Thompson family papers, 1607-1936, bulk 1770-1870.

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...

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Chalkley, Thomas, 1675-1741

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Thomas Chalkley was a Quaker minister, merchant, and mariner. Born in Southwark, England, he settled in Philadelphia in 1701 and was engaged in trade and preaching in the American colonies. From the description of Thomas [Chalkley] his book anno domini 1687, [ca. 1687]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702146144 ...

Thompson, John (Children's story writer)

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Correspondence to John Thompson include a letter dated June 17, 1861 from his brother, Alexander Thompson, describing his arrival and activities at Camp Jackson in Columbus. A letter of Sept. 28, 1863 from Sgt. Major John D. Vance of the 24th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D informs John Thompson of his brother's death in the Battle of Chickamauga. From the description of Correspondence, 1861-1863. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 43705080 Poet, academic and ...

Growden, Lawrence

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Poultney, William C.

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I.P. Morris and Company.

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Phoenix Nail Works.

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Morris, Isaac Paschall, 1803-1869

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Thompson family.

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Jonah Thompson (1702-1780), a Quaker minister from Compton, England sent his son John Thompson (1744-1819) to America in 1770, where he aided fellow Quaker Anthony Benezet. John Thompson helped Benezet run his Quaker school for a few years, but soon became a merchant. He married Rebecca Chalkley James, who was the daughter of merchant Abel James. They had five children that lived to adulthood: James B. (1785-1818); Jonah (1786-1861); Rebecca (1790-1866); George (b. 1794); and Samuel (1797-1851)....

Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784

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Anthony Benezet, born Antoine Bénézet (January 31, 1713 – May 3, 1784), was a French-American abolitionist and educator who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the early American abolitionists, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage (after his death it was revived as the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery); the first public school for girls in North America; and t...

Thompson, George W. (George Washington), 1864-

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James, Abel, -1790

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Port Richmond Iron Works.

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Trotter, Charles W.

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Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782

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Pennsylvania Salt Company.

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Trotter, Nathan, 1787-1853

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Nathan Trotter was a metal importer. Born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1787, he was the son of Daniel Trotter and Rebecca Conarroe. He finished school at the age of 16 and went to work for his brother William, a merchant. Another brother, Joseph, was also involved in the business as an assistant. In 1809, the three brothers formed a partnership known as William Trotter & Co. As early as 1804, Nathan was engaged in his own ventures on the side. Following Joseph's departure from the firm in 1812 an...

Tilghman, R.A.

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Friends Select School (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Trotter, Joseph

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Hanover Furnace.

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Johnson, William, 1715-1774

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British official in America. From the description of Receipt signed to an autograph letter signed (signature obliterated) dated Schonectady [sic] 24 December, 1764 : [n.p.], 1764 Dec. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270496465 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Johnson Hall, to an unidentified correspondent, 1769 Apr. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270487684 Sir William Johnson was a wealthy land owner and trader, controlling most of the lands in...

Hough family.

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Gallagher, J. Roswell (James Roswell), 1903-

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Thompson, Elizabeth H., 1818-1886.

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Galloway, Grace Growden, -1789

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Grace Growden Galloway was the daughter of Lawrence Growden, whose family controlled Durham iron furnaces; she married Joseph Galloway in 1753. Joseph Galloway, prominent in the social and political circles of Philadelphia sided with the British during the Revolution. Eventually, he was forced to flee with his daughter, Elizabeth, to England. Grace Galloway remained behind in America in an attempt to salvage the family's estate. From the description of Papers, 1778-1781. (Historical ...

Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809

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Henry Drinker, a prominent Quaker merchant in Philadelphia, was the son of Henry and Mary Gottier Drinker. He married Ann Swett in 1754 and then, after her death, married Elizabeth Sandwith in 1761. Drinker is perhaps best known for his exile with other Quaker pacifists to Winchester, Virginia, during 1777-1778. He was a Clerk of the Meeting for Sufferings, Treasurer of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and an Elder. From the description of Correspondence, 1791-1801. (Swarthmore College)....

Newbold, Lydia J.

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Newbold family.

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Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania

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Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...

Thompson, Jonah, 1702 or 1703-1780

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Jonah Thompson was a Quaker minister and schoolmaster. He married Mary Beaton in 1735 and established a Quaker school at Compton, Dorsetshire (England). He made a religious visit to America. From the description of Letters, 1756-1759. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 32536106 ...

Deaf and Dumb Association (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Thompson, Rebecca, 1753-1837

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Pleasants, Thomas

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Son of Dasey Southall and Edith Southall. Resided in Henrico County, Va. Married to Martha Vanderwall in 1756. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate. Served on a commission to establish the capital at Richmond and was one of three commissioners for the state foundry at Westham. From the guide to the Turner Southall Receipt Book, 1776-1784., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Newbold, Mary M., 1866-1933

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Trotter, Newbold Hough, 1827-1898

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Newbold Hough Trotter was a Philadelphia artist known primarily for his paintings of animals. He was also a landscape painter. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy from 1858, and also at the Boston Athenaeum. From the description of Daybook, 1854-1868. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122355410 Newbold Hough Trotter was born in Philadelphia in 1827. Newbold was primarily a self-taught painter, studying only briefly at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and at...

Trotter family.

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Thompson, John (Judge)

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