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Peters, Richard, 1744-1828 (114)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65z3291 (person)

Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge. Before his federal judicial service in the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, Peters served as secretary of the Continental Board of War, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and as member and speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later the Pennsylvania State Senate. Born a...

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Peters, Samuel (Rev.) (52)

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Peters, Lynn. (22)

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Peters, Richard, 1704-1776 (49)

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Rev. Richard Peters was a clergyman. He was the uncle of Judge Richard Peters of Philadelphia. Philadelphia clergyman, provincial secretary and councillor. Pennsylvania clergyman, provincial secretary and secretary to the proprietors, member of Pennsylvania Council. He was involved with Indian affairs as provincial secretary and as a missionary. Church of England clergyman and Pennsylvania governmental of...

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Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017 (33)

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Roberta Peters (b. New York, May 4th, 1930) is an American soprano best known for her long career at the Metropolitan Opera. Her parents recognized her vocal talent early and took her out of school at age 13 to study music full-time. Peters was mentored by Jan Peerce, studied voice with William Hermann and was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera at 19, without previous stage experience. She made her debut in 1950 as Zerlina in Don Giovanni as a last-minute replacement for Nadine Conner (her off...

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Peters, William (13)

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Brother of Pennsylvania provincial secretary Richard Peters. Together with Jacob Duché (later chaplain to the Continental Congress), Peters attended the second treaty negotiations at Easton (July-Aug., 1757) between Delaware and Seneca representatives led by Teedyuscung and Pennsylvania governor Denny, his council, and Indian agent George Croghan. Numerous Quakers were also present at the negotiations despite official bans on their presence.

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Peters, Samuel, 1735-1826 (26)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c82jt4 (person)

Epithet: Secretary, Workmen's Committee for the Abolition of Foreign Bounties The Jonathan Carver heirs claimed after his death that Naudowissee (Dakota) chiefs Hawnopawjatin and Otohtongoomlisheaw had granted Carver a tract of some four million acres of land on the east side of the Mississippi River running from St. Paul to the mouth of Wisconsin's Chippewa River to points east and northeast. A grant document or deed signed by the two chiefs at Carver's Cave at present-...

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Peters, Rollo (11)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pz5wbt (person)

Charles Rollo Peters III (1892-1967) was born in Paris, but moved to California when he was five. He was an actor, scenic designer, director, producer and co-founder of the New York Theatre Guild. He designed the costumes for George Pierce Baker's 1921 The Pilgrim Spirit: a pageant in celebration of the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 21, 1620. The pageant was performed at the State Reservation near Plymouth Rock, in July and August of 1921....

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Musikbibliothek Peters. (10)

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Peters, John (10)

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Peters was the nephew of the Rev. Samuel Peters and a native of America. He was a Judge of Probate for the Court of Common Pleas and a colonel of the Gloucester County Militia. Peters refused to swear loyalty to the patriot cause and, in 1776 fled to Canada. He was appointed a colonel in the Queens Loyal Rangers. He served in Burgoyne's campaign, but returned to Canada shortly after the Battle of Bennington. He entered his claim for reimbursement in 1785 but died in 1788, leaving eight childr...

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