James Bradley Pennsylvania History Collection, 1773-1782, 1850

Summary

Creator:
Bradley, James.
Abstract:
Legal documents and published material, including a land purchase agreement for Bedford County, Pennsylvania and a death notice for President Taylor.
Extent:
3 items (SC)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

James Bradley Pennsylvania History Collection

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Acquisition information:
Gift of James Bradley (in memory of Cyrus McMicheals ), 17 Apr 1979 .
Arrangement:

The collection is divided into two series: Legal documents and Published materials.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

James Bradley Pennsylvania History Collection

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu