Collection, 1704-1874.

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Collection, 1704-1874.

Papers of the Ashhurst and Hazlehurst families of Philadelphia and Burlington County, N.J. The papers are mostly personal letters, diplomas, certificates, etc., but include two letters from Alexander Hamilton, 1793, and a letter from Henry Clay, 1816. The books comprise an account and memorandum book, 1850-1873, of the Clover Hill estate at Mount Holly purchased by Lewis K. Ashhurst in 1850; receipt book of Samuel Hazlehurst, 1830-1849; notes on sermons heard by L. K. Ashhurst, 1831-1835; and private account book of Lewis K. Ashhurst, 1847-1874.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780081

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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American revolutionary, statesman and Founding Father of the United States. Hamilton was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the Federalist Party, as well as a founder of the nation's financial system, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first secretary of the treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of the administration of P...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Hazlehurst, Samuel, 1772-1849

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Ashhurst, Richard.

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Ashhurst family.

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Ashhurst, Lewis, 1806-1874

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Hazlehurst family.

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