Gilpin, Thomas, 1728-1778
Variant namesThomas Gilpin was a Philadelphia engineer, surveyor, and naturalist.
From the description of Letterbook, 1771-1777. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298240
From the guide to the Thomas Gilpin letterbook, 1771-1777, 1771-1777, (American Philosophical Society)
Quaker Loyalist and merchant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
From the description of Diary and manuscript map, 1777 Sept. 2-1778 Jan. 24. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58664812
Thomas Gilpin, a Quaker merchant and manufacturer, was born in Chester County, Pa., on March 18, 1728. He owned flour mills at Millington, Md. and near Wilmington, Del. Because of these operations, he was the leading advocate of a canal to connect the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay. In 1777 he was arrested with other members of the Society of Friends who were suspected of being loyalists and exiled to Winchester, Va., where he died on April 30, 1778.
From the description of Miscellany, 1769-1772 [photoprints]. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122503429
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| creatorOf | Pennsylvania. Land grant : Philadelphia, 1774 Feb. 28. | Rosenbach Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Thomas Gilpin letterbook, 1771-1777, 1771-1777 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | Gilpin, Thomas, 1776-1853. Papers, 1840. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Gilpin, Thomas, 1776-1853. Inventory, deeds, and letters, 1738-1852. | Winterthur Library | |
| creatorOf | Gilpin, Thomas, 1728-1778. Miscellany, 1769-1772 [photoprints]. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Gilpin, Thomas, 1728-1778. Diary and manuscript map, 1777 Sept. 2-1778 Jan. 24. | New-York Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Gilpin, Thomas, 1728-1778. Letterbook, 1771-1777. | American Philosophical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Hall, Thomas William. Papers, 1809-1894. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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Birth 1728
Death 1778
