Petition of Pierre Eugène Du Simitière 1777

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Petition of Pierre Eugène Du Simitière 1777

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Pierre Eugène Du Simitière (1737-1784) was a Swiss-born artist, engraver, naturalist, and supporter of the American revolutionary cause. The petition, delivered to the Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, asked that as a citizen of Geneva and only part-time resident of Philadelphia, he be exempted from the fine levied for not providing a substitute in the Pennsylvania Militia

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène, approximately 1736-1784

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Artist. From the description of Papers, 1770-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 156975997 Artist and antiquarian. From the description of Papers of Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, 1774-1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064130 Portrait painter, curator and naturalist; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Geneva, Switzerland. Came to America in 1765 after spending several years in the West Indies collecting natural history spec...