Rachel McMasters Hunt collection 1792-1839.

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Rachel McMasters Hunt collection 1792-1839.

Collection includes an engraving of William Pitt, 1812; correspondence of William Pitt, 1803; letter from James O'Hara to John Heckewelder, 1792; and letter from Charles Gardner Smith to his father, 1839.

.05 linear ft.

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O'Hara, James, 1752-1819

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Born in county Mayo, Ireland, 1752; clerk in a Liverpool counting house, 1770-72; came to Philadelphia, Pa., 1772; Indian trader & general agent, 1772-76; in war, 1776-83; captain; contractor for army provisions, 1783-90 & 1796-1802; quartermaster-general of U.S. Army, 1792-96; interested in real estate near Pittsburgh, Pa.; died there, Dec. 21, 1819. (Lamb's Biogr. Dict. of U.S.) (blue index cards) From the description of James O'Hara commissary accounts, 1797-1798. (Detroit...

Hunt, Rachel McMasters Miller, 1882-1963

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William Pitt, the younger, was prime minister of Great Britain from 1783-1801. James O'Hara served in the Revolutionary War and became an important businessman and landholder in Pittsburgh. John Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary trying to convert Indians in the Ohio territory to Christianity. From the description of Rachel McMasters Hunt collection 1792-1839. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 48226811 ...

Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1843.

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Pitt, William, 1759-1806

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British statesman and prime minister. From the description of Papers, 1762-1884 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122417293 From the description of Papers, 1762-1884. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019673 Chancellor of the Exchequer. From the description of Document signed : [London], 1784 Apr. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890755 From the description of Document signed : [London], 1787 Nov. 23. (U...