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Legal Accounts of John Morin Scott

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Scott

A graduate of Princeton (Class of 1805), John Morin Scott was a lawyer and served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1841 to 1847.

The collection consists of three hundred forty-six account sheets kept by Scott (Princeton Class of 1805) covering his legal work in Philadelphia from June 1829 through March 1858, and a letter to the Phrenakosmian Society of Pennsylvania College accepting an honorary membership (Jan. 29, 1838).

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Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
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Collection Inventory

John M. Scott Account Sheets I, 1829-1830. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets II, 1830-1832. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets III, 1833-1834. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets IV, 1835-1836. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets V, 1837-1838. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets VI, 1839-1840. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets VII, 1841-1842. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets VIII, 1843-1844. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets IX, 1845-1846. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets X, 1847-1848. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets XI, 1849-1850. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets XII, 1851-1852. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets XIII, 1853-1854. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets XIV, 1855-1856. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John M. Scott Account Sheets XV, 1857-1858. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter to the Phrenakosmian Society, 1838. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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