Andrew Galbraith patent, 1787.

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Andrew Galbraith patent, 1787.

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The collection consists of one patent for 300 1/2 acres of land in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, dated June 22, 1787, presented by Andrew Galbraith and signed by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and James Trimble, Deputy Secretary. The document is handwritten in ink on parchment with the State Seal of Pennsylvania in the left corner.

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Trimble, James, 1755-1837

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James Trimble was the first Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, serving from 1777 to 1836. From the description of Papers, 1791-1833. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 86138731 James Trimble was a scrivener and Deputy Secretary of Pennsylvania. From the description of Papers, 1787-1829. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633075 ...

Galbraith, Andrew, b. 1750.

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Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council

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Andrew Galbraith (b. 1750) was the son of James Galbraith. He married Barbara Kyle in 1780. -- Roberts, Thomas. "Memoirs of John Bannister Gibson." James Trimble (b. 1755) was the son of Alexander and Eleanor Trimble. He was Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1777-1837. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an "American printer and publisher, author, inventor and scientist, and diplomat. One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, Franklin...