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James Bradley Pennsylvania History Collection
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Finding aid created by: LDC
Date: 05 May 2009
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Finding aid created by: LDC
Date: 05 May 2009
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Bradley, James. |
| Title: | James Bradley Pennsylvania History Collection |
| Dates: | 1773-1782, 1850 |
| Quantity: | 3 items (SC) |
| Abstract: | Legal documents and published material, including a land purchase agreement for Bedford County, Pennsylvania and a death notice for President Taylor. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
The James Bradley Pennsylvania History Collection contains Legal documents and Published materials. The Legal documents include a Pennsylvania land purchase agreement dated July 23, 1773, as well as a draft of an agreement between Abraham Taylor and Joseph Shippen and William Hutchison, stating that the latter were appointed as "Overseers of the Poor" for Chester County. Published materials consists of a notice from the Meadville Gazette Journal announcing the death of President Zachary Taylor.
The collection is divided into two series: Legal documents and Published materials.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Persons
Bradley, James.
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
Corporate Bodies
Chester County (Pa.) -- Overseers of the Poor.
Subjects
Death notices -- Pennsylvania -- Meadville.
Land titles -- Pennsylvania -- Bedford County.
Legal documents -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County.
Places
Bedford County (Pa.)
Chester County (Pa.)
Meadville (Pa.)
Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865.
Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Genres and Forms
Agreements.
Conveyances.
Deeds.
Legal documents.
Obituaries.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
James Bradley Pennsylvania History Collection
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of James Bradley (in memory of Cyrus McMicheals), 17 Apr 1979.
Legal documents
Published materials
| Legal documents | |||||||||||
| SC 319 | Land purchase agreement 23 Jul 1773 | ||||||||||
| SC 319 | Legal agreement between Abraham Taylor and Joseph Shippen and William Hutchison 1782 | ||||||||||
| Published materials | |||||||||||
| SC 319 | Gazette Journal (Meadville) death notice 10 Jul 1850 - "Death of President Taylor!" | ||||||||||