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Samuel Powel portrait

Portrait of Samuel Powel (1738-1793), who served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1775-76 and 1789-90.  Powel graduated from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in 1759 and was an early member of the American Philosophical Society, as well as a trustee of the College o...

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Collection:Simon Gratz autograph collection (#0250A)
Box Number:Box 9
Volume Number:Volume 3
Format: Electronic
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Engraving
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/10791
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description Portrait of Samuel Powel (1738-1793), who served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1775-76 and 1789-90.  Powel graduated from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in 1759 and was an early member of the American Philosophical Society, as well as a trustee of the College of Philadelphia.  Powel died in September 1793 during Philadelphia's Yellow Fever epidemic and was interred at Christ Church Burial Ground.&nbsp
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