role in the early history of his country.

 

Benjamin Rush and Yellow Fever--An on-line history of Dr. Benjamin Rush's efforts to fight yellow fever in America in the 1790s, by Bob Arnebeck, with documents from the period.

Benjamin Rush--The Dictionary of UU Biography is a resource of online biographies of Unitarians/Universalists.

 

Benjamin Rush -- Wikipedia, article on Benjamin Rush

 

Africans in America--Benjamin Rush--Benjamin Rush was a prominent Presbyterian doctor and professor of chemistry in Philadelphia, and one of the black community's strongest white allies.

 

Christian America Founding Fathers--Benjamin Rush (1744-1813) a signer of the Declaration of Independence, ... Benjamin Rush was also called the "Father of Public Schools.

 

 

 


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