Papers, 1722-1889.

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Papers, 1722-1889.

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Papers relating to the business and domestic affairs of the Drinkers from 1722 to 1850, with strength in the pre-Revolutionary period. Included is the original copy of the memorial of the Virginia Exiles, dated December 2, 1777, to the President and Council of Pennsylvania, signed by all the Exiles including Thomas Affleck. There is also a 1790 letter of George Washington.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Drinker family.

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Affleck, Thomas, 1812-1868

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Thomas Affleck was born in Dumfries, Scotland, and immigrated to New York in 1832. He studied agriculture and general sciences while he lived on the East coast. He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1840, he became editor of the Western Farmer and Gardener, a widely circulated agricultural periodical in the West. During a trip to Natchez, Mississippi, in 1842, Affleck met his second wife, Anna Dunbar Smith. They established their household in Washington, Adams County, Mis...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...