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Letter Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Phoebe Ann Rush, Philadelphia, Pa., 1849 Mar. 22
Letter Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Phoebe Ann Rush, Philadelphia, Pa., 1849 Mar. 22
Letter Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Phoebe Ann Rush, Philadelphia, Pa., 1849 Mar. 22
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Open book Letter Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Phoebe Ann Rush, Philadelphia, Pa., 1849 Mar. 22

Title Letter Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Phoebe Ann Rush, Philadelphia, Pa., 1849 Mar. 22 
Creator Shillaber, John
Date 1849 
Subjects Manuscripts, American
Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text on p. [1]-[3]; address on p. [4]
Formerly part of the John Howard Payne Papers at the Newberry Library (Ayer MS 689) 
Summary March 22, 1849, letter of introduction written by John Shillaber to Mrs. Rush for John Howard Payne, a noted actor, playright, diplomat, and defender of the Cherokee Indians. 
Biographical/Historical Note The daughter of Jacob Ridgeway and wife of the physican, James Rush, Phoebe Ann Rush was a highly educated Philadelphia hostess noted for her brilliant conversational powers. 
Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 16 cm 
Format Correspondence, Manuscripts
Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection
Link to Catalog View record
Call Number Ayer MS 805 
BibID 147556
Rights Status No Copyright - United States
Contributing Institution Newberry Library
Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.
IIIF Resource Type Canvas 
Size 1259px × 1980px     7.15 MB 
File Created 09/06/2023 
Filename 991475568805867_Ayer_MS_805_00001-0.tif 
Unique Identifier NL11ON3T 
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