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
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Advice, Etiquette Subject Source: Local sources
- Agriculture, Farming Subject Source: Local sources
- Culinary Matters Subject Source: Local sources
- Education, Literature, Books Subject Source: Local sources
- Financial Matters Subject Source: Local sources
- Gardening, Plants Subject Source: Local sources
- Government and Diplomacy Subject Source: Local sources
- Jefferson and Europe Subject Source: Local sources
- Maple sugar United States History Subject Source: Local sources
- Science and Inventions Subject Source: Local sources
- Slavery, Hemings Family Members Subject Source: Local sources
- United States Politics and government 1789-1815 Subject Source: Local sources
- West Indies, British History 18th century Subject Source: Local sources
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
