The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06906 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1800 |
| Title | Benjamin Rush to Samuel Jennings regarding education and teachers |
| Date | 18 October 1800 |
| Author | Rush, Benjamin (1746-1813) |
| Recipient | Jennings, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "It will always give me great pleasure to maintain a friendly intercourse with the instructors of youth in every part of the United States. I consider their occupation as next to that of parents in forming the public mind." Jennings was principal of the New London (CT) Academy. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Children and Family Education |
| People | Rush, Benjamin (1746-1813) Jennings, Samuel (fl. 1800) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Education; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |