Writings of Benjamin Rush

Writings on Education
Writings on Medical Topics
Writings on Political Topics
Selected Letters

Writings on Education

A Plan for the Establishment of Public Schools and the Diffusion of Knowledge in Pennsylvania; to Which Are Added, Thoughts upon the Mode of Education, Proper in a Republic, 1786 (Online Library of Liberty)
Of the Mode of Education Proper in a Republic, 1798 (The Founder's Constitution)
A Defence of the Use of the Bible in Schools

Writings on Medical Topics

An Account of the Bilious Remitting Yellow Fever as it Appeared in Philadelphia in the Year 1793 --- excerpts
An Account of the Bilious Yellow Fever, as it Appeared in Philadelphia, in the year 1799 --- further excerpts
A Defence of Blood-letting, as a Remedy for Certain Diseases, from Rush's Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 4, Philadelphia, 1815
An Account of the Bilious Remitting Yellow Fever, as it Appeared in the City of Philadelphia, in the Year 1793, Thomas Dobson, 1794 (Their Own Words)
Directions for Preserving the Health of Soldiers, Addressed to the Officers of the Army of the United States, Thomas Dobson, 1808 (Medicine in the Americas, 1619-1914: A Digital Library)
Medical Inquiries and Observations, 4 vols., Johnson and Warner, Matthew Carey, et al, 1809 (Their Own Words)
Medical Inquiries and Observations, Upon the Diseases of the Mind, Kimber & Richardson, 1812 (Their Own Words)
Sixteen Introductory Lectures to Courses of Lectures Upon the Institutes and Practice of Medicine, Bradford and Innskeep, 1811 (Their Own Words)

Writings on Political Topics

An Address to the Inhabitants of the British Settlements in America Upon Slave-Keeping, 1773 (Online Library of Liberty)
Address to the People of the United States, 1787 (Online Library of Liberty)

Selected Letters

Letter to John Adams, 21 July 1789 (The Founder's Constitution)
Letter to John Armstrong, 19 March 1783 (The Founder's Constitution)
Letter to Edward Hand, 10 November 1784 (The Founder's Constitution)
Letter to Catherine Macaulay, 18 January 1769 (The Founder's Constitution)
Letter to James Madison, 10 March 1790 (The Founder's Constitution)
Letter to Richard Price, 15 October 1785 (The Founder's Constitution)
Letter to Richard Price, 27 October 1786 (The Founder's Constitution)
Letter to his Wife, 29 August 1793
Letter to Dr. Caspar Wistar, 18 November 1793

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