Papers, 1701-1856.

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Papers, 1701-1856.

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The papers of several generations of the Shippen and Burd families pertain to the history of colonial Pennsylvania. They include material on the westward expansion of the colonies, trade with the Indians, frontier life, and the French and Indian War, as they touched the lives of the Shippens: miscellaneous correspondence, 1701-1823; Shippen-Burd family letters, 1746-1856; legal and business papers, 1721-1855; bills, receipts, and accounts, 1721-1824; jury lists, 1784-1804; bail book, 1773; Cumberland County docket book, 1790; military papers, 1755-1795. For Joseph Shippen: account book of his regiment at Fort Augusta, Shamokin, 1756; journal of Captain Joseph Shippen at Augusta, 1757-1758; Joseph Shippen orderly book, 1758; his journal, 1758; his letterbooks, 1751-1752, 1754-1755, 1760-1761; journal of the building of Fort Augusta, 1756-1757; letterbook and army statistics, 1758; commonplace book, 1750; Joseph Shippen account book, 1768-1775; Joseph Shippen estate accounts. Henry Shippen, executor, 1810-1815; Henry Shippen daybook, 1817-1835; Edward Shippen's abstracts of Lord Raymond's reports, n.d.; notes on the law, and a letterbook, 1763; Margaret Shippen album, 1824; Shippen family account book, 1837; Mount Regale Fishing Company papers, 1762-1765; papers relating to the estate of Governor John Penn, 1715-1814; letters from Anne Penn to John F. Mifflin, 1795-1818; Lansdowne bills, 1793-1801; letterbook of Colonel James Burd, 1756-1758; fragments of a journal kept at Loyal Hannon, Oct. 1758; notes on the law by Edward Burd, 1766-1769; notes of a lecture on moral philosophy delivered at the University of Pennsylvania, by Edward S. Burd, 1793; Lancaster docket book of Edward S. Burd, 1785-1795; a court docket book of Westmoreland County, 1782-1801; bankbook of Edward S. Burd, 1784-1794; Sarah Burd bankbook, 1835-1839; Sarah Burd scrap and journal book, 1847-1849; Jacob Hubley's music books, n.d. "The Complete Tutor of the German Flute," 1776; school exercises, 1804; Chester County tax list, n.d.

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Shippen, Joseph, 1706-1793

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Joseph Shippen was a merchant. From the description of Waste book, 1749-1750. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624413 Joseph Shippen (1706-1793) was a merchant. The Shippen family was one of the most prominent families in eighteenth and nineteenth century Philadelphia. Joseph Shippen was the third of seven children of Joseph Shippen and Abigail Grosse. His father was a founding member of Benjamin Franklin’s Junto, an a...

Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848

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Edward Shippen Burd was a Philadelphia lawyer and a member of a prominent Pennsylvania family active in social, economic and political affairs. From the description of Legal Commonplace book, 1802. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122644948 Edward S. Burd, 1779-1848, was a lawyer in Philadelphia. From the description of Collection, 1792-1870. (Dickinson College). WorldCat record id: 18762818 Edward S. Burd was a Philadelphia lawy...

Shippen, Margaret, 1782-1876

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Hubley, Jacob, 1757-1837

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University of Pennsylvania.

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In 1919 Edward Bushnell was appointed publicity agent for the University of Pennsylvania. His appointment began a long and expanding effort at public relations at the University. In 1954 the Department of Public Relations expanded its work to include two new units, Motion Picture Services and the Office of Radio and Television. These two offices operated until 1975 when they were phased out of a stream-lined department. From the description of University Film Collection, 1915-1989. (...

Penn, Anne.

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Shippen family.

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Shippen, Edward, 1729-1806

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Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to William Parsons, 1750 Aug. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663645 Edward Shippen was Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Docket of cases, 1764-1765. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616293 From the description of Receipts, 1754-1789. (Ameri...

Burd, Sarah

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Mount Regale Fishing Company.

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Burd, James, 1726-1793

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James Burd was a Pennsylvania merchant and farmer. He also commanded at Fort Augusta (Pa.) and elsewhere during the French and Indian War, 1755-1763. From the description of Business records and accounts, 1747-1768. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316269 James Burd was born in Scotland. He immigrated to Philadelphia in 1747 and became a merchant there. He moved to Shippensburg in 1752. He played a prominent role in the French and Indian War a...

Penn, John, 1729-1795

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The Wyoming Controversy was a conflict between the governments of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Britain, the Continental Congress, and the Indians over land in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823, 1751-1823, (American Philosophical Society) Grandson of William Penn, last lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Delaware under the proprietorship. From the description of Warrant : ...

Mifflin, John F. (John Fishbourne), 1759-1813

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John F. Mifflin, Samuel Breck and Charles Ross were executors of the estate of John Ross. From the description of Estate of John Ross receipt book, 1800-1810. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122645176 John Fishbourne Mifflin was a Philadelphia lawyer and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1796. From the description of Receipt book, 1800-1813. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298199 ...

Shippen, Henry C., 1788-1839

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Fort Augusta (Shamokin, Pa.)

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