Charles Willson Peale, petition to the president of Pennsylvania to hold services for war dead, 1779 July 1
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Charles Willson Peale, petition to the president of Pennsylvania to hold services for war dead, 1779 July 1 | ||
| Alternative Title | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Petition to the president of Pennsylvania to hold services for war dead | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Charles Willson Peale, Francis Bailey, and Edward Pole petition the president of Pennsylvania to hold services and ceremonies in honor of the dead ("the brave men, who have fallen in the context".) They suggest including the minister of France and a Spanish man residing in Pennsylvania. They also off a "bad of military instruments of music" for the ceremony and perhaps a company of "the Militia under arms". | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Petitions | ||
| Extent | 6p.|13x8-1/4 | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1779-07-01 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963 | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.P31 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P31-ead.xml | ||
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