Memorial Containing Travels Through Life or Sundry Incidents in the Life of Dr. Benjamin Rush

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. My Dear Friend — Can you bear to read a letter that has nothing in it about politics or war? I will, without waiting for an answer to this question, trespass upon your patience, by writing to you upon another subjec...