Pennsylvania collection, 1728-1908 (bulk 1728-1809)

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Pennsylvania collection, 1728-1908 (bulk 1728-1809)

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Consists of selected correspondence documents, deeds, and other material related to the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of the state of Pennsylvania. There are four deeds for land in Warminster, in Bucks County, of John White, and the Rev. William Tennent for the "Log College" which Tennent conducted from 1726 until his death in 1745. There are three deeds to Emma Bache, William Bache and Benjamin Franklin Bache for land in Fayette County of the estate of Dr. Thomas Ruston; two deeds to Catherine Wistar for land in Northumberland County and one to Richard Wistar which bears the seal of the "Province of Pennsylvania." Also to be found are three deeds for property in Philadelphia, and one for property in Luzerne County of Robert Morris and Alexander Wilcocks, dated Dec. 18, 1797. Also to be found is a one page description of a journey along the Susquehanna River in 1800, and on the verso is a campaign song by Robert Morton, dated March 22, 1801.

.40 linear ft. (1 archival box)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Log College

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College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)

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