Collection, 1757-1816.

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Collection, 1757-1816.

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Materials relating to the French and Indian War including George Croghan's journal to Presque Isle, 1760; letter of Croghan and of Jacob Arndt, 1757; materials of the Revolutionary War period, including letters of Croghan, 1778, of Sol Jennings, 1778, petition of James Craig, 1775, and will of George Taylor, 1781; post revolutionary period letters include Jacob Arndt, Jr., 1804, P. Doddridge, 1816, Thomas Jefferson, 1816, and Colonel Stephen Rochenfontaine, 1795-1796.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Taylor, George, 1716-1781

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George Taylor (1716 – February 23, 1781) was a Founding Father of the United States, Colonial ironmaster, and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, Taylor emigrated to the American colonies at age 20, landing in Philadelphia in 1736. To pay for his passage, Taylor was indentured to Samuel Savage, Jr., who was ironmaster at Coventry Forge in Chester County northwest of Philadelphia. Taylor started as a laborer at the iro...

Croghan, George, 1720?-1782

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Indian agent and public official. From the description of Papers of George Croghan, 1768. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064125 According to Mr. Julian F. Boyd, Librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, who viewed this document on October 1, 1938, with Mr. Carl Van Doren, this is am accurate, clerk's copy of the original minutes of the conference, corrected in the handwriting of Mr. Richard Peters, Secretary of the conference. From the description of...

Rochenfontaine, Stephen.

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Laux, James B.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Jennings, Sol

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Doddridge, Philip, 1773-1832

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U.S. representative of Virginia. From the description of Philip Doddridge family papers, 1791-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79424034 A Federalist, Woods served in the Virginia House of Delegates and was a member of the Virginia Convention of 1788. He briefly served in the Revolutionary War and later was an officer of the Virginia militia, attaining the rank of colonel before resigning in 1816. Woods was president and a director of the North Western Bank of Virginia. H...

Arndt, Jacob, approximately 1728-1805

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Craig, James Richard, 1944-

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Arndt, Jacob, Jr.

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