Papers, 1750-1775.

Odgen, David, 1707-1798.

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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...

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...

Shippen, Joseph, 1732-1810

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Joseph Shippen, Jr. was a soldier, judge, and Secretary of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768. From the description of Letterbook, 1763-1773. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298229 From the guide to the Joseph Shippen letterbook, 1763-1773, 1763-1773, (American Philosophical Society) Merchant. From the description of Papers of Joseph Shippen, 1727-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Shippen family.

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Shippen family of Warren, N.J. and Pennsylvania: Joseph Shippen, Jr. (1732-1810), Secretary to Pennsylvania Governor Richard Penn, and a county court judge in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; his father, Edward Shippen (1703-1781), a magistrate and Philadelphia merchant; Joseph's uncle, William Shippen (1712-1801), a physician and member of the Continental Congress; and James Burd (1726-1793), a justice of Lancaster County, who married Sarah Shippen, Joseph's sister, in 1748. From the descri...

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

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United States. Continental Congress

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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...

Shippen, William, Sr., 1712-1801

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William Shippen Sr. (October 1, 1712 – November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress. Born in Philadelphia, Shippen pursued preparatory studies and studied medicine before undertaking his profession in Philadelphia. Shippen joined the vestrymen who founded the Second Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in 1742. He joined Benjamin Franklin and other civic leaders t...