A Residence at the Court of London

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Richard Rush was appointed as American Minuster in London at the end of 1817. He was born in Philadelphia in 1780, the son of a fashionable doctor, and had a sparkling political career before travelling to London to take up his appointment at the Court of St James. A passionate anglophile and interested in all manner of international affairs, Rush had never been to England before and was very interested in all aspects of the new world opening out before him.This is the first one-volume edition of Rush's three volumes of memoirs. It covers the period 1817-1819. Rush stopped keeping his diaries between February 1819-July 1823; his later observations for the period 1823-1825 (when he was recalled) are also included.Librarian Note - although it is not explicitly stated in the introduction to the book, the memoirs have been abridged for this edition, and some changes made to the original wording.