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President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay James Butler, a Corporal in the Eleventh Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
Warrant for wages from John Dickinson for Frederick Sneider's service as door keeper. Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-51
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Financial Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
The charter establishing Dickinson College, approved in the minutes of the Trustees of the College, September 9, 1783.
Location: RG 1/1 - 3.1.1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Education
Format: Meeting Minutes
Time Period: 1780-1799
General William Irvine issues this discharge to James Girdler on September 30, 1783. This document warns that it "shall not avail the bearer as a discharge until the ratification of the definitive treaty of peace." Girdler served in the Third Pennsylvania Regiment for four years and seven months...
Location: I-SpahrB-1958-21
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Captain James Chrystie, of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Captain Alexander Parker, of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Captain Isaac Vanhorne, of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay John Hays for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-50
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Financial Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
William Bingham writes to Thomas Fitzsimons on Britain's attitude toward the United States in political and commercial affairs. Bingham is a member of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees.
Location: I-SpahrB-1960-8
Subject: Business and Industry, International Affairs, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
William Bingham welcomes John Jay, an American politician and diplomat, to England and invites Jay to visit him in London. "I am happy at being informed of your Safe Arrival at Bath," as Bingham notes. Bingham serves as a member of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees. Transcript included....
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-19
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Captain James Gibbons, of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
William Bingham writes from London to the Dickinson College Board of Trustees concerning his attempts to get support from the British for the College. Bingham, who serves as a trustee from 1783 to 1803, admits that he has "been exceedingly disappointed in my expectations." The American...
Location: RG 1/1 - 3.2.1.3
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Economics and Finance, Education, International Affairs, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
David Erskine, the Earl of Buchan, writes a letter to Charles Nisbet expressing that he does not sympathize with Nisbet's disappointment at being prevented "by the Calvinist party in Pennsylvania" from leaving Scotland to accept "your appointment at Carlisle projected college." Erskine also...
Location: MC 2001.7, B1, F1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College History, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
William Bingham writes to Benjamin Rush from London and discusses the state of financial support for Dickinson College. Bingham references the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783, stating "the abdication of congress is a severe blow on the interests of Philadelphia..." He also discusses the political...
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F6
Subject: Business and Industry, Dickinson College Administration, Economics and Finance, Education, International Affairs, Politics and Government, Science and Technology
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
Statesman William Bingham writes Benjamin Rush and compares the conditions in England with those in the United States in terms of government, economics, and immigration. "Whilst the United States have the pleasing Prospect of daily increasing in Power and political Importance," Bingham explains...
Location: I-BonisteelR-1958-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, International Affairs, Politics and Government, Science and Technology
Format: Engravings and Illustrations, Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay John Barber, a Sergeant in the 11th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
John Carson writes to Robert McPherson, a member of the Board of Trustees, and discusses Charles Nisbet's qualifications as a candidate for President of Dickinson College. As "I was honoured with that Gentlemans personal acquaintance," Carson explains that Dr. Benjamin Rush "requested" an "...
Location: I-Purchase-1923-1
Subject: Dickinson College Administration, Education, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Henry Martin, a "Captain of the Navy of Pennsylvania," for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
Dickinson College Trustee James Wilson writes to William Bingham regarding a loan Wilson seeks from an unspecified Mr. Lettsom. Wilson also discusses the opening of Land Offices and the possibility of changes to the Pennsylvania state constitution. Transcript included.
Location: I-SpahrB-1964-11
Subject: Economics and Finance, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Major Evan Edwards, of the 11th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the document as the treasurer.
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
John Dickinson writes Robert Magaw regarding Paul Randolph's note for 24 pounds. Transcript included.
Location: I-ValeM-1947-72
Subject: Economics and Finance
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
General William Irvine writes John Dickinson, the President of Pennsylvania, and recommends Erkurius Beatty's appointment as an officer. "He will do great justice to an appointment of Lieutenant, in the Corps to be raised, should that rank be conferred on him," as Irvine explains.
Location: I-SpahrB-1964-10
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
William Irvine writes to recommend Ebenezer Denny as "a young man of good private character" who "conducted himself with propriety." Irvine notes that Denny had served as a "Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Line" from 1780 "to the end of the War.
Location: I-SpahrB-1963-10
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Edward Coyle, a Corporal in the 11th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. Coyle receives three pounds and twelve shillings. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is listed on the...
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
President of Pennsylvania John Dickinson signs this warrant to pay Edward Coyle, a Corporal in the 11th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, for his service as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. Coyle receives three pounds, twelve shillings, and eight pence. David Rittenhouse, Esquire, is...
Location: I-SpahrB-1949-3
Subject: Economics and Finance, Military Affairs and Conflict
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1780-1799
