Latimer family.

James Latimer was the founder of the Latimer family mercantile and political interests in America. He settled in Delaware and became one of the founders of Newport in New Castle County. Among his eight children, George (b. 1750) and Henry (b. 1752) are represented in these papers. Henry remained in Newport, while George settled in Philadelphia, Pa. Henry was educated at the College of Philadelphia and then attended medical school in Edinburgh. Returning to Delaware in 1777, he served as a surgeon in the Continental Army. Along with his distinguished career as a doctor, Henry was active in local and national politics. He was a Representative in the U.S. Congress from 1793 to 1795 and a Senator from 1795 until he resigned in 1804. Henry also engaged in mercantile activities with his brother, George, and nephew, James.

Henry and his second wife, Ann Richardson, had five children: Sarah, John Richardson (b. 1793), Mary Richardson, Henry (b. 1799), and James, all born and raised in Newport. When Henry died in 1819, Henry, Jr. and John Richardson served as executors of his estate.

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