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Found 3 collections related to Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
Blythe, Benjamin
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 325
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
July 3, 1788 letter from Benjamin Blythe, at Cumberland County, to John Nicholson, at Philadelphia. Calls for a general convention of the state to meet at Harrisburg on Septmber 3, 1788, in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the...
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Dickinson, John, 1732-1808
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4343
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
John Dickinson (1732-1808) was an American lawyer and politician. Dickinson authored a series of essays published as Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, the Articles of Confederation, and drafted the Olive Branch...
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Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4616
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
John Sergeant (1779-1852) was an American lawyer and politician who served the stateof Pennsylvania as attorney general for Philadelphia; as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; as president of the Pennsylvania Board of...
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