James Tilghman collection 1761-1780 1768-1774 Tilghman, James collection

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James Tilghman collection 1761-1780 1768-1774 Tilghman, James collection

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The James Tilghman collection is made up of drafts of Tilghman's outgoing business correspondence, as well as letters and documents addressed and otherwise pertaining to him. Most items relate to his service as secretary of the Pennsylvania Land Office and to his correspondents' finances.

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Pennsylvania. Land Office

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Tilghman, James, 1716-1793

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James Tilghman, the son of Richard Tilghman and Anna Maria Lloyd, was born at his family's estate in Maryland on December 6, 1716. He practiced law in Annapolis, Maryland, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1760. He married Anne Francis, daughter of Pennsylvania Secretary of State Tench Francis, on September 30, 1743, and they had ten children: Tench (1744-1786), Richard (1746-1786), James (1748-1809), Anna Maria (1750-1817), Elizabeth (b. 1754), William (1756-1827), Ma...