Papers of the Burd-Shippen family, 1717-1898.

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Papers of the Burd-Shippen family, 1717-1898.

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The majority of the collection includes the personal correspondence and business records of Edward Burd and, his relative, Edward Shippen IV. The business papers include legal documents such as deeds and indentured servant lists, business records in the form of invoices and receipts, and correspondence concerning debts and legal matters. The papers also relate to members of the Burd and Shippen families such as Sarah Shippen Burd, Elizabeth Burd, Edward Shippen Burd, James Burd, and James Burd Hubley. The collection contains the papers of Lewis Burd Walker, an amateur historian and family genealogist. Included in Lewis Burd Walker's papers are transcriptions of the wills of Margaret Shippen Arnold and Benedict Arnold. Walker also provides transcriptions of letters written by Margaret Shippen Arnold to family and friends.

1.5 linear ft.

University of Pittsburgh

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SNAC Resource ID: 7320237

University of Pittsburgh

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Burd family.

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The Shippen family traces their lineage back to Edward Shippen I (1639-1712), a Quaker who moved to Philadelphia from Boston in 1693. Edward Shippen I's great-great-grandson, Edward Shippen III (1703-1781), had three children: Edward Shippen IV (1729-1806), Sarah Shippen (1731-1784), and Joseph Shippen (1732-1810). Edward Shippen IV, a wealthy and prominent lawyer in Philadelphia, held multiple public offices by royal appointment. He fathered six surviving children, including Elizabeth Shippen (...

Pennsylvania. Supreme Court

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Shippen family.

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Hubley, James Burd.

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Burd, Sarah Shippen, 1731-1784

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Burd, Elizabeth Shippen.

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Burd, James, 1726-1793

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James Burd was a Pennsylvania merchant and farmer. He also commanded at Fort Augusta (Pa.) and elsewhere during the French and Indian War, 1755-1763. From the description of Business records and accounts, 1747-1768. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316269 James Burd was born in Scotland. He immigrated to Philadelphia in 1747 and became a merchant there. He moved to Shippensburg in 1752. He played a prominent role in the French and Indian War a...

Burd, Edward, 1751-1833

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Edward Burd was a member of a prominent Pennsylvania family active in social, economic and political affairs of the state. Edward Shippen was a merchant in Philadelphia and was active in the political and economic affairs of both Philadelphia and Lancaster. From the description of Papers, 1766-1830. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122590613 Edward Burd was a member of a prominent Pennsylvania family active in social, economic and political affairs o...

Walker family.

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Donaldson family.

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Shippen, Edward, 1729-1806

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Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to William Parsons, 1750 Aug. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663645 Edward Shippen was Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Docket of cases, 1764-1765. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616293 From the description of Receipts, 1754-1789. (Ameri...

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...

Shippen, Edward, approximately 1703-1781

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Edward Shippen was a merchant, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Letters and papers, 1727-1781. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540100 The Shippen family was one of the most industrious and illustrious of Philadelphia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They were active in government, the military, and in their various businesses: land acquisition and speculation, house...

Walker, Lewis Burd, 1855-1903

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Arnold, Margaret Shippen, 1760-1804

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Margaret (Peggy) Shippen Arnold (1760-1804) was the second wife of Benedict Arnold, with whom he had five children. Though her involvement in her husband's treason against the United States and association with the British is not clear, she did move the family with him to England and then to Canada and finally back to England where they lived in exile. Benedict Arnold died in 1801and Margaret provided for her family, managing business affairs for her children and also his children from a previou...

Hubley family.

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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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Revolutionary patriot, Continental Army general, and traitor. From the description of Benedict Arnold papers, 1761-1794. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 432702702 Prior to the U.S. Revolutionary War Arnold was a merchant and trader in the West Indies. He served in the Revolutionary Army, but defected to the British in 1780 and served until the War was over. He then went to Canada and eventually to England. He was married to Margaret Mansfie...