Papers, 1760-1847.

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Papers, 1760-1847.

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The papers of Zaccheus Collins, a Philadelphia merchant, include: correspondence concerning land speculation in Susquehana County and elsewhere, and miscellaneous accounts, 1793-1831; Pennsylvania land surveys, 1786-1809, in Armstrong, Bedford, Cambria, Luzerne, Northampton, and Somerset Counties; miscellaneous land patents, 1795; papers of Collins' estate, 1832-1847, administered by his son-in-law Daniel Parker. There are miscellaneous certificates, 1760-1786, of Collins' father, Stephen Collins, also a Philadelphia merchant.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846

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Daniel Parker (b. January 29, 1782, Shirley, MA-d. April 5, 1846, Washington, DC) was a army gnereal and chief clerk in the War Departmnet....

Collins, Stephen, -1794

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Collins, Zaccheus, 1764-1831

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Zaccheus Collins was a merchant and botanist. From the description of Botanical correspondence of Zaccheus Collins of Philadelphia, 1805-1827. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165422 From the guide to the Zaccheus Collins botanical correspondence, 1805-1827, 1805-1827, (American Philosophical Society) Zaccheus Collins (1764-1831) was a plant collector and herbarium owner from Philadelphia. Collins was an esteemed botanist ...