Dr. Thomas Ruston papers, 1728-1922.

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Dr. Thomas Ruston papers, 1728-1922.

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Includes letters, poetry, receipts, bonds, etc. Topics include Ruston's time in England, financial difficulties while in Europe and back in Pennsylvania, his father's mill in Oxford, Pa., family life, politics, history of Faggs Manor, medicine, milling, etc.

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Chester County Historical Society

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Chester County Historical Society

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