Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1832.

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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1832.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/190885990

Consists of a letter dated 14 November 1832 from John Adlum to an unidentified correspondent to whom Adlum is sending some vines and also a chestnut tree, descended from a tree planted by George Washington on Judge Richard Peters' estate outside Philadelphia on the day that John Adams was inaugurated President. Adlum also mentions that Col. Timothy Pickering was present on the occasion. Accompanied by a letter dated 14 June 1911 from Thomas B. Donaldson to J.W. Harshberger, in which Donaldson offers the Adlum letter to the University.

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University of Pennsylvania Library

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University of Pennsylvania Library

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Peters, Richard, 1744-1828

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Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge. Before his federal judicial service in the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, Peters served as secretary of the Continental Board of War, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and as member and speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later the Pennsylvania State Senate. Born at...

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...

Harshberger, John W. (John William), 1869-1929

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Botanist, naturalist, educator and author; B.S. and Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania, (1892 and 1893); faculty, botany and biology, U. of Pennsylvania (1889-1929); officer and director of numerous professional societies; author of works on plant geography of North America; noted for research on various determining factors of plant distribution in North America. From the description of Papers, 1894-1929. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122492365 Philadelphia-born b...

Donaldson, Thomas B.

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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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Timothy Pickering (b. July 17, 1745, Salem, MA–d. January 29, 1829, Salem, MA) was a politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Pickering began a legal career after graduating from Harvard University. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court and served as a cou...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Adlum, John, 1759-1836

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John Adlum was a viticulturalist and surveyor. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1832. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190885990 Soldier in American Revolutionary Army and in provisional forces; famed viticulturist. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, to Aaron Ogden, 1799 June 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22191383 John Adlum (April 29, 1759-March 14, 1836) was born in York, Pennsylvania, to Jose...