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From George Washington to Benjamin Rush, 10 May 1788

To Benjamin Rush

Mount Vernon May 10th 1788

Sir,

Your favour of the 26th ulto together with the seeds of the manget1 werzel and the Pamphlet respecting the cultivation and use of this valuable plant, came safe and claims my particular acknowledgments. I thank you for both, and shall endeavor to propogate the former with care and attention. Mrs Washington Joins me in compliments to Mrs Rush. I am Sir &c.

Go. Washington

LB, DLC:GW.

1. The copyist should have written “mangel.”

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    From George Washington to Benjamin Rush, 10 May 1788
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    Washington, George
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    Rush, Benjamin
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    10 May 1788

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    “From George Washington to Benjamin Rush, 10 May 1788,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-06-02-0233. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Confederation Series, vol. 6, 1 January 1788 – 23 September 1788, ed. W. W. Abbot. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1997, pp. 267–268.]

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