Balch Family papers, 1755-1963 1870-1920.

Willing, Thomas, 1731-1821

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Thomas Willing (December 19, 1731 – January 19, 1821) was an American merchant, politician and slave trader who served as mayor of Philadelphia and was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress. He also served as the first president of the Bank of North America and the First Bank of the United States. During his tenure there he became the richest man in America. Born in Philadelphia, Willing completed preparatory studies in Bath, England, then studied law in London at the Inner...

American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

Balch, Emily Swift, 1835-1917

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Halket, Peter, Sir, 1695-1755

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Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786

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English admiral. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Capt. Marshall, 1784 Nov. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270490947 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Sir James ...?, 1782 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270490916 ...

Clark, Emily, 1893-1953

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Virginia author. From the description of Stuffed peacocks: (manuscript and proofs), 1927. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958550 ...

Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Swift, John, 1720-1802

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania was established in 1824 by seven young Philadelphians who were inspired by the patriotic celebrations and renewed civic pride brought on by the Marquis d Lafayette's visit to the United States. The aim of their fledgling organization was to collect and preserve evidence related to history of the commonwealth, to encourage scholarly research, and to stimulate public interest in American history. This mission remains central to the wo...

Willing family

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Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762

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Baron George Dubb Dodington (1691-1762), politician and diarist. In 1744 he was appointed treasurer of the navy, but wavered in his support of George II, periodically opting instead to back his friend, the Prince of Wales. In 1761, following the accession of George III, he was created Baron Melcombe. From the description of Diary, 1749 Mar 8-1761 Feb 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702184332 British statesman. Born in 1691, George Dodington became ...

Balch, Thomas Willing, 1866-1927

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Thomas W. Balch, publicist, was born in Germany to American parents of Philadelphia origin. He was educated at Harvard and five years later received his LL.B. degree from the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He began his law practice in 1895, but devoted much of his energies to writing and activism. Balch wrote many books and articles on genealogy including, the Balch genealogical (1907). He also wrote on international arbitration. His Alasko-Canadian frontier (1902) explores the ...

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

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Balch, Lewis P. W.

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Shippen family

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Willing, Thomas Mayne, 1767-1822

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Willing, Eliza Moore.

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Balch, Eugenia Macfarlane

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Blanchard, Claude, 1742-1802

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French army officer. From the description of Claude Blanchard journal extract, circa 1780-1781. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453299 ...

Shippen, Joseph.

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Printz, Johan Björnsson, 1592-1663

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Balch family.

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Thomas Balch (1821-1877) was born in Leesburg, Virginia to Lewis Penn Witherspoon Balch and Elizabeth Willis Weaver. He attended Columbia University and moved to Philadelphia, where he was admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1852, he married Emily Swift (1835-1917( and together they had three children: Elise Willing Balch (1853-1913), Edwin Swift Balch (1856-1927), and Thomas Willing Balch (1866-1927). The Balch family resided in Europe from 1859 to 1873 during which time Thomas (d. 1877) conducted ...

Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927

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Amateur artist. From the description of Paintings of Edwin Swift Balch [manuscript], 1871-1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647818232 Edwin Swift Balch was born in 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the distinguished lawyer Thomas Balch. He was educated in France and Germany and studied at Harvard University. Although qualified as a lawyer, Balch chose to travel around the world and became an authority on polar history and exploration. ...

Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940

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Explorer, author, and businessman. From the description of Audio materials [sound recording]. [1937-1991] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723117 Physician and polar explor on three expeditions to North Greenland, 1891-1894; part of Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-1899. From the description of Letter from Frederick Albert Cook to S.S. McClure, Ltd., 1894 March 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70292749 Cook claimed to have been the fir...

Harvard College (1780- )

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Special students were those who took courses in Harvard College but were not degree candidates; they had not gone through the standard admissions process completed by AB degree candidates. From the description of Records of special students, 1876-1907. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064523 It is unclear whether F.C. Fabel ever attended Harvard College. F.C. Fabel may be Frederick Charles Fabel, who received an AB from the University of Rochester in 1893. ...

Pennsylvania academy of the fine arts

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Art school; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts exhibition catalog, 1921 and 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553237 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is an art academy and museum, founded in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pa. Exhibitions and classes began in 1811. Notable academy instructors and students have included Thomas Eakins, Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, Violet Oakley, Henry O. Tanner, Rembra...

Balch, John, b. ca. 1635

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Swift, Joseph, 1799-1882,

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Joseph Swift was a Philadelphia, Pa. financier associated with Thomas Biddle. From the description of Diaries, 1942-1851. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122365033 ...

Shippen, Margaret.

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Balch, Thomas, 1821-1877

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Thomas Balch (1821-1877) was born in Leesburg, Virginia. He was an American historian and author of The French in America during the War of Independence of the United States, 1777-1783. Balch died in Philadelphia. From the description of Thomas Balch letter, 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478021 ...

Swift family

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Balch, Dulany Whiting.

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Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Episcopal Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Breton, William L.

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Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the City of Philadelphia

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Balch, Stephen Bloomer, 1747-1833

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Balch, Elise Willing, 1853-1913

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Swift, Joseph, 1731-1806.

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Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies

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Crucé, Emeric, 1590?-1648.

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Shippen, Edward, 1826-1911

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Edward Shippen was a United States Naval Surgeon. From the description of Papers, 1849-1875. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489053 ...

Swift, Samuel, 1771-1842.

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