Matlack, Timothy

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Revolutionary patriot.

From the description of Document signed : [Philadelphia], to Thomas Nicholson, 1795 Apr. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874656

Timothy Matlack was a revolutionary soldier and Pennsylvania state official. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780.

From the description of Account book, 1783-1800. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165458

From the guide to the Timothy Matlack account book, 1783-1800, 1783-1800, (American Philosophical Society)

Secretary of Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, 1777-1782. Matlack's numerous other public offices included delegate to the Continental Congress, 1780-1781.

From the description of ALS : to Richard Wells, 1783 Feb. 11. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525102

Continental Congressman and Pennsylvania public official.

From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to George Bryan, 1818 Feb. 13. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540691

Merchant, Revolutionary War soldier; clerk to the Secretary of the Continental Congress in which capacity he engrossed the Declaration of Independence; member of the Pennsylvania Council of Safety; secretary of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania; member of Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1781; member of the First Board of Directors of the Bank of North America; Philadelphia alderman.

From the description of Letter to an unidentified correspondent, 1800 June 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55230804

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referencedIn Matlack family. Papers, 1685-[1919]. Haverford College Library
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. Certificate of commission granted to Stephen Decatur as captain of the ship Royal Louis, 23 Aug. 1781. Brown University, Brown University Library
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. Pennsylvania militia commission form, ca. 1778-1780. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Documents, 1728-1816, relating to the province of Pennsylvania and to the American Revolution, 1728-1816 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Auction notice, 1823. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. ALS : to Richard Wells, 1783 Feb. 11. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1730-1829. ADS, 1776 January 2 : s.l. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Conewago Canal Company records, 1788-1820 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. Account book, 1783-1800. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIa, 1743-1806 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. ALS : Philadelphia, to George Bryan, 1818 Feb. 13. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. Document signed : [Philadelphia], to Thomas Nicholson, 1795 Apr. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Marshall, Humphry, 1722-1801. Humphry Marshall Papers, 1721-1863 (bulk: 1760-1800). William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Paterson Lottery. Lottery tickets, [ca. 1769]-1815. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Washington, George, 1732-1799. Invitation : Philadelphia, to Timothy Matlack, [ca. 1787]. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Franklin-Bache Papers, 1707-1799 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Book of Discipline, 1719 (1820) American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Haines & Twells, account book, 1767-1770, 1767-1770 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Timothy Matlack Book of Hours, ca. 1475? American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Shippen, Joseph, 1732-1810. Papers of Joseph Shippen, 1727-1783. Library of Congress
referencedIn Society of Free Quakers. Records, 1781-1975. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Wythe, George, 1726-1806. Documents, 1728-1816, relating to the province of Pennsylvania and to the American Revolution. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983. American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. Letter to an unidentified correspondent, 1800 June 19. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thomas Gilpin, Exiles in Virginia... (extra-illustrated edition) 1778-1848 Gilpin, Thomas, Exiles in Virginia... (extra-illustrated edition) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Timothy Matlack farm auction broadside, 1823 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
referencedIn Bradford Family. Bradford family papers, 1620-1906 (bulk 1770-1800). Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Ebenezer Hazard papers, 1766-1813, 1766-1813 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817. Papers, 1767-1813. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1776). Order, 1776 Aug. 12, Philadelphia, to the Council of Safety. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. DS, 1776 September 11 : In Convention for the State of Pennsylvania, to Grabrail Blackney. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Peale-Sellers family collection, 1686-1963 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Marian S. Carson collection of manuscripts, 1656-1995 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation. Announcement of meeting: 1795 Apr. 8. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. The book of discipline of the Society of Friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 1719, 1820. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIb, 1807-1825 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives, 1743-1984 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Roberdeau, Daniel, 1727-1795. Autograph letter signed : York Town, to Timothy Matlack, 1777 Nov. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Conewago Canal Company records, 1788-1820. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Religious Society of Free Quakers records, 1781-1975, 1781-1975 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia. Certificate of recommendation : Philadelphia, Pa., to the Society of Friends at Dartmouth in Massachusetts Bay and other friends in that vicinity, 1787 Aug. 5. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Timothy Matlack account book, 1783-1800, 1783-1800 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn Haines & Twells. Account book, 1767-1770. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Clement, Jacob. Jacob Clement deed, 1741. Camden County Historical Society
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associatedWith Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation. corporateBody
associatedWith Seybert, Adam, 1773-1825 person
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associatedWith Wells, Richard, person
associatedWith West India Planters and Merchants (London, England) person
associatedWith Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782 person
associatedWith Wythe, George, 1726-1806 person
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Rhode Island
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Birth 1730

Death 1829

Birth 1736-05-28

Death 1829-04-14

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