Nathan Sellers records, 1771-1844 1771-1844

Library company of Philadelphia

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This collection includes unmarked ballots found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions. From the description of Things left in books collection. Ballots, 1851-1864. (Library Company of Philadelph...

Fitzsimons, Thomas, 1741-1811

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Thomas Fitzsimons (October 1741 – August 26, 1811) was an Irish-American merchant, slaveholder, and statesman from Philadelphia. He represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States House of Representatives. He was a signatory of the Constitution of the United States and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in the Kingdom of Ireland, his family immigrated to Philadelphia in the mid-1750s. Fitzsimons enter...

Pennsylvania.

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William Bingham was born on April 8, 1752 in Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, class of 1768 and went on to become a founder and director of the Pennsylvania Bank (later known as the Bank of North America). Bingham was also a trustee of Dickinson College and president of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company. He served in the Pennsylvania Assembly, and was a United States Senator from 1795 to 1801. He owned land in Maine, New York,...

Sellers, Nathan, 1751-1830

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Nathan Sellers was a surveyor, scrivener, and manufacturer. From the description of Records, 1771-1844. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122488778 From the guide to the Nathan Sellers records, 1771-1844, 1771-1844, (American Philosophical Society) Sellers was a wireworker in Philadelphia and Darby, PA who made molds for papermakers. From the description of Account books, 1775-1824. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 12...

Leiper, Thomas, 1745-1825

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Thomas Leiper was born December 15, 1745 in Strathaven, Lanark, Scotland. He was educated at Glasgow and Edinburgh and immigrated to America in 1763, landing in Virginia where his brother already resided. He was immediately introduced into the business of tobacco, and within several years moved to Philadelphia where he opened a tobacco shop and "engaged in the storing and exportation of tobacco," (Leach). During the Revolutionary War, Leiper became the principal tobacco provider in ...

Penn, John, 1760-1834

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Anthony Wayne, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the guide to the Anthony Wayne receipt book, 1785-1792, 1785-1792, (American Philosophical Society) ...

N. & D. Sellers (Firm)

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United States. Continental Congress

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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796

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David Rittenhouse was a maker of clocks and astronomical instruments in Norriton (Norristown) and Philadelphia, Penn. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1770-1780. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668311544 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1765-1775. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668311425 From the description of Brass dial wall clock, ca. 1774. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668311652 ...

Pyle, Ziba

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Sayre, Stephen, 1736-1818

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State House (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Philadelphia (Pa.).

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