Papers, 1777-1917.

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Papers, 1777-1917.

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This collection pertains mainly to the administration of the estate left by William Bingham, financier and senator from Pennsylvania. It does, however, contain some letters, 1783-1784, from William Bingham in Europe to Thomas Willing, dealing with business matters. Some of the early papers, 1777-1779, relate to the business interests of Bingham during the Revolutionary War. The estate was mainly invested in undeveloped lands in Pennsylvania, New York, and Maine. The papers pertaining to the Maine lands include most of the important papers connected with the Knox-Duer purchase of Maine lands in 1791; descriptions of the country, surveyors' field books, and similar accounts of Maine in the 1790s; papers dealing with the attempt to plant a French colony in Maine under Madame Leval; documents connected with the transfer of this purchase to William Bingham in 1792-1793; a series of letters, 1793-1795, from William Jackson while he was in Europe attempting to sell Maine lands to English capitalists and the French government; correspondence with Generals Henry Knox, Henry Jackson, and David Cobb, all concerned in one way or another in the development of the purchase; material connected with the sale of one half of the Penobscot Tract in 1796 to Alexander Baring, acting for the house of Baring and Hope; letters from Harrison Gray Otis, Thomas Russell, John and Stephen Codman, John Richards, and other prominent Massachusetts citizens, 1791-1830; papers explanatory of the suit of Cabot et al v. Bingham, arising from Bingham's actions while agent for the Continental Congress in Martinique, 1779-1804; reports on Maine developments from General David Cobb, John Black, and other agents, 1795-1850; reports of the trustees of the Bingham estate on the Maine property, together with their correspondence with various agents, 1804-1850; and numerous accounts, vouchers, deeds, contracts and court papers illuminating almost every phase of this venture. The papers relating to the Pennsylvania and New York lands are similar in content. They contain many letters and reports from the agent at Wellsboro, 1855-1917, to the trustees of the estate. A few letters between 1879 and 1911 mention oil leases.

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Bingham, William, 1752-1804

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William Bingham (March 8, 1752 – February 7, 1804) was an American statesman from Philadelphia. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788 and served in the United States Senate from 1795 to 1801. Bingham was one of the wealthiest men in the United States during his lifetime, and was considered to be the richest person in the United States in 1780. Born in Philadelphia, Bingham graduated from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania...

Willing, Thomas, 1731-1821

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Thomas Willing (December 19, 1731 – January 19, 1821) was an American merchant, politician and slave trader who served as mayor of Philadelphia and was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress. He also served as the first president of the Bank of North America and the First Bank of the United States. During his tenure there he became the richest man in America. Born in Philadelphia, Willing completed preparatory studies in Bath, England, then studied law in London at the Inner...

Codman, Stephen, 1758-1844

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Jackson, William, 1759-1828

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William Jackson was a military officer in the U.S. Revolutionary War from South Carolina. He was the secretary of the U. S. Constitutional Congress in 1787 and a secretary to George Washington (1789-1791). He was the national secretary for the Society of Cincinnati from 1800-1828. From the description of [Letter, 1788? to] Sir / W. Jackson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244252255 William Jackson (1759-1828) was George Washington's aide-de-camp and private secretary, a...

Russell, Thomas F. (Thomas Fletcher), 1951-

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Epithet: of Add MS 42641 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000244.0x000239 Russell family of Pennsylvania were involved in finance, shipping and land enterprises. From the description of Thomas Russell sketchbook, 1792. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557575 Thomas Russell was an art director and a director. From the description of Thomas Russell papers, 1926-1942. (University o...

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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American revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Thomas Jefferson, 1793 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596665 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to General Henry Jackson, 1796 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270596669 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Westpoint, to Colonel Pickering, Quartermaster General, 1782 Sept. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598200 ...

Codman, John, 1755-1803

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Otis, Harrison Gray, 1765-1848

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American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Joseph Gales, Esq., 1830 Sept. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609817 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, 1797 May 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610680 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, possibly to Judge John Lowell, 1791 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609819 Otis's career included terms as a judge of ...

Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848

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British financier and statesman. From the description of Transfer of stock, 1802, Oct. 7. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 18664351 Banker. From the description of Alexander Baring, Baron Ashburton, papers, 1810-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454435 ...

Black, John B., 1940-

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Jackson, Henry J.

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Richards, John Edward, 1952-

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Kept by two wealthy men, an uncle and his nephew, John Richards who lived near Forty Hill and Enfield, Middlesex Co., [now London] Eng. The uncle died in 1729. From the description of Account book, 1717-1729. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 19931817 John Richards was a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, 1895-96. From the description of Works administration: lectures before the student of the Leland Stanford Junior U...

Cobb, David, 1748-1830

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Revolutionary War soldier and aide-de-camp to General George Washington, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and president of the Senate, physician, judge, member of Congress, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, and a founder of the Society of the Cincinnati and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. At the time of this letter, Cobb was a resident of Gouldsboro, Maine. From the description of David Cobb letter, 1806 June 29. (Duke University Library). WorldCat...