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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09038 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Benjamin Rush regarding his correspondence with John Adams |
| Date | 5 March 1813 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Rush, Benjamin |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Describes continued correspondence with John Adams, "with the commonplace topics of politics, we do not meddle. When there are so many others on which we agree why should we introduce the only one on which we differ?" Lauds the naval triumphs of the U.S.S. Constitution; and discusses at length veterinary and human medicine. "Man can tell his physician the seat of his pain, it's nature, history, and sometimes its cause, and can follow his directions for the curative process. but the poor dumb horse cannot signify where his pain is..." On Adams he writes, "a navy has always been his hobby horse. A little further time will show whether his ideas have been premature..." |
| Subjects | Politics President Navy Health and Medical War of 1812 Education |
| People | Rush, Benjamin (1746-1813) Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | Monticello, Virginia |
| Theme | The Presidency; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine; War of 1812; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |