Papers, 1759-1823.

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Papers, 1759-1823.

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The papers and correspondence of John Reed and Standish Forde, Philadelphia merchants, relate mainly to foreign commerce, and include accounts, receipts, invoices of goods, bills of lading, insurance policies, charters of vessels, etc., with a detailed account of business transacted with England, France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, the West Indies, French and Spanish America. The hazards of American shipping due to European wars, French and Spanish embargoes, capture by privateers and war vessels, litigations, the variety of goods traded, grain, salt, furs, cloth, tea, metals, powder, rum, wine, the prices, etc., are described in detail. Letters, 1789-1792, from James Wilkinson, Daniel Clark, Daniel Cox, Captain Abner Dunn, Clement Biddle, Robert Morris, John Nicholson, J. Ball, Thomas Morgan, and numberous other merchants show the business transactions and land ventures in the Floridas, New Orleans, Kentucky, Virginia, west of the Ohio, Mississippi, and other territories. Included are land records, indentures, warrants for land in various estates, 1764-1816; James Wilkinson's letter to Captain Dunn, relating to trade with Florida by Kentuckians, 1789; an agreement with James Wilkinson to ship goods to the Mississippi and the Spanish country, 1790; French legal papers concerning goods shipped to St.Pierre, Martinique and other places; Reed and Forde letterbooks, 1787, 1788-1790, 1793-1794, 1801-1803; ledgers, 1776-1779, 1779-1780; daybook, 1785-1791; account books, 1766-1784; daybook of Reed and Forde estates, 1808-1815; John Reed letterbook, 1808-1814; Joseph Boggs waste book, 1791-1792; Samuel Israel letterbook, 1804-1807; Joseph Graisbury (tailor) ledger, 1759-1773; Reed and Forde commonplace book, 1782-1790, in which is a list of invalids belonging to the Pennsylvania Line; memo. booklets, 1777-1819. Also included among the business papers are: Forde and Reed bankbooks, Bank of Pennsylvania, 1793-1805; Bank of North America, 1782-1791; Bank of the United States, 1792-1796; Andrew Summers' bankbook of North America, 1790-1791; apprentice indentures, 1784-1795; bonds and notes, 1782-1801; lottery sale records, 1773-1802; Forde journal of a trip to New Madrid, Tenn., 1790, and one from New Madrid to New Orleans, 1790-1792; his certificate of membership in the Hibernian Society, 1793; John Reed bankruptcy papers, 1801-1814; will of Rebecca Cappers, 1793; and other items. There is a group of Robert Morris letters and papers, 1795-1802 which deal with his financial difficulties and assignment of his property; also papers and letters, 1814-1823, of John Reed, Jr., describing his service in the Navy, his active duty in the West Indian waters on the U.S.S. Congress, Guerriére, Constitution, Independence, and Macedonian.

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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Independence (Ship : 1814-1913)

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Merchant vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by F.D. Haskell on voyage 16 Oct. 1856-15 Feb. 1858; built at Phippsburg, Me. From the description of Logbook, 1856 Oct. 16-1858 Feb. 15. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972437 ...

Ball, John

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Lawyer, Troy, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1825-1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122364429 ...

Congress (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by John Pitman; owner-agent: Philip H. Folger & Co. From the description of Log/journal, 1839 Aug. 27-1840 Jan. 28. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013815 Whaling vessel; out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John A. Castino, on voyage from 31 May 1864-13 May 1867; owner-agent: Edward C. Jones; built at Mattapoisett, Mass., 1823; formerly of Nantucket fleet; sold to New Bedford in 1843. Fr...

Hibernian Society.

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Reed and Forde.

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Dunn, Abner

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Bank of North America

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The Bank of North America was the first chartered bank in the United States, chartered by the Second Continental Congress in 1781. It was established primarily to aid Congress in providing supplies and money for the prosecution of the Revolutionary War. In 1916 the bank bought the assets of the National Bank of the Northern Liberties; in 1923 it merged with the Commercial Trust Company to form the Bank of North America and Trust Company; six years later the merged institution was itself absorbed...

Guerriére (ship).

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Cappers, Rebecca

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Macedonian (ship).

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Forde, Standish, 1759-1806

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Standish Forde was a Philadelphia merchant. From the description of Standish Forde journals, 1790-1792 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132204 ...

Graisbury, Joseph

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Cox, Daniel S.

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Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814

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Revolutionary patriot. From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1792 July 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874585 Army officer and merchant. From the description of Clement Biddle correspondence, 1786. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450649 Biddle informs Wharm that he is going to advertise in Washington and Philadelphia newspapers for a missing letter he sent to Wharm containing two certificates of transfer to General Pinckney. ...

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...

Israel, Samuel.

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Morgan, Thomas A.

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Epithet: Catholic conspirator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000787.0x000388 Thomas Morgan was a clock and watch maker of Baltimore, Maryland and Philadelphia. From the description of Ledger, 1771-1803. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524117 Epithet: Major-General Title: Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catal...

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...

Sumners, Andrew

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Clark, Daniel, 1766-1813

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Bank of Pennsylvania

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Reed, John P. (John Pershing), 1948-

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John Reed, a resident of Afton, Union County, Iowa enlisted in the Union army on July 28, 1862. Reed was twenty-six years old when he was mustered into Company B of the 18th Iowa Infantry. The 18th Iowa was organized at Clinton and saw service in Missouri, Arkansas, and Indian Territory. The regiment made up part of the Frontier Division stationed at Fort Smith. It took an active part in Frederick Steele's Camden Expedition and suffered its heaviest casualties of the war at the battle of Poison ...

Boggs, Joseph M.

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Constitution (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Nantucket, Mass., mastered by Obed R. Bunker; owner-agent: Charles G. & Henry Coffin; first ship to use camel out of Nantucket harbor (not on this voyage). From the description of Log/journal, 1842 Sept. 23-1843 Oct. 20. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013209 Logbook belonging to a whaler from Nantucket, Mass. From the description of Logbook of the whaling ship Constitution, 1840-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...