Fitch, John, 1743-1798

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Inventor.

From the description of John Fitch papers, 1783-1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981153

Inventor and steamboat developer.

From the description of John Fitch papers, 1764-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454382

Nelson County, Kentucky inventor.

From the description of John Fitch : miscellaneous papers, 1782-1814. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49222091

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referencedIn Brown, J. Crosby (James Crosby), 1929-1990. Research notes on steam-navigation on canals. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn John Fitch research collection, 1856-1940. Bucks County Historical Society
referencedIn Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819. Papers, 1753-1802. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. John Fitch papers, 1782, 1798. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. Henry family papers, 1767-1889. Valentine Richmond Historical Center
referencedIn Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819. William Samuel Johnson papers, 1745-1936 (bulk 1745-1790). Library of Congress
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. John Fitch : miscellaneous papers, 1782-1814. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Craven Hall Historical Society records, Bulk, 1978-2013, 1900-2013 Craven Hall Historical Society
referencedIn Boyer, Brooke & Wilson (Philadelphia, Pa.). Account book 1783-1790. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Putnam, Daniel, 1759-1831. Wadsworth and Putnam family papers, 1704-1837. Library of Congress
creatorOf Heath, William, 1737-1814. ALS, 1779 December 7, Head Quarters, Robinson's House, [Phillipstown, N.Y.], to John Fitch. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. Receipt : Philadelphia, 1787 Mar. 14. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. John Fitch papers, 1783-1854. Library of Congress
referencedIn Bullock, C. Seymour. John Fitch and steam navigation on western waters / by C. Seymor Bullock 1921. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. ALS, 1798 June 11, Philadelphia to Thomas Hutchings [sic], Esq., Geographer to Congress, New York. Independence Seaport Museum
referencedIn Ogden, Aaron, 1756-1839. [Bill of complaint in the case of Ogden vs. Gibbons], 1818 October 20 [Elizabeth Town, N.J.?], to James Kent, Albany, N.Y. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Harrison, Benjamin, ca. 1726-1791. Papers of Benjamin Harrison, 1779-1788 (bulk 1779-1783). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Rowan, John, 1773-1843. John Rowan papers, 1805-1829. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
referencedIn Nicholson, John, 1757-1800. Papers, 1772-1819 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. John Fitch papers, 1764-1963. Library of Congress
referencedIn Fitch, Winchester, 1867-1963. Winchester Fitch genealogical research papers, 1897 (bulk 1963). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Fitch, John, 1743-1798. Papers, 1763-1828. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Andrea Sutcliffe book research files for "Steam", circa 2000-2004 Craven Hall Historical Society
referencedIn Nelson County (Ky.). Miscellaneous records [microform], 178-?-18--? Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
referencedIn Boyd, Thomas, 1898-1935. [Research notes for Poor John Fitch]. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Winchester Fitch genealogical research papers, 1897, 1963 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Cheyney, Edward Potts, 1861-1947. Papers, 1915-1944. University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center
creatorOf Fitch, Zalmon, 1785-1860. Papers, 1802-1863. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn Rumseyan Society. Papers, 1783-1965. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Higbee, Enoch Alonzo, 1895-1974,. Enoch Alonzo Higbee and Dorothy Hall Higbee collection, 1758-1993. Atlantic County Historical Society
referencedIn Bryan, George, 1731-1791. Papers, 1756-1829. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Rumseyan Society. Papers, 1783-1965. Shepherd University Library, Scarborough Library
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. ALS, 1787 November 22 : Mount Vernon, to Thomas Johnson, Annapolis. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
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associatedWith Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 person
correspondedWith Anderson, Joshua person
associatedWith Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 person
correspondedWith Beckley, John James, 1757-1807 person
associatedWith Boyd, Thomas, 1898-1935. person
associatedWith Boyer, Brooke & Wilson (Philadelphia, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Brown, J. Crosby (James Crosby), 1929-1990. person
associatedWith Bryan, George, 1731-1791. person
associatedWith Bullock, C. Seymour. person
associatedWith Cheyney, Edward Potts, 1861-1947. person
associatedWith Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 person
associatedWith Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899 person
associatedWith Craven Hall Historical Society corporateBody
associatedWith Cuvier, Georges, Baron, 1769-1832 person
associatedWith Darlington, William, 1782-1863 person
associatedWith Delaney, Jonathan. person
associatedWith Edison, Thomas A., (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 person
associatedWith Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 person
associatedWith Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 person
associatedWith Fitch, John person
associatedWith Fitch, Winchester, 1867-1963. person
associatedWith Fitch, Zalmon, 1785-1860. person
correspondedWith Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 person
associatedWith Genth, F. A., (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893 person
associatedWith Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 person
associatedWith Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 person
associatedWith Harding, Warren G. person
associatedWith Harrison, Benjamin, ca. 1726-1791. person
associatedWith Heath, William, 1737-1814. person
associatedWith Higbee, Enoch Alonzo, 1895-1974, person
correspondedWith Hornblower, Josiah, 1729-1809 person
associatedWith Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789. person
correspondedWith Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819 person
correspondedWith Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819. person
correspondedWith Longstreth, Jonathan person
associatedWith McCowan, Alexander, d. 1835. person
correspondedWith Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 person
associatedWith Morris, Benjamin Wistar, 1726-1825. person
correspondedWith Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 person
associatedWith Nelson County (Ky.) corporateBody
associatedWith Newcomb, Simon person
associatedWith Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 person
associatedWith Nicholson, John, 1757-1800. person
associatedWith Ogden, Aaron, 1756-1839. person
correspondedWith Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 person
associatedWith Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 person
correspondedWith Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 person
correspondedWith Riggs, Caleb S. (Caleb Smith), 1756-1825 person
correspondedWith Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 person
associatedWith Rowan, John, 1773-1843. person
associatedWith Rumseyan Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Rumseyan Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 person
correspondedWith Say, Benjamin, 1755-1813 person
associatedWith Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 person
associatedWith Seybert, Adam, 1773-1825 person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Stevens, Henry person
associatedWith Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 person
associatedWith Sutcliffe, Andrea J. person
associatedWith Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 person
associatedWith Thornton, William, 1759-1828. person
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
associatedWith Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865 person
associatedWith Wayne, Anthony person
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Ohio
Montgomery County (Pa.)
Kentucky--Nelson County
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Captivity
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Land use
Real estate investment
Silverware
Speculation
Steamboats
Surveying
Tax administration and procedure
Weaving
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Steamboat developers
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Birth 1743-01-21

Death 1798-07-02

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