Papers, 1742-1860.

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Papers, 1742-1860.

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The papers of Isaac Norris (1671-1735), merchant, mayor of Philadelphia; Isaac Norris (1701-1766), merchant, alderman, speaker of the Assembly; Charles Norris (1712-1766), trustee of the General Loan Office of Pennsylvania. These papers include letterbooks of the two Isaac Norris', 1699-1766; account books, 1705-1761; the second Isaac Norris' account with the estate of Thomas Griffith, 1723-1766; Norris and Griffith papers, 1753; documents relating to real estate in Chester and Delaware counties, 1682-1762, in Philadelphia, Bucks, and Berks counties, 1685-1768, in Montgomery, Lancaster and Mifflin counties, 1728-1789; family accounts, 1740-1790, and 1748-1816; miscellaneous correspondence, 1740-1765; family letters and other papers, 1684-1814, including some of the papers of Thomas Lloyd, 1664-1698, among which are documents relating to the controversy between Lloyd and the Bishops of St. Asaph, 1681; a box of deeds and wedding certificates, 1687-1790; architect's plan for a house; and some correspondence dealing with the affairs of the Pennsylvania Fire Company, 1850-1860. Among the Norris miscellany are genealogical notes and extracts from the letterbooks of Isaac Norris on the Norris-Lloyd families; extracts from the letterbooks of Isaac Norris, 1699-1734; scrapbook containing letters from Thomas Lloyd, 1642-1779; extracts of letters from Thomas Penn to Richard Peters, 1752-1772; papers relating to the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1773-1812; approx. 50 pamphlets, 1746-1804; The Examiner, Student's Gazette, 1777-1778, Theatre Critic Universal, 1759; 3 almanacs: Bailey's, 1883, Poor Will's, 1834, Philadelphia, 1835; 12 school exercise books, 1774; some mathematics problems; a box of poetry, with notes, 1750-1835. Many of Charles Norris' papers preserved in this collection deal with the administration of the General Loan Office of Pennsylvania: list of subscribers to a loan, 1758; Edmund Wooley's account with the Province of Pennsylvania, 1750-1758; an undated alphabetical list of the mortgages in the General Loan Office; list of mortgages in Chester County, 1755; undated list of mortgages in Philadelphia; mortgage list for Bucks County, 1755-1756; list of payments due or discharged, 1753-1758; an account with the Province of Pennsylvania, 1742-1756; General Loan Office account books, 1750-1768; settlements of the General Loan Office, 1751-1765; General Loan Office accounts of quota and interest money, 1751-1766; General Loan Office entry books, 1753-1757; General Loan Office records of orders of commissioners, soldier's certificates, and account books, 1755-1760; warrants from the commissioners to Charles Norris to make payments to militia and the French who remained neutral, and to discharge bills of various sorts, 1755-1765; certificates, 1758-1760; Loan Office accounts of Indian charges, 1753-1764, and assemblymen's wages, 1750-1751; a box of pay vouchers issued by the commissioners of the General Loan Office, 1762. Also included are expense accounts of James Burd's road to the Ohio, and the road cutters' accounts, 1755; Charles Norris letterbook, 1733-1734; cashbook, 1748-1750; cashbooks and account books, 1733-1766, among which are the cashbooks of Joseph Sermon, 1751-1759, Hugh Robert, 1747-1755, and a cashbook for 1717; Norris' receipt book, 1758-1762; tax receipt book of C.S. Norris, 1744-1747; letterbook of William Griffith, 1748-1752; cashbook of Charles Norris, Jr., 1809-1812; bill of lading book, 1765; undated sheriff's subpoena book, notes of the House of Representatives, 1734-1735; minutes of the Pythonian Society, 1779; minutes of the Board of Education, 1845-1847.

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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...

Pythonian Society.

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Norris family.

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Norris, Isaac, 1701-1766

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Isaac Norris, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker politician, son of Isaac Norris (1671-1735). He managed the family firm, Norris and Company and after his father's death became its senior partner. In 1727, Norris was elected to the common council of Philadelphia and in 1730 became an alderman. In 1735, he was elected to the Assembly of Pennsylvania, succeeding his late father. In 1743, he retired from active involvement in the business and plunged in the public affairs. Norris represented Pennsylva...

Burd, James, 1726-1793

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James Burd was a Pennsylvania merchant and farmer. He also commanded at Fort Augusta (Pa.) and elsewhere during the French and Indian War, 1755-1763. From the description of Business records and accounts, 1747-1768. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316269 James Burd was born in Scotland. He immigrated to Philadelphia in 1747 and became a merchant there. He moved to Shippensburg in 1752. He played a prominent role in the French and Indian War a...

Norris, Charles, 1765-1813

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Sermon, Joseph

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Griffith, William, active 1663

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Peters, Richard, 1704-1776

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Rev. Richard Peters was a clergyman. He was the uncle of Judge Richard Peters of Philadelphia. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1765, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190878612 Philadelphia clergyman, provincial secretary and councillor. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to [John Penn?], 1772 Mar. 2. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165787 From the description of ALS : Phila...

Griffith, Thomas L.

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Physician. From the description of Papers, 1831-1881. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36929042 ...

Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775

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Land speculator. From the description of Papers of Thomas Penn, 1740-1755. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452327 From the description of Letters of Thomas Penn, 1748-1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070635 The son of William Penn, Thomas Penn served as proprietor of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Thomas Penn correspondence, 1747-1771, with James Hamilton, 1747-1771, (American Philosophical Society) Thomas Penn was a proprietor of Pe...

Robert, Hugh

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Norris, Isaac, 1671-1735

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Norris, Charles, 1712-1766

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Lloyd, Thomas, 1640-1694

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Thomas Lloyd was colonial governor of Pennsylvania. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1684. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886176 ...

Pennsylvania Fire Company.

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Wooley, Edmund

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