Gunning Bedford papers, 1771-1812.

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Gunning Bedford papers, 1771-1812.

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Includes certificate (1793) appointing Nicholas Way and Ebenezer Smith examiners for invalid pensions; typescript (1799) of "Funeral Oration on the Death of Brother George Washington," prepared and delivered by Bedford for the masonic lodge in Wilmington, Del.; correspondence (1795-1807) with William Hill Wells, George Read (1765-1836), and Ceasar A. Rodney on legal and political matters; and notebook (undated; ca. 1771-ca. 1812) with information on various aspects of law.

2 folders.

Historical Society of Delaware

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Bedford, Gunning, 1747-1812

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Gunning Bedford Jr. (April 13, 1747 – March 30, 1812) was an American Founding Father, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (Continental Congress), Attorney General of Delaware, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 which drafted the United States Constitution, a signer of the United States Constitution, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, Gunning graduated from the College of New Jer...

Way, Nicholas, approximately 1750-1797

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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...