Miscellaneous papers, 1775-1803.

Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824

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Tench Coxe (May 22, 1755 – July 17, 1824) was an American political economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1788–1789. He wrote under the pseudonym "A Pennsylvanian," and was known to his political enemies as "Mr. Facing Bothways." Born in Philadelphia, Tench received his education in the Philadelphia schools and intended to study law, but his father determined to make him a merchant, and he was placed in the counting-house of Coxe & Furman, becoming a partner...

Nicholson, John, 1757-1800

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Land speculator. From the description of John Nicholson papers, 1795 16 Feb.-10 Mar. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70953089 Financier and land speculator. From the description of John Nicholson family papers, 1786-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981679 Pennsylvania state official and land promoter. From the description of ALS : to Thomas Mifflin, 1791 Nov. 8. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat reco...

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...

Wetherill, Samuel, 1736-1816

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Samuel Wetherill, a Philadelphia manufacturer of cloth, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, was a birthright Quaker. During the American Revolution, he actively supported the military effort and was disowned from Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in 1779. In 1781, he was a founder of an independent meeting known as the Society of Free Quakers. He corresponded with a New England group of similarly disowned Quakers, associates of Timothy Davis (1730-1798), a respected minister who published a pamphlet in 1...

Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of Manufactures and the Useful Arts

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The Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of Manufactures and the Useful Arts was founded in Philadelphia in August 1787 by Tench Coxe, John Nicholson, Thomas Mifflin, William Bingham, and other members of the city's political, mercantile and manufacturing elite. A separate "manufacturing fund" was established under the control of a twelve-man Manufacturing Committee for the purposes of building and operating experimental factories. Over 800 subscribers contributed a minimum of...

United Company of Philadelphia for Promoting American Manufactures

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