Field, john, 1949-....
Variant namesJohn Field was a wealthy merchant and extensive land owner from Philadelphia, Pa. during the later part of the 18th century and early part of the 19th century. Field acquired large tracts of land in Northumberland, Huntington, Luzerne, Lycoming, Dauphin, and Allegheny counties during the 1790s from noted land speculators Robert Morris and John Nicholson. The bubble burst in 1798 and the inflated land prices crashed. John Field, Jr., the son of John Field, hired Philadelphia attorney William Meredith to salvage his father's dwindling estate following his father's death.
From the description of John Field land papers, 1796-1815. (Millersville University Library). WorldCat record id: 60380004
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| creatorOf | Field, John. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1889. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | Henry Wissler Papers, 1848-1950. Mortgages by J.H. Downing and His Wife Margaret of Elora to Wood and Legatt of Hamilton of Lot 2, 13Th Concession, Nichol Township and Lots 4 and 5, Elora and to Field and Davidson, Hamilton, Mar.24,1874. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
| creatorOf | Lowell, James Russel, 1819-1891. Letter to John W. Field. Boston, MA. 1885 June 27. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Tappan, William B. (William Bingham), 1794-1849. Letter, 1848 November 22, to John Field. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| creatorOf | Field, John. John Field land papers, 1796-1815. | Millersville University Library, McNairy Library | |
| referencedIn | Preston, Samuel, 1756-1834. Diary, 1787-1788. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
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| correspondedWith | Field, John, Jr. | person |
| correspondedWith | Griffith, Robert E. | person |
| associatedWith | Henry Wissler Papers, 1848-1950. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lowell, James Russel, 1819-1891. | person |
| correspondedWith | Meredith, William | person |
| associatedWith | Preston, Samuel, 1756-1834. | person |
| associatedWith | Tappan, William B. (William Bingham), 1794-1849. | person |
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