Architectural plans, 1776-[ca.1807]

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Architectural plans, 1776-[ca.1807]

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Consists of eight drawings and related manuscripts for two houses in Radnor, Pa. Four of the documents date from 1776 and pertain to the building of a house, Woodstock, for James Hunter. The dwelling was designed by Humphrey Wayne. A sketch of the floor plan is accompanied by a letter describing construction details. Also included are an article of agreement between Hunter and Wayne for carpentry work with a list of nails and hardware needed for the building, a request from Enoch and James Davis for a bid to build the house, and a note from Benjamin Davis stating that he would assist Wayne in constructing the house. Other items in the collection include three floor plans for a dwelling of similar size and proportion to Woodstock and a receipted bill for laying a stone foundation and building a fireplace. The bill is dated 1796 and payment was received from Maskell Ewing, Hunter's brother-in-law.

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Wayne, Humphrey.

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Davis, Benjamin, 1964-

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Hunter, James, 1729-1796.

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James Hunter was a Philadelphia, Pa. merchant. He was of Scottish descent, born in Coleraine, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland in 1729. He immigrated to Pennsylvania as a boy and before long he was handling Irish goods at his Philadelphia shop in Strawberry Alley. Hunter invested much of his profit in real estate, owning several homes, farms, and wooded tracts of land. In 1757, he purchased an 141-acre plantation in Radnor, Pa. that had been seized for debts against Caleb Evans. Hunter married...

Davis, James L., 1924-

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Biographical note: Supervisor involved in inspecting and vaccinating cattle in Mexico in 1949 as a member of the Mexico-American Commission for the Eradication of Hoof and Mount Disease. Also known as the Aftosa Commission, it existed in the late 1940s to early 1950s to eradicate an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Mexico, where the disease is known as aftosa. From the description of James Davis letters (photocopies), ca. 1949-1949. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona...

Davis, Enoch Douglas

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