John Harris collection, 1687-1915.

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John Harris collection, 1687-1915.

1687-1915

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122584868

Correspondence, accounts, and other papers of John Harris, founder of Harrisburg, and some of his descendants; a group of autograph letters and documents signed by governors of the colony and state of Pennsylvania and by some members of the supreme executive council. The signatures of William Penn, John Penn, William Markham, Thomas Wharton, James Logan, Edward Shippen, James Hamilton, Simon Cameron, John Quincy Adams, James Buchanan are included. In addition, the collection contains: the ledger books of John Harris, 1748-1775, 1770-1791; correspondence, accounts, documents, etc., relating to commercial, legal and land transactions, and to family affairs, 1734-1915; autograph letters and documents, 1687-1915; and two pamphlets, Companion for the Counting House or, Duties payable on Goods Imported into America, 1789, and the Patriot Hymn Book, 1862.

500 items.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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Penn, William, 1644-1718

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Shippen, Edward, 1639-1712

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Penn, John, 1729-1795

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Logan, James, 1674-1751

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Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Harris, John.

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