Collection, 1787-1871.

ArchivalResource

Collection, 1787-1871.

Correspondence, 1788-1789, from Ann Biddle Wilkinson to her father John Biddle; some letters of Sally Biddle, James Wilkinson, and others; and various deeds of John Dunlap and Thomas Savery. Genealogical notes for the Wilkinson and Penrose families.

18 items.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6787412

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Wilkinson family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65522vw (family)

Biddle, John

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gb2xb1 (person)

Dunlap, John, 1747-1812

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6223885 (person)

Printer. From the description of John Dunlap correspondence, 1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009629 Historical Background John William "Sky" Dunlap was an Orange County, California journalist, publisher, and owner-operator of the Pacific Clipping Service. Dunlap, born March 8, 1912, was nicknamed "Sky" because of his height: he was 6'8" tall. He married Velma Bishop in 1934 and the couple started an independent new...

Biddle family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wq9hxv (family)

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gq70hs (person)

James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...

Savery, Thomas

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6np3w7n (person)

Thomas Savery was a Philadelphia carpenter and builder. From the description of Account book, 1782. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122365015 ...

Wilkinson, Ann Biddle

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kw81cf (person)

Biddle, Sally

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h448d2 (person)

Penrose family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d88rr9 (family)

James, Dorothy Biddle.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xm0fs3 (person)