Germantown Historical Society deed collection 1688-1952

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Germantown Historical Society deed collection 1688-1952

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Germantown, a section of northwest Philadelphia, was settled in the late 1600s. It is well known as the site of the first American anti-slavery protest, the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown, and the seat of the National government during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The Germantown Historical Society deed collection, 1688-1952, contains original deeds and land titles for properties in the region of Germantown, Philadelphia.

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Germantown Historical Society

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Germantown Historical Society

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Germantown, a neighborhood in the northwest section of Philadelphia, was the site of several nationally significant events. It was settled in the late 1600s by Mennonite and Quaker German-speaking emigrants and incorporated as a borough in 1689. Germantown is sometimes called the home of the American anti-slavery movement, because the first organized protest against slavery in the Americas was begun by four members of the Germantown Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quake...

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Butler, Edgar H.

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Allen, William, 1704-1780

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Chief justice of Pennsylvania. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Samuel Galloway, 1770 Oct. 12. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86102603 Merchant and jurist. From the guide to the William Allen letters, 1730-1738, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

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