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Priestley, Joseph (Jr.)

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Letter from Samuel Vaughan to John Andrews

Letter from Samuel Vaughan to John Andrews
Date
March 31, 1794

Samuel Vaughan writes to Rev. Dr. John Andrews and introduces Joseph Priestley, who is seeking asylum in the United States. Vaughan explains that Priestley is "now driven to seek an asylum in your rising Empire."

Location
MC 1998.1, B2, F8
Subject
Personal and Family Life
Politics and Government
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1780-1799
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Letter from Samuel Vaughan to John Andrews

Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to Nicholas LeFevre

Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to Nicholas LeFevre
Date
August 31, 1807

Joseph Priestley Jr. writes to Nicholas LeFevre about a proposed exchange of "my brick house in Northd." for lands in Catawissa.

Location
MC 1998.1, B1, F12
Subject
Land and Real Estate
Personal and Family Life
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1800-1819
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Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to Nicholas LeFevre

Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to John Smith

Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to John Smith
Date
August 29, 1803

Joseph Priestley Jr. writes to John Smith of Philadelphia (102 S. 18th St.) after receiving reports that Mr. Dean's tract of land is on a mountain top and not worth surveying.

Location
MC 1998.1, B1, F12
Subject
Land and Real Estate
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1800-1819
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Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to John Smith

Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to John Beckley

Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to John Beckley
Date
May 19, 1803

Joseph Priestley Jr. writes to John Beckley and asks about having a tract of land surveyed on behalf of his father, Dr. Joseph Priestley, who is "very unwell."

Location
MC 1998.1, B1, F12
Subject
Land and Real Estate
Personal and Family Life
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1800-1819
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Letter from Joseph Priestley Jr. to John Beckley

Transfer of "Annexed Deed Poll" from Benjamin Rush to Joseph Priestley, Jr.

Transfer of "Annexed Deed Poll" from Benjamin Rush to Joseph Priestley, Jr.
Date
February 18, 1794

Benjamin Rush writes and signs this legal document, which transfers a deed to Joseph Priestley, Jr. Transcript included.

Location
I-Original-1794-3
Subject
Land and Real Estate
Legal Affairs
Format
Legal and Government Documents
Time Period
1780-1799
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Transfer of "Annexed Deed Poll" from Benjamin Rush to Joseph Priestley, Jr.

Joseph Priestley family papers

Engraving, undated (Box 2, folder 9)
Collection Inventory
mc1998.01.pdf
Priestley Family Collection Pamphlet
Date Range
1717-1964

This collection includes letters, documents, clippings, pamphlets, and photographs relating to Joseph Priestley and his descendants. It was presented to the college by Mrs. Temple Fay.

People
Priestley, Joseph
Priestley, Joseph (Jr.)
Biddle Priestley, Frances Dundas
Phillips, Francis Clifford
Priestley Parkes, Elizabeth Rayner
Priestley, Joseph Rayner
Priestley Bowen, Marianne
Priestley Wainwright, Sarah
Subject
Health and Medicine
Politics and Government
Science and Technology
Format
Artifacts and Objects
Engravings and Illustrations
Essays and Dissertations
Letters/Correspondence
Newspapers and Magazines
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Time Period
Before 1760
1760-1779
1780-1799
1800-1819
1820-1839
1840-1859
1860-1879
1880-1899
1900-1919
1920-1939
1940-1959
1960-1979
Location
MC 1998.1
Related Entries
Joseph Priestley miscellaneous papers
Priestley Award papers
Manuscript Page from Joseph Priestley's Notes on All the Books of Scripture
"Apparatus Owned and Used by Dr. Joseph Priestley," by Charles F. Himes
Apparatus of Joseph Priestley
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