Papers, 1730-1888.

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Papers, 1730-1888.

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Very miscellaneous papers of Anthony Morris, his son and grandson. Anthony Morris papers, 1786-1859, include some correspondence, accounts, and 1813 memoranda relative to Morris' efforts to have Spain cede Florida to the United States. Also in this section are papers, 1767-1817, of Francis Nichols who served with Morris during the Revolution. There is a small amount of correspondence, affadavits, and accounts relating to the battle of Quebec during which Nichols was captured; letters from his nephew Arthur St. C. Nichols, a merchant in Havanna; and estate correspondence, accounts, and other legal papers, Bird Wilson, executor. The James P. Morris and Phineas P. Morris sections consist primarily of school notes with some additional legal and financial papers.

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Nichols, Francis, 1737-1812

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Francis Nichols served as a major in the Contintental Army, commanding the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1777. From the description of Orderly book, 1777-1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122524242 ...

Nichols, Arthur St. C.

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Morris, Anthony family.

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Morris, Phineas Pemberton

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Phineas Pemberton Morris, an attorney, son of James Pemberton and Rosa Gardiner Morris, descended from old Philadelphia families. He was named for one of his ancestors, Phineas Pemberton, who came to Pennsylvania in the 1680s, and settled near Bristol, Bucks County, naming his property Bolton Farm. Pemberton's great-granddaughter Mary Pemberton married Anthony Morris (1766-1860), a Philadelphia lawyer, merchant, and member of a distinguished family, in 1790. Their son James Pemberton Morris inhe...

Wilson, Bird, 1777-1859

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Episcopal priest, seminary professor. Wilson was Professor of Systematic Divinity at General Theological Seminary, 1821-1850. From the description of Papers, 1797-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155475585 ...

Morris, Anthony, 1766-1860

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Lawyer and merchant of Philadelphia. Morris was prominent in the East India trade. In 1793-94 he was speaker of the Pennsylania Senate. From 1800 to 1806 he was a director of the Bank of North America, and from 1806 to 1817 a trustee of the University of Pennsylania. From the description of Letterbook, 1800-1808. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 123466577 Lawyer and merchant, of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Papers, 1698-1905. (Bucks...

Morris, James Pemberton, 1795-1834

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James Pemberton Morris owned a farm in Bucks County, Pa. near Bristol. He served as President of the Agricultural Society in the 1820s. Morris was also on the vestry at St. James Church in Bristol. He and his wife had four daughters. From the description of Diary, 1823 Jan. 1-1825 Oct. 14. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122568344 ...