John Gardner papers

John Gardner was an officer in the Chester County militia during the Revolution and sheriff of the county from 1780 to 1783. The collection contains personal and business papers (bonds, notes, bills, receipts, and letters) and official documents including sheriff's accounts and receipts, lists...

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Main Author: Gardner, John 1750-1807 (Creator)
Collection:John Gardner Papers
Collection Number:0228
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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520 |a John Gardner was an officer in the Chester County militia during the Revolution and sheriff of the county from 1780 to 1783. The collection contains personal and business papers (bonds, notes, bills, receipts, and letters) and official documents including sheriff's accounts and receipts, lists of fees collected, tax duplicates, court judgments, a "Routh Continuous Docquet," 1780-1783, and papers related to the settlement of his official accounts and estate. Also included are some papers of William Gibbons, a Revolutionary officer, innkeeper, and friend and successor of Gardner as sheriff. 
650 7 |a Legal Documents--19th century.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b John Gardner Papers  |l 0228