Broom family papers, 1776-1824, 1937.

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Broom family papers, 1776-1824, 1937.

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Two documents (1776) relating to Jacob Broom; three letters (1812-1813, 1824) belonging to James M. Broom; and correspondence (1937) relating to the fact that a portrait of Jacob Broom does not exist.

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Historical Society of Delaware

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Broome family.

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Broom, James M. (James Madison), 1776-1850

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Broom family.

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Jacob Broom (1752-1810) of Wilmington, Del., surveyor and businessman; venture in first cotton mill in the area; active in civic affairs and government in Wilmington and served several terms in the Delaware General Assembly; Delaware delegate to the Constitutional Convention; married Rachel Pierce in 1773 and they had eight children. James M. Broom (1776-1850); son of Jacob Broom; lawyer and Delaware representative in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1805 to 1807; of Wilmington, Baltimore,...

Broom, Jacob, 1752-1810

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Jacob Broom was a merchant, manufacturer, statesman in Wilmington, Del. He was a delegate to the convention of 1787 pursuant to a resolution of Congress to adopt a federal constitution. From the description of [Letter] 1807 Aug. 6, Wilmington, [to] James M. Broom, Baltimore / Jaco: Broom. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 174549632 ...