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Peters family papers
The Peters family papers is organized into three sections: Richard Peters estate papers (Series 1), Rev. Richard Peters papers (Series 2), Judge Richard Peters papers (Series 3). The collection spans eleven boxes and one volume Richard Peters (1780-1848) was a lawyer and a merchant. The papers he...
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| Collection: | Peters Family Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0499 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
| Physical Description: |
4.1 Linear feet ; 10 boxes, 1 volume |
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The collection is open for research. |
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The Peters family papers is organized into three sections: Richard Peters estate papers (Series 1), Rev. Richard Peters papers (Series 2), Judge Richard Peters papers (Series 3). The collection spans eleven boxes and one volume
Richard Peters (1780-1848) was a lawyer and a merchant. The papers he created and collected (Series 1) include miscellaneous estate papers and papers on the family's Belmont property from the 19th century; papers on western lands of Pennsylvania, 1798-1871; correspondence, 1824-1834; Venango County lands, 1810-1841; General Robinson estate, 1808-1843; account with James Kay, Jr., for printing supreme court reports, 1829-1840; bankruptcy case of Peters, Campion, and Linder, 1841-1847; land papers, 1846-1862; J.W. Howe letters, 1849-1853; account book, 1807-1849; receipt book, 1812-1819; Willing estate papers, 1687-1806; Schuylkill Permanent Bridge papers, 1797-1828; Sarah Peters correspondence with Thomas Cowperthwaite and Company, 1850-1853; and other items.
Reverend Richard Peters (1704-1776) was pastor of Christ Church, Philadelphia, and secretary of the proprietaries of Pennsylvania from 1749-1755. His papers (Series 2) include: correspondence, legal documents, that deal with domestic affairs, land transactions, legal cases, Thomas Cookson estate, in Lancaster, of which Peters was an executor; also some items, 1776, pertaining to Christ Church.
Judge Richard Peters (1743-1828) was an eminent legal authority and agricultural scientist. His papers (Series 3) chiefly pertain to his experiments in agricultural science, including professional and personal correspondence, daybooks, 1792-1828; bills and receipts, 1803-1828, "City Lots," 1786-1790; accounts with Joseph Kennedy relating to an island and fishery in the Schuylkill River, 1804-1813; accounts with Isaiah Kirk for William Peters' board and clothing, 1808-1819; York County, lands (correspondence between Richard Peters and D. Cassat), 1816-1821; Mantua Farm, 1815-1849, promissory notes and bank checks, 1811-1819.
Twelve letters to Judge Richard Peters, 1793-1807 published in the P.M.H.B., 44 (1920): 325-342. |