Sharing the Dreams of Benjamin Rush by Lucia C. Stanton, (November 1990), E332.2 .A5 1990N
Item
Identifier: id3976
Scope and Contents
Dr. Benjamin Rush, longtime friend of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, was the foremost advocate for introduction of maple sugar as a substitute for the slave-produced cane sugar of the West Indies, and was also a vocal proponent of temperance (highlighting spirits as the real concern). Jefferson shared Rush’s ideals and joined him in his campaign to commercially destroy black slavery in the West Indies, purchasing maple sugar and attempting to grow the trees at Monticello, though Jefferson’s patronage and Rush’s literary campaign failed to inspire the desired revolution.
Dates
- E332.2 .A5 1990N
Extent
From the Collection: 74 Items
- Advice, Etiquette
- Agriculture, Farming
- Culinary Matters
- Education, Literature, Books
- Financial Matters
- Gardening, Plants
- Government and Diplomacy
- Jefferson and Europe
- Maple sugar United States History
- Science and Inventions
- Slavery, Hemings Family Members
- United States Politics and government 1789-1815
- West Indies, British History 18th century
Repository Details
Part of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Archives Repository
Contact:
Jefferson Library, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
P. O. Box 316
Charlottesville VA 22902
library@monticello.org
Jefferson Library, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
P. O. Box 316
Charlottesville VA 22902
library@monticello.org
