Cadwalader Evans letter, Philadelphia, PA to Samuel Wharton, St. James Square, London, 1770 April 20.

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Cadwalader Evans letter, Philadelphia, PA to Samuel Wharton, St. James Square, London, 1770 April 20.

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Cadwalader Evans is writing to Samuel Wharton about Wharton's family that has remained in Philadelphia while Wharton has traveled to London. Much of the discussion focuses on innoculating family members against small pox. Evans is also interested in trying to produce silk near the Ohio River. He also comments on the state of trade in Philadelphia as a result of the trade embargo with England.

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Evans, Cadwalader, 1716-1773.

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Dr. Cadwalader Evans of Philadelphia was the grandson of an immigrant to the city. He was also friends with Benjamin Franklin. From the description of Cadwalader Evans letter, Philadelphia, PA to Samuel Wharton, St. James Square, London, 1770 April 20. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 173619626 From the guide to the Cadwalader Evans letter to Samuel Wharton, 1770 April 20, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Wharton, Samuel, 1732-1800

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Samuel Wharton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 3, 1732, the son of Joseph Wharton, a successful merchant. Wharton followed in his father's footsteps and became a prosperous merchant in his own right, and was one of the founding partners of Baynton and Wharton. In 1763, they added a partner, George Morgan, thus changing the name of the firm to Baynton, Wharton and Morgan. Amongst other financial ventures, the firm speculated in trade west of the Alleghenies, most notably with the I...