ALS : Lancaster, Pa., to Joseph Shippen, 1774 Sept. 20.

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ALS : Lancaster, Pa., to Joseph Shippen, 1774 Sept. 20.

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A letter to his son, sending congratulations on the birth of a son, commenting on events in Congress and the conduct of British officers in Boston, and discouraging at length the evils of drink and gambling.

1 item (2 p.) ; 24 cm.

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Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,

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Shippen, Joseph, 1732-1810

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Joseph Shippen, Jr. was a soldier, judge, and Secretary of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Letterbook, 1763-1773. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298229 From the guide to the Joseph Shippen letterbook, 1763-1773, 1763-1773, (American Philosophical Society) Merchant. From the description of Papers of Joseph Shippen, 1727-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Shippen, Edward, approximately 1703-1781

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Edward Shippen was a merchant, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Letters and papers, 1727-1781. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540100 The Shippen family was one of the most industrious and illustrious of Philadelphia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They were active in government, the military, and in their various businesses: land acquisition and speculation, house...