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William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a…

William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a…

William Cobbett emigrated to Philadelphia in 1792. He taught English to French refugees. He became very active in bookselling and publishing and eventually, as a pamphleteer, became a factor in American politics. In 1796, he began The Censor, a…

This Philadelphia-based shipping merchant firm specialized in trade with Africa, especially the east coast, but also conducted trade with the West Indies, California, and China. These ledgers list hundreds of local and overseas merchants, types of…

Bust portrait of William Duane, lawyer and son of William John Duane, also a lawer and 11th secretary of the United States treasury.

The volume contains a general discourse on navigation by William M. Hunter of Hamilton Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Letterbook of William Pollard, Philadelphia merchant and shipper, containing his copies of letters to clients in many parts of the American colonies, West Indies, and England. They reflect his extensive shipping and commercial interests, and throw…

Letterbook of William Pollard, Philadelphia merchant and shipper, containing his copies of letters to clients in many parts of the American colonies, West Indies, and England. They reflect his extensive shipping and commercial interests, and throw…

Letterbook of William Pollard, Philadelphia merchant and shipper, containing his copies of letters to clients in many parts of the American colonies, West Indies, and England. They reflect his extensive shipping and commercial interests, and throw…