Bringhurst family papers, 1782-1913.

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Bringhurst family papers, 1782-1913.

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Chiefly papers of Joseph Bringhurst, including correspondence and diary entries (some copies, 1776-1820) relating to John Dickinson, minutes of a Wilmington group of manufacturers working for a protective tariff (1815-1816), and letters (1819-1820) about the Missouri Compromise from William Darlington and James Wilson, U.S. representatives; papers (1908-1913) of Frederick Bringhurst, chiefly include household accounts and a few family documents; and records of E. Bringhurst & Co., including 108 bills for stock and other services for a drugstore (1809).

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Historical Society of Delaware

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Dickinson, John, 1732-1808

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John Dickinson (November 13, 1732 [O.S. November 2, 1732] – February 14, 1808) was a Founding Father of the United States. A solicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, he was known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, published individually in 1767 and 1768. Born at his family's tobacco plantation in Talbot County, Maryland, Dickinson was educated at home by his parents and by recent immigrants employe...

Bringhurst, Joseph

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Wilson, James, 1779-1868

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Bringhurst, Frederick, 1873-

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Industrialist and banker, of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Frederick Bringhurst account book, 1906-1916. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 74985999 ...

Darlington, William, 1782-1863

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William Darlington was a physician and naturalist. From the description of Papers, 1777-1863. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589373 From the description of Letters, 1836-1857. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316436 From the guide to the William Darlington papers, 1777-1863, 1777-1863, (American Philosophical Society) From the guide to the William Darlington letters, 1836-1857, 1836-1857, (Am...

E. Bringhurst &Co. (Wilmington, Del.)

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Bringhurst family.

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Joseph Bringhurst, a Quaker, was born in Philadelphia and moved to Wilmington, Del., where he established a medical practice and drugstore in 1793; active in public affairs and served as Wilmington's postmaster between 1802 and 1820; a close friend of John Dickinson; m. Deborah Ferris (1773-1844) in 1799. Frederick Bringhurst was an industrialist and banker in Wilmington; became vice president of Wilmington Savings Fund Society. E. Bringhurst & Co., was a drugstore in Wilmington, owned by Ed...