Jordan, Dorothy Nesbit to Benjamin Franklin, 1781 July 09
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Jordan, Dorothy Nesbit to Benjamin Franklin, 1781 July 09 | ||
| Alternative Title | Jordan, D.. to Benjamin Franklin | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Jordan, Dorothy Nesbit | ||
| Recipient | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Dorothy Jordan writes to Benjamin Franklin to request aide. Jordan was the widow of John Morton Jordan of Virginia who was an agent of Maryland. Jordan describes her poor financial state and lack of knowledge of the properties her husband held in Maryland that her son should inherit. She asks Franklin to forward an enclosed letter to a Mr. Jett and Mr. Bernard. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | American loyalists | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Social networks--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | London (England) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Jordan, John Morton | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Jordan, John Nesbit | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 3p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1781-07-09 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Franklin-Bache Papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F85.ba | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85.ba-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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