- "Land grants" (x)
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- Title
- Shippen, Edward to Joseph Shippen, 1774 February 28
- Identifier(s)
- apsrevcity:8175
- Description
- Letter from Edward Shippen to Joseph Shippen discussing the purchasing of land by Jacob Beltz (etc) that supposedly had copper ore. Edward continues discussing more details about past land purchases and sales.; American Philosophical Society
- Subject
- Lived Experience; Land Grants; Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786
- Date
- 1774-02-28; 2022
- Title
- Washington, George to Lund Washington, 1782 January 8; No. 2258 George Washington to Lund Washington
- Identifier(s)
- apsrevcity:636
- Description
- Requests that he send papers relating to several tracts of land that must be patented in Pennsylvania; discusses plans for enlarging a stable [at Mount Vernon, Va.].; American Philosophical Society
- Creator
- Washington, George, 1732-1799et al
- Subject
- Economy; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Land grants
- Date
- 1782-01-08; 2021
- Title
- Haines I, Reuben correspondence, 1783 June 03 - 1792 November 26; From: Reuben Haines I to Morris Birkbeck; Samuel Wallis
- Identifier(s)
- apsrevcity:7910
- Description
- Reuben Haines I correspondence with various individuals. Haines was a brewer, firefighter, and land prospector. Letters range in date from 1783 to 1792. The topics are varied but include land, deeds, estates, and other business deals.; American Philosophical Society
- Subject
- Lived Experience; Finance, Personal--United States; Land grants; Quaker businesspeople; Business; Thomas Green & Son
- Date
- 1783-1792; 2022
- Title
- Mckee, Alexander and Caleb Graydon to Joseph Shippen, 1774 March 8
- Identifier(s)
- apsrevcity:8056
- Description
- Alexander McKee and Caleb Graydon request certificates to property from Edward Shippen. "Sir, As we have the greatest reason to hope that Lord Dunmore Governor of Virginia, upon proper application will issue Warrants to such officers as are entitled to Lands by the King's Proclamation of 1763--and that a Certificate from the last to [...] be served will be necessary to the end; We therefore take the liberty of troubling you for one, which we begg as a particular favour may be delivered to the Bearer of this Mr. Alexander Ross a Gentleman who is going to Virginia to solicit his Lordship upon this business."; American Philosophical Society
- Subject
- Lived Experience; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763; Land grants
- Date
- 1774-03-08; 2022
- Title
- Correspondence to Reuben Haines I, 1777 August 22 - 1786 December 04; Samuel Wallis; Morris Birkbeck To: Reuben Haines I
- Identifier(s)
- apsrevcity:7801
- Description
- Correspondence with Reuben Haines I from various individuals. Haines was a brewer, firefighter, and land prospector. Letters range in date from 1777-1786. The topics are varied but include land, deeds, estates, and other business deals as well as more personal topics.; American Philosophical Society
- Subject
- Lived Experience; Finance, Personal--United States; Land grants; Quaker businesspeople; Business; Family life--18th century; Hepburn, William; Wallis, John, 1734-1793; Birkbeck, Morris; Wallis, Samuel, 1736-1798
- Date
- 1777-1786; 2022
- Title
- Correspondence to Reuben Haines I, 1766 November 04 - 1773 August 27; Samuel Wallis To: Reuben Haines I
- Identifier(s)
- apsrevcity:7879
- Description
- Correspondence with Reuben Haines I from various individuals. Haines was a brewer, firefighter, and land prospector. Letters range in date from 1766-1773. The topics are varied but include land, deeds, estates, and other business deals.; American Philosophical Society
- Subject
- Lived Experience; Finance, Personal--United States; Land grants; Quaker businesspeople; Business; Wallis, Samuel, 1736-1798; Defrance, John Henry, approximately 1734-1794; Harris, John, 1727-1791; Plunket, William
- Date
- 1766-1773; 2022
- Title
- Correspondence to Reuben Haines I, 1774 August 10 - 1775 June; Cadwallader Colden; Samuel Wallis; R. L. Hooper To: Reuben Haines I
- Identifier(s)
- apsrevcity:7845
- Description
- Correspondence with Reuben Haines I from various individuals. Haines was a brewer, firefighter, and land prospector. Letters range in date from 1774-1775. The topics are varied but include land, deeds, estates, and other business deals.; American Philosophical Society
- Subject
- Lived Experience; Finance, Personal--United States; Land grants; Quaker businesspeople; Business; Abeel, James, 1733-1825; Johnston, John; Hooper, Robert Lettis, 1730?-1797; Wallis, Samuel, 1736-1798
- Date
- 1774-1775; 2022