Petitions to the Select and Common Councils, 1783-1868, bulk 1800-1821.

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Petitions to the Select and Common Councils, 1783-1868, bulk 1800-1821.

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Most of these petitions, 1783-1868, are requests for paving specific sections of the city's streets, although some concern transportation issues and requests regarding the city's marketplaces. There are a handful of copies of resolutions passed by the councils. Also included is a manuscript "Account of the Monies of the Legacy of the late Doctr Benjamin Franklin at Interest on Bonds," dated 1811, which lists the names of the bondholders.

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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 ...

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Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils. Common Council

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The Select and Common Councils of Philadelphia comprised the legislative branch of city government from 1691 until 1919. The councils were responsible for building and maintaining the city's infrastructure and enacting legislation. From the description of Petitions to the Select and Common Councils, 1783-1868, bulk 1800-1821. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 61748833 From the description of Petitions to the Council of Philadelphia, 1783-1868, bulk ...