Cheever-Davis Papers, 1761-1778.

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Cheever-Davis Papers, 1761-1778.

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A framed passport (oversize) issued to William Downes Cheever and David Sears, signed in 1778 by Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, and John Adams, for passage to Great Britain. Also, a photocopy of a resolve by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the arrest of Cheever and other Loyalists (1776), and a certificate of good character issued in behalf of Cheever by the Council in 1778, and an inventory of the estate of Lois Lee of Salem, Mass. (1761).

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Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792

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Arthur Lee (20 December 1740 – 12 December 1792) was a physician and opponent of slavery in colonial Virginia in North America who served as an American diplomat during the American Revolutionary War. He was educated in medicine and law at the University of Edinburgh and in London, respectively. After passing the bar, he practiced law in London for several years. He stayed in London during the Revolutionary War, representing the colonies to Britain and France and also serving as an American spy ...

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Sears, David, 1752-1816

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Cheever, William Downes, 1720-1788.

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Contractor for the U.S. Army; of New York City. From the description of Papers, 1813-1864. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465074 ...

Lee, Lois (Singer)

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