Miscellaneous letters, 1703-1883.

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Miscellaneous letters, 1703-1883.

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Miscellaneous letters and papers of Americans and Europeans including correspondence of John Fothergill, Yorkshire Quaker merchant, and his son, Dr. John Fothergill, 1703-1798; letters collected by the family of John Franklin, pioneer settler in the Wyoming Valley; and papers of Edwin Greble, Philadelphia politician, 1853-1883. Also included is ephemeral Americana removed from a volume labeled by Dreer "Historical and Literary Curiosities."

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Fothergill, John, 1712-1780

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John Fothergill was an English Quaker physician and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1770. From the description of Letters, 1737-1750, to Charles Alston. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165478 Physician Joseph Carson taught medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The College of Philadelphia's Medical School, founded in 1765, became known as the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Medicine In 1779. ...

Fothergill, John, 1676-1744

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John Fothergill (1676-1745) was a Quaker preacher and farmer. With his first wife, Margaret Hough (1677-1719), he had a son, John Fothergill (1712-1780), who became a celebrated English physician as well as plant collector and philanthropist. From the description of America, 1705, 1705. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702175184 ...

Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902

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Ferdinand Julius Dreer, a Philadelphia jewelry manufacturer, philanthropist, and autograph collector. From the description of Papers of Ferdinand J. Dreer, 1719-1936 (bulk 1840-1890). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510338 ...

Franklin, John.

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Greble, Edwin, 1806-1883

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Businessman, of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Edwin Greble family papers, 1855-1886 (bulk 1855-1881). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981162 Edwin Greble was a monument maker, stone cutter, and owner of a marble yard. Born on October 13, 1806, he spent most of his life in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1829, Greble opened a marble yard on Passyunk Rd, which burned in 1849. Shortly after, he reopened his business at 1708 Chestnut St. Greble and his wife, Susan Major, resid...