John Irwin papers

John Irwin was deputy commissary general of issues for the Western District for the United States in 1781 and appointed judge in the Court of Common Pleas for Westmoreland County in 1795. Most of this collection is correspondence on his retirement as a soldier of the Revolutionary War, as a land ag...

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Main Author: Irwin, John (Creator)
Collection:John Irwin Papers
Collection Number:2123
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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100 1 |a Irwin, John  |e creator 
245 1 |a John Irwin papers  |f 1778-1820 
300 |a 0.25 Linear feet  |f 0.25 linear feet, 1 box, 175 items 
520 |a John Irwin was deputy commissary general of issues for the Western District for the United States in 1781 and appointed judge in the Court of Common Pleas for Westmoreland County in 1795. Most of this collection is correspondence on his retirement as a soldier of the Revolutionary War, as a land agent in Western Pennsylvania, and the politics of the day, taxes, war and constitutional power. Two Nicholas Scull Surveys (1 copy) for Bucks County included. 
541 1 |a Gift of Mr. Edward Scull.; 1982 acquired 
650 7 |a Land speculation and settlement--Westmoreland County (Pa.)--18th and 19th centuries  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Pennsylvania--Politics and government--18th century  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b John Irwin Papers  |l 2123