Notes on Durham Iron Works, n.d.

Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803

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Joseph Galloway (1731—August 10, 1803) was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the 1774 Continental Association. He became a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, after serving as delegate to the First Continental Congress from Pennsylvania. For much of his career in Pennsylvania politics, he was a close ally of Benjamin Franklin, and he became a leading figure in the colony. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, Galloway was a moderate and proposed a Plan of Uni...

Taylor, George, 1716-1781

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George Taylor (1716 – February 23, 1781) was a Founding Father of the United States, Colonial ironmaster, and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, Taylor emigrated to the American colonies at age 20, landing in Philadelphia in 1736. To pay for his passage, Taylor was indentured to Samuel Savage, Jr., who was ironmaster at Coventry Forge in Chester County northwest of Philadelphia. Taylor started as a laborer at the iro...

Hughes, Hugh, of Sussex County, N.J.

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Hooper, Robert Lettis, 1730?-1797

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Robert Hooper was a quartermaster during the Revolution, and served in amny other official and unofficial capacities in the Philadelphia area. From the description of Scrapbook, 1912. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489213 Robert Lettis Hooper Jr., was contracted for making land surveys in the area surrounding Fort Pitt and was engaged in other projects throughout the region for the colonial government for several years. He later became Deputy Qu...

Durham Iron Works (Durham, Pa.).

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Fackenthal, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1851-1941

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Industrialist, philanthropist, college president, and historian. From the description of Papers, 1722-1940. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70924651 From the description of Papers, 1727-1940. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70924650 Metallurgist, iron industry executive, and amateur historian. From the description of Notes on the history of schools in Durham Township, Pa., [undated]. (Bucks County Historical ...

Green Lane Forge (Green Lane, Pa.)

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Greenwich Forge (Warren Glen, N.J.)

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Hughes family

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Salford Forge (Upper Salford, Pa.)

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Backhouse, Richard, -1793

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Ironmonger and justice of the peace. From the description of Docket, 1787-1788. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70923589 Richard Backhouse, proprietor of the Durham Iron Works in Bucks County, Pa., supplied large quantities of shot and shell to the Continental Army throughout the Revolutionary War. From the description of Letter : Durham [Pa.], to Samuel Hodgdon, Esqr., 1793 June 15. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36205501 ...