Letter from John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, in council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Thomas McKean, chief justice of Pennsylvania : manuscript signed, 1788 May 2.

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Letter from John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, in council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Thomas McKean, chief justice of Pennsylvania : manuscript signed, 1788 May 2.

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Such a large quantity of gunpowder has been imported that proper storage facilities are not available; asks legal advice as to action the council may take to assure the safety of the city.

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McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817

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Thomas McKean (March 19, 1734 – June 24, 1817) was an American lawyer, politician, and a Founding Father of the United States from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the Continental Association, United States Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation. McKean served as a President of Congress. He was at various times a member of the Federalist and Democratic-...

Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807

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Pennsylvania congressman. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Thomas McKean, 1806 Feb. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489384 Minister, Revolutionary soldier, and congressman; vice president of Pennsylvania 1785-1788. From the description of Order : to David Rittenhouse, 1788 Oct. 4. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626038 John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg was born 1 October 1746 in Trappe, Penn...