Financial records, 1724-1971 (bulk 1751-1920).

Rhoads, Samuel, 1711-1784

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Samuel Rhoads (1711 – April 7, 1784) was an American architect who served as a Member of the First Continental Congress and as the 59th mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Rhoads was born in Philadelphia into a Quaker family. After receiving a limited education, he first worked as a carpenter and builder before becoming a merchant. Rhoads's political career began in 1741, when he was elected to the Common Council of Philadelphia. He designed the east wing of the Pennsylvania H...

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 ...

Contributors to the Pennsylvania Hospital

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Keen, Reynold

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Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Pennsylvania Hospital was established in 1751. The original section of its building was designed by Samuel Rhoads; construction began in 1755. From the description of Photographs, [ca. 1910]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122548463 The Pennsylvania Hospital was founded in 1751 by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin. Chartered by the Colonial Government, the Pennsylvania Hospital has the distinction of being the first hospital in America to care for the sick...

Penn, Richard, 1706-1771

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The son of William Penn, Thomas Penn served as proprietor of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Thomas Penn correspondence, 1747-1771, with James Hamilton, 1747-1771, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779

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Israel Pemberton was a Philadelphia Quaker merchant and philanthropist. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Letterbook D, 1744-1747. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523459 Peter Collinson (1694 – 1768) was an English merchant and botanist. From the guide to the Peter Collinson papers, 1560-1811 (inclusive), 1713-1811 (bulk), Bulk, 1713-1811, 1560-1811, (American Philosophical Socie...

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.

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In 1833, the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company (P & R) was established to serve the burgeoning anthracite coal industry and its customers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The railroad also supported iron making, canal and sea-going transportation, and shipbuilding, establishing itself as a transportation industry giant for over a century. During the American Industrial Revolution, the P & R provided trackage to the most densely industrialized parts...

Fothergill, John, 1712-1780

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John Fothergill was an English Quaker physician and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1770. From the description of Letters, 1737-1750, to Charles Alston. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165478 Physician Joseph Carson taught medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The College of Philadelphia's Medical School, founded in 1765, became known as the University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Medicine In 1779. ...

Coates, Samuel, 1748-1830

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Samuel Coates (1748-1830) was a prominent Quaker merchant, who was Treasurer of the Library Company of Philadelphia (1784-1793), Secretary and later President of the Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital (1786-1825), a member of the Overseers of the Public Schools of Philadelphia. (1812-1823) and a director of the original Bank of the United States (1800-1812). Coates was born in Philadelphia on August 24,1748, the son of Samuel Coates and Mary Langdale. His grandfather Thomas Coates ha...

Lewis, Mordecai, 1748-1799

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Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775

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Land speculator. From the description of Papers of Thomas Penn, 1740-1755. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452327 From the description of Letters of Thomas Penn, 1748-1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070635 The son of William Penn, Thomas Penn served as proprietor of Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Thomas Penn correspondence, 1747-1771, with James Hamilton, 1747-1771, (American Philosophical Society) Thomas Penn was a proprietor of Pe...

Chauncey, Charles, 1777-1849

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William Clark requested that Nicholas Biddle, scholar, statesman, and financier, write a narrative of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was published in 1814 as "History of the Expedition of Captains Lewis and Clark." From the guide to the Nicholas Biddle correspondence, 1815-1893, 1815-1893, (American Philosophical Society) Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chauncey was born in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 17, 1777. He graduated from Yale in 1792 ...

Dawson, M. L.

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Pennsylvania Land Company (London, England)

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Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831

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Charles Nicoll Bancker was a merchant and financier. From the guide to the Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894, 1733-1894, (American Philosophical Society) Stephen Girard was a merchant, banker, and philanthropist. From the description of Papers, 1769-1831. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 17270776 Philadelphia banker and philanthropist. From the description of LS : Philadelphia, to John Curwen, 1802 S...

Kimber, Emmor, 1775-1850

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Wharton, Thomas, 1730-1782

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Lewis, Joseph S., 1778-1836

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Almshouse and House of Employment (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Barclay, Robert, 1751-1830

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Evans, Cadwallader, 1762-1841

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Biddle, William Canby, 1816-1887

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Moore, Samuel Preston, 1710-1785

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Samuel Preston Moore, Philadelphia, Pa., physician, was born in 1710. He married Hannah Hill on 12 Aug. 1739. Moore was a consultant to the Pennsylvania Hospital and the hospital's treasurer. He also held positions as Trustee of the General Loan Office and Pennsylvania's Provinical Treasurer. Moore died on 15 July 1785. From the description of Autograph letters signed, 1758-1767. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122579449 ...

Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848

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Edward Shippen Burd was a Philadelphia lawyer and a member of a prominent Pennsylvania family active in social, economic and political affairs. From the description of Legal Commonplace book, 1802. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122644948 Edward S. Burd, 1779-1848, was a lawyer in Philadelphia. From the description of Collection, 1792-1870. (Dickinson College). WorldCat record id: 18762818 Edward S. Burd was a Philadelphia lawy...

Barclay, John, 1749-1816

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President of the Bank of Pennsylvania From the guide to the John Barclay letter, 1793, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Lewis, Samuel N., -1841

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