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Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778

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Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778) was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress, where he favored imposing economic sanctions upon Great Britain as a way of pressuring the British Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts. He was also a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence, thus becoming one of the Founding Fathers of the Unit...

Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785

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Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785), a Founding Father of the United States, was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence. As a child, Hopkins was a voracious reader, becoming a serious student of the sciences, mathematics, and literature. He became a surveyor and astronomer and was involved in taking measurements during the...

William L. Clements Library

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William Clements was a Bay City businessman who served as regent from 1910 to 1933. An Early interest in collecting books crystallized around gathering rare books related to American history that were printed before 1800. In 1921, he gave his collection of books, manuscripts and maps to the university and provided a building to house them, which was opened in 1923. Mr. Clements continued to serve on the Committee of Management of the Clements Library until his death in 1934. He wo...

Sanders, Robert, 1705-1765.

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Wolcott, Roger, 1679-1767

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The Wyoming Controversy was a conflict between the governments of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Britain, the Continental Congress, and the Indians over land in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823, 1751-1823, (American Philosophical Society) Governor of Connecticut, businessman, army officer, jurist, and author. From the description of Papers of Roger Wolcott, 1749-1754. (Unknown...

Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760

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Indian agent. Full name: Johann Conrad Weiser. Also known as John Conrad Weiser. From the description of Conrad Weiser correspondence, 1756-1758. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981334 Conrad Weiser was a Berks County farmer, tanner and president-judge who served as a colonial Indian agent and interpreter as well as Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the First Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment during the French and Indian War. From the description of Paper...

De Lancey, James, 1703-1760

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Chief Justice and Lieut-Gov. of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Kempe, Attorney General, 1758 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526072 James De Lancey (1703-1760) was the Lieutenant Governor of the English Province of New York from 1753 to 1760. From the guide to the James De Lancey speech, 1783, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Tasker, Benjamin, 1720-1760

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Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790

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British colonial governor of Maryland. From the description of Horatio Sharpe papers, 1758-1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980438 Colonial Governor of Maryland. From the description of Letter signed : Annapolis, to the Commissioners of the Paper Currency Office, 1761 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664850 ...

Johnson, William, 1715-1774

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British official in America. From the description of Receipt signed to an autograph letter signed (signature obliterated) dated Schonectady [sic] 24 December, 1764 : [n.p.], 1764 Dec. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270496465 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Johnson Hall, to an unidentified correspondent, 1769 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487684 Sir William Johnson was a wealthy land owner and trader, controlling most of the lands in...

Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755

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Elisha Williams (1694-1755), ordained 1722; Rector of Yale College, 1726-1739. From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79096293 From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702163587 ...

Stevenson, James

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Epithet: Lieutenant; Adjutant of York Hospital, Chelsea British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x000274 Epithet: formerly Bellairs; of Uffington, county Lincolnshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x000273 Surveyor. From the guide to the James Stevenson city plan, 1794, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Partridge, Oliver, 1712-1792.

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Oliver Partridge b. 13 June 1712 Hatfield, Mass.; d. 21 July 1792 Hatfield, Mass.; grad Yale (1730); m. 1734 Anna Williams, dau. of Rev William Williams; Oliver was commissioned a Colonel in 1754. From the description of Oliver Partridge papers, 1754-1758. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 768833318 ...