Papers, 1683-1896.

Wilcocks, Mary Chew, 1747 or 1748-1794

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Chew, Elizabeth Oswald

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Chew, Katherine Banning, 1770-1855

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Bridger, John, Sir.

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Cliveden

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Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871

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United States senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to C. Neale, Esq., 1849 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607846 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Selma, to Joseph C. Cabell, Esq., 1846 Nov. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607032 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Messrs. Gales & Seaton, 1839 Feb. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607773 U.S. Congressman, and Confede...

Chew, Henry Banning, 1800-1866

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Henry Banning Chew (1800-1866) spent the majority of his life in Maryland on the family's farm Epsom. Henry married twice, first to Harriet Ridgely (1803-1835), daughter of a Maryland governor, Charles Ridgely, and then to Elizabeth Ann Ralston (1793-1862). The first marriage produced eight offspring, of whom only Charles, Benjamin, and Samuel lived past twenty years of age. The family lived first at the Ridgely estate known as Hampton and then at Epsom, in Towson, Maryland, where Henry kept sla...

Chew, Samuel, 1693-1744

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Dr. Samuel Chew (1693-1744), three generations removed from John, was born and lived in Maryland much of his life, residing at the family estate of Maidstone in Herring Bay, Maryland; and afterward at Whitehall, in Duck Creek, Delaware. He and his family also lived in Dover and the Lower Counties (now Delaware), as well as in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Chew received training in law and medicine, eventually acting as a doctor in Kent County, Delaware, and later as the chief justice of the Su...

Chew, Anthony Banning, 1809-1854

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Chew, Catherine, 1952-

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Chew, John, 1797-1815

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Wilcocks, Alexander, 1741-1801

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Chew family.

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Originally, the papers were housed at Cliveden, the Chew family's country seat in Germantown. Built by Chief Justice Benjamin Chew between 1763 and 1767, the house served as the site for the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. In 1778, Chew sold Cliveden to Blair McClenahan, but the family repurchased the property in 1797. Cliveden remained the Chew estate until 1972, when the family gave the house to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Many family members lived at Cliveden for at...

Mills, Robert, 1781-1855

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Architect. A native of South Carolina, Mills lived in Charleston until about 1800 and later made his home in Washington, D.C. From the description of Account of George Washington's visit to Charleston, S.C., 1791 May 2. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865419 Engineer, architect of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. From the description of Letter : to George Bancroft, 1845 Sept. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22632349 ...

Mason, Elizabeth Margaretta Chew, 1798-1874

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Chew, Henrietta

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Chew, Samuel, 1832-1887

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Samuel Chew (1832-1887) was one of eight offspring born to Henry B. and Harriet (Ridgely) Chew, Samuel studied law at the University of Pennsylvania. After his father's death, he became the primary executor of the Chew estate. Samuel spent a considerable amount of time at Cliveden with his aunt Anne, developing a close relationship with her and a devotion to the family's home. He married Mary Johnson Brown in 1861, daughter of textile manufacturer David Sands Brown (1800-1877), who moved to Phil...

Penn, William, 1644-1718

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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...

Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

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Benjamin Chew's son Benjamin Jr. (1758-1844) had become increasingly involved in his father's affairs, practicing law with him, and managing the elder Benjamin's land holdings, ultimately taking responsibility for the family's plantations and the purchase and sale of slaves. In many ways, Benjamin Chew Jr. followed firmly in his father's footsteps, studying law at the Middle Temple in London from 1784 to 1786, where he cultivated a relationship with the Penn family, before returning to practice ...

Ingram, Thomas.

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Chew, Mary, -1747

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Chew, Elizabeth Ann Ralston

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Chew, Benjamin, 1793-1864

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Chew, Anne Sophia Penn, 1805-1892

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Anne Sophia Penn Chew (1805-1892), the youngest surviving daughter of Benjamin Chew Jr., lived at Cliveden for most of her life, and was an important figure in the history of the family estate. Anne was a devoted daughter, caring for her parents in their later years, and then becoming the caretaker of the Cliveden property after her mother's death in 1855. During the bitter family dispute surrounding her father's estate administration, Anne moved out of Cliveden, along with her brother William. ...

Brown, David Sands, 1800-1877

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Pike family.

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Penn, Richard, approximately 1736-1811

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Epithet: of Add MS 41367 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x000342 Epithet: Agent for Ceylon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000149.0x0000af ...

Chew, Joseph Turner, 1806-1835

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Hoare, Samuel

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Chew, Maria

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Chew, John, 1739-1807

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Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

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Chief Justice Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) was the only surviving son of Dr. Samuel Chew and his first wife, Mary Galloway. Born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, he would eventually serve as recorder of Philadelphia, attorney general, recorder-general, and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania under the colonial government. After the Revolution, he was selected as the president of the High Court of Errors and Appeals. His 1747 marriage to Mary Galloway (1729-1755), produced four survi...

Chew, William White, 1803-1851

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William White Chew (1803-1851) led a more public life than most of his brothers, serving as Vice-Consul of Colombia in Philadelphia during the early 1830s, and later as secretary to the American Legation in St. Petersburg, Russia when George Mifflin Dallas held the post of chargé d'affaires. Upon Dallas' return to the United States, Chew was appointed as chargé d'affaires. After his departure from Russia, William spent a brief time working on Dallas'political campaign. The two men had develope...

Chew, Samuel, 1737-1809

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Penn, Thomas

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