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Among these papers are several on the history of the Stamp Act, including a letter from Benjamin Franklin to John Hughes, Indian agent and distributor of stamps in Pennsylvania, 1765; a pamphlet, Instructions for the Distributors of Stamped Parchment and Paper in America, 1765; the manifest of the s...
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| Collection: | John Hughes Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0302 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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1.5 Linear feet 3 boxes, 1 volume, 1 flat file |
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Among these papers are several on the history of the Stamp Act, including a letter from Benjamin Franklin to John Hughes, Indian agent and distributor of stamps in Pennsylvania, 1765; a pamphlet, Instructions for the Distributors of Stamped Parchment and Paper in America, 1765; the manifest of the ship Royal Charlotte carrying three cases and seven packages of stamps for America, 1765; the account book of Hughes with Franklin, 1755-1757; letters from Anthony Wayne to Hughes on survey of land in Nova Scotia, 1765; a folder of the correspondence of Hughes on the land project in Nova Scotia in which Franklin was interested, 1763-1769; bonds, mortgages, and agreements, 1753-1782; letters from John Hughes to Isaac Hughes, relating his journey to Charles Town, 1769-1771; a pamphlet, The Bill for Better Raising of Money on the Inhabitants of Philadelphia for Public Use, 1739; the commission to John Hughes and Edward Shippen to build a fort and houses in Indian territory in connection with the Tedyuskung treaty signed by William Denny and Richard Peters, 1757; the daybook of John Hughes, 1761-1818; a record of bills introduced in the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, 1814-1815; and patents and deeds, mostly pertaining to land in Upper Merion, Montgomery County, 1730-1802. |