Washingtoniana : odds and ends, 1777 / W.S. Baker. [1883-1893]

Hiltzheimer, Jacob, 1729?-1798.

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Born in about 1729, Jacob Hiltzheimer left his native city of Mannheim, Germany, at the age of 19, embarking on the ship Edenburg for Philadelphia. Shortly after his arrival on September 5, 1748, Hiltzheimer was apprenticed to the silversmith John Nagle, but upon the termination of his term of service, he decided to leave the trade to take up farming and raising livestock. From the start of his new trade, Hiltzheimer took a particular interest in horses, and launched a prosperous li...

Buck, William J. (William Joseph), 1825-1901

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Historian, of Bucks County, Pa. From the description of Papers, 1888-1897. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70942029 ...

McMichael, James, 1939-....

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James McMichael, who called himself "Philomath" was a Sergeant of the 2nd Battalion of Miles's Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, Apr. 22, 1776; 2nd Lieutenant Pennsylvania State Regiment, Apr. 18, 1777; 1st Lieutenant, June 20, 1777; regiment designated 13th Pennsylvania, Nov. 12, 1777; transferred to 7th Pennsylvania, July 1, 1778; transferred to 4th Pennsylvania, Jan. 17, 1781; transferred to 1st Pennsylvania, Jan. 1, 1783; and served to June 3, 1783. From the description of Journal for...

Nice, John, -1806

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John Nice (b.1739) was the third of four children born to Winnard and Mary Nice of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Nice joined the army as a young man, and by the age of twenty-one had achieved the rank of captain. He married Sarah Engle in 1772, and the couple had seven children. Nice continued to serve through the Revolutionary War, and died in Philadelphia in 1806. From the description of John Nice family papers, 1764-1864. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 62512...

Baker, William Spohn, 1824-1897

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...