Adams & Wistar Records 1785-1793

Adams and Wistar

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Thomas Wistar (or Wister), 1764-1851, was a Philadelphia merchant. The Wistar family was a well-known one in Pennsylvania: Thomas' grandfather, Caspar Wistar, was a maker of brass buttons and later founded the first successful American glass house in Alloway Township, New Jersey in 1739, while Thomas' brother Caspar Wistar was a renowned physician, an early proponent of vaccination, and President of the American Philosophical Society. The Wistars were members of the Society of Frien...

Adams, Richard

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Wistar, Thomas, 1764-1851

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Thomas Wistar was born to a prominent Quaker family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 17, 1764; his brother Caspar Wistar (1761-1818) was a noted physician. Thomas Wistar worked as a merchant in Philadelphia, and partnered with several local businessmen in the late 18th century. He dealt in goods such as fabrics and cotton and owned land in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. From 1787-1793, Wistar was professionally associated with Richard Adams. When Adams & Wistar dissolved in January 1793...