Creating the United States

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Unity Seen in Jefferson’s Inaugural Address

Unity Seen in Jefferon's Inaugural Address (103.03.00)

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In this letter Benjamin Rush (1745–1813), Pennsylvania physician and revolutionary leader, assured President Thomas Jefferson that his inaugural address had been warmly received. Federalists and Republicans haf realized that their differences are not matters of principle but of opinion, according to Rush. It was a “solemn & affecting address” to the “inhabitants of the Globe” and future posterity, concluded Dr. Rush.

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“Never have I seen the public mind more generally or more agreeably affected . . .”


In this letter Benjamin Rush (1745–1813), Pennsylvania physician and revolutionary leader, assured President Thomas Jefferson that his inaugural address had been warmly received. Federalists and Republicans haf realized that their differences are not matters of principle but of opinion, according to Rush. It was a “solemn & affecting address” to the “inhabitants of the Globe” and future posterity, concluded Dr. Rush.