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The following collection contains letters related to Bushrod's legal education in Philadelphia. Bushrod lived in the city from 1782 to 1784, and when not studying, he enmeshed himself in Philadelphia's high society, including frequent visits to his close friend Eliza Willing Powel and her husband Samuel. Bushrod worked as an apprentice to James Wilson, a seasoned lawyer who would eventually become the first professor of law at the College of Philadelphia as well as a Supreme Court Justice. Bushrod financed this education with the assistance of his uncle, President George Washington.

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