Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Richard Rush papers, 1805-1852 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1805-1852 |
| ID No. | MSS38554 |
| Creator | Rush, Richard, 1780-1859 |
| Extent | 60 items |
| Extent | 1 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | .2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006051 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm73038554 |
| Summary | Lawyer and statesman. Correspondence, diary, notes, writings, and engraved portraits relating primarily to Rush’s duties as attorney general, secretary of state, minister to Great Britain, and secretary of the treasury, and legal documents concerning a loan from the Netherlands he arranged to finance the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company in and near the District of Columbia. |