Business papers, 1730-1778.
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Powel family
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The first Powel (Powell) to immigrate to America, Samuel Powel (b. 1673), reached Pennsylvania in 1685. A boy at the time of his passage, Samuel eventually established himself as a successful tradesman and civic actor in Philadelphia. The family he started with wife Abigail Wilcox would go on, in future generations, to produce some of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of the city. Samuel and Abigail's only son, a merchant also named Samuel (1704-1759), married Mary Morris, who gave birt...
Powel, Samuel, 1704-1759
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Samuel Powel, Jr. was a Philadelphia merchant and shipper. From the description of Letterbooks, 1724-1747. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122625035 Samuel Powel was a Philadelphia merchant and shipper trading with Europe and the West Indies, particularly Jamaica. From the description of Daybook, 1748-1750. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 79998929 ...
Bicknell, Samuel.
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Powel, Samuel, 1738-1793
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Samuel Powel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738. The son of a prominent Welsh family, Powel is best known for his two terms as Mayor of Philadelphia, from 1775-17761 and from 1789-1790. The office of mayor lay vacant between his two terms; thus, Powel was the last colonial era mayor of Philadelphia, and the first mayor of the city after independence was secured. The second of three children, Powel graduated from the City College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in...
Plumsted, William, -1839
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Plumsted, Clementine Ross, -1884
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Powel, Samuel, 1673-1756
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Samuel Powel (1673-1747?), whose life dates are uncertain, and his son Samuel Powel (1704-1759) engaged in mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia during the first half of the 18th century. Much of their business involved trade with England and the West Indies. From the description of Papers, 1681-1749. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122580098 ...