Repository: Historical Society of Pennsylvania / People: Hoge, John, 1760-1824. and Nicholson, John, 1757-1800. / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1830">1830</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1834">1834</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Historical Society of Pennsylvania People Hoge, John, 1760-1824. People Nicholson, John, 1757-1800. Year 1830 to 1834

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet (7 boxes, 1 volume, 1 flat file)
Abstract:: The James Gibson papers relate to Pennsylvania's colonial and early national periods, with particular emphasis on the work of the Pennsylvania Population Company, which sought to settle lands in the western part of the state. James Gibson (1769-1856) was a lawyer from Philadelphia who worked with the Pennsylvania Population Company and other similar organizations. The collection spans from the early 1700s to the mid 1800s and contains an assortment of papers such as family materials, correspondence, adminstrative papers, accounts, mortgages, powers of attorney, minutes, maps, and surveys.

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