Grotjan, Peter A. (Peter Adolf), 1774-1850
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Grotjan, Peter A. (Peter Adolf), 1774-1850
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Grotjan, Peter A. (Peter Adolf), 1774-1850
Grotjan, Peter A. 1774-1850
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Grotjan, Peter A. 1774-1850
Grotjan, P. A. 1774-1850 (Peter Adolf),
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Peter Adolph Grotjan, a German merchant, emigrated to Philadelphia in 1796 where he engaged in trade with Hamburg, New York, Baltimore, Alexandria, and the West Indies. He operated a commercial house in Reading, PA in 1797, and then returned to his Philadelphia business. In 1812, he began publishing Grotjan's Philadelphia Public Sale Reports, a commercial newspaper which he continued until 1822. He then became interested in politics as a Jacksonian and founded the Philadelphia Hickory Club in 1822. He served as Philadelphia County Auditor, 1828-1836, 1841-1844.
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American newspapers
Grotjan's Philadelphia Public Sales Reports
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Philadelphia (Pa.)
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce
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Reading
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Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Pennsylvania--Politics and government
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