Business papers 1767-1830.

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Business papers 1767-1830.

The business papers of John Potts, Jr., consist of about 300 items documenting the abovementioned enterprises.

0.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6743917

Hagley Museum & Library

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Potts family.

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Hobart, Robert E. (Robert Enoch), 1768-1826

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Drinker, George, 1766-

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Keeptryst Furnace (Berkeley County, W. Va.)

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Potts, John, 1760-1809

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This collection documents copper and iron ore mining, and land speculation in Pennsylvania and Virginia by two Pennsylvania businessmen, John Potts, Jr. and Robert E. Hobart, between 1767 and 1830. John Potts, Jr., was born on October 20, 1760, the son of Samuel Potts, ironmaster of Pottstown, Pa. He should not be confused with his uncle of the same name born in 1738, a Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. John Potts, Jr., was educated in Philadelphia as a ...

Copper Mine Company of Pennsylvania.

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Smith, Robert, 1757-1842

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U.S. secretary of the navy and secretary of state and Maryland public official. From the description of Robert Smith correspondence, 1800-1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980487 Maryland lawyer and politician, secretary of the navy under Thomas Jefferson and secretary of state under James Madison. Brother of Senator Samuel Smith (1752-1839). From the description of ALsS : to Alexander J. Dallas, 1800-1810. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record i...

Nancarrow, John, 1734?-1801.

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Potts, Samuel, 1736-1793

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Rutter, David, 1766-1817

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