John Dickinson (1732-1808)


Library of John Dickinson
Date:
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Researcher requested information on books that may have belonged to John Dickinson. Researcher was shared a list of books in the collections that had belonged to John Dickinson, as well as informed about the Isaac Norris Collection, books once belonging to Dickinson's father-in-...

Topic: Isaac Norris Collection, John Dickinson (1732-1808)

Letters of William Bingham
Date:
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Researcher requested copies of letters between Dickinson College Trustee William Bingham and colleagues Benjamin Rush, James Wilson, John Jay, John Dickinson, Thomas Fitzsimmons, and the Dickinson College Board of Trustees. Copies were provided.

Topic: Benjamin Rush, Board of Trustees, Thomas Fitzsimmons, William Bingham (1752-1804), John Dickinson (1732-1808), James Wilson, John Jay

John Dickinson (1732-1808) and Nathaniel Dickinson
Date:
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Researcher requested information about any family relationship between John Dickinson (1732-1808) and Nathaniel Dickinson. Scans of genealogical information were provided.

Topic: John Dickinson (1732-1808), Nathaniel Dickinson

John Dickinson
Date:
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Researcher requested copies of letters between John Dickinson and several different men (including John Read, John Erskine, and Charles Nisbet), all from the John Dickinson Collection. Copies of the letters were provided.

Topic: John Erskine, Charles Nisbet, John Dickinson (1732-1808), John Read

"Letters from a Farmer" by John Dickinson
Date:
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Researcher requested permission to reproduce image of title page of 1768 edition of John Dickinson's "Letters from a Farmer." Permission was granted.

Topic: John Dickinson (1732-1808)

John Dickinson to George Reed, October 1789
Date:
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Researcher inquired about the provenance of a letter from John Dickinson to George Reed dated October 1789. Available information was provided, and researcher was referred to other possible sources of information.

Topic: John Dickinson (1732-1808), George Reed

John Dickinson and the Verdmont mansion
Date:
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Researcher inquired whether the John Dickinson who lived in the Verdmont mansion in Bermuda was the same individual after whom the college was named. Researcher was informed that they were two different individuals.

Topic: John Dickinson (1732-1808), Verdmont mansion

John Dickinson and the U.S. Constitution
Date:
Friday, February 26, 2010

Researcher asked for information regarding John Dickinson and the circumstances of his vote on the U.S. Constitution. Researcher was referred to appropriate sources.

Topic: John Dickinson (1732-1808), U.S. Constitution

John Dickinson's "Liberty Song"
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Researcher requested information regarding John Dickinson's "Liberty Song." Available information was provided.

Topic: The Liberty Song, John Dickinson (1732-1808)

John Dickinson (1894-1952) and John Dickinson (1732-1808)
Date:
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Researcher requested a copy of a commencement address given by the Honorable John Dickinson (1894-1952) at Dickinson College on June 11, 1934, discussing the political ideas of John Dickinson (1732-1808). A copy was provided.

Topic: John Dickinson (1894-1952), John Dickinson (1732-1808)
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