John Bohlen Collection 1889-1912

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John Bohlen Collection 1889-1912

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Born in Schiffdorf (near Bremerhafen), John Bohlen became one of Philadelphia's most prominent merchants at the turn of the nineteenth century. Running a profitable concern in partnership with his brother Bohl (1754-1836), John Bohlen imported commodities from their native Holland. Thanks to an insatiable American thirst for gin, Bohlen amassed an immense fortune that enabled him to travel in the same social circles as Stephen Girard and others among the mercantile elite and to win a spot in 1816 as one of the Directors of the Bank of the United States. By the time of his death, he was one of only eleven Philadelphians whose personal estates exceeded one million dollars in value. The Bohlen Collection contains a scant ten letters that appear to have been retained, as much as anything, for their autograph interest. Although they shed relatively little light on the life of John Bohlen, they do offer interesting glimpses into the personalities of Bohlen's famous correspondents, including Stephen Girard, Francis Scott Key, Meriwether Lewis, Virgil Maxcy, Oliver Hazard Perry, and Timothy Pickering.

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Dorsey, Elizabeth

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Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843

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Bohlen, John

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Murray, Daniel

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Epithet: RC Archbishop of Dublin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x0003e8 ...

Maxcy, Virgil, 1785-1844

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Calhoun, John B.

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Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831

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Charles Nicoll Bancker was a merchant and financier. From the guide to the Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894, 1733-1894, (American Philosophical Society) Stephen Girard was a merchant, banker, and philanthropist. From the description of Papers, 1769-1831. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 17270776 Philadelphia banker and philanthropist. From the description of LS : Philadelphia, to John Curwen, 1802 S...

Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809

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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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Stone, John S. (John Seely), 1795-1882

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Episcopal clergyman and educator. From the description of The reasonable service : manuscript sermon, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71065544 ...

Cole, J

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Bank of the United States.

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Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819

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