Papers, 1716-1900.

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Papers, 1716-1900.

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Records of commercial activities, shipping, land speculation, legal matters, and Quaker affairs, etc., of the colonial and early national periods, and additional family papers of a later date. A large portion of the correspondence, 1770-1792, is with Frederick Pigou, of London, Eng., pertaining to the disposal of iron foundaries and land holdings in the colonies, in which Henry Drinker and Abel James were interested. Among the papers are miscellaneous land patents, 1716-1820; bonds, indentures, receipts, tax records for Pigou lands, 1798-1831; leases on Philadelphia properties, 1719; fire insurance policies for Philadelphia estates, 1784; tax lists of Washington and Bedford counties, 1789; an account of the Pennamites, 1770; miscellaneous broadsides, 1775; Quaker boarding school receipts, 1795; lottery tickets for the construction of the Schuylkill, Susquehanna, and Delaware canals, 1795; price reports, 1802; turnpike road construction papers, 1807; personal account book, 1777-1786; records of estate settlements, family correspondence, genealogical notes on various families, and other items.

9 linear ft.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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James, Abel, -1790

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Stewardson, Thomas, 1762-1841

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Thomas Stewardson, Sr., a Philadelphia Quaker, identified himself as a merchant, but his primary occupation was as agent for local and British concerns and estate administrator. His agency was carried on by successive generations, by his son George, also a merchant, and his grandson, Thomas, an attorney. From the description of Papers, 1716-1900. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122316602 ...

Pigou, Frederick, d. 1804.

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Stewardson, Thomas, 1829-1902

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Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809

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Henry Drinker, a prominent Quaker merchant in Philadelphia, was the son of Henry and Mary Gottier Drinker. He married Ann Swett in 1754 and then, after her death, married Elizabeth Sandwith in 1761. Drinker is perhaps best known for his exile with other Quaker pacifists to Winchester, Virginia, during 1777-1778. He was a Clerk of the Meeting for Sufferings, Treasurer of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and an Elder. From the description of Correspondence, 1791-1801. (Swarthmore College)....