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BOOK

Title:  
Eulogium in commemoration of the Honourable William Tilghman, LL. D., chief justice of the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, and president of the American philosophical society: held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge. Delivered before the society, pursuant to their appointment, at the University, on Thursday, October 11, 1827
Creators:
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | American Philosophical Society
Publication:
Small, Philadelphia, 1827.
Notes:  
Duplicate in Pam. v.898, no.11. "Presented to the Hon. R. Bush, By his friend, The Author."
Call #:  
B T45D
Extent:
46 p. ; 22 cm.



BOOK

Title:  
Life of the Honourable William Tilghman: late chief justice of the State of Pennsylvania
Creators:
Golder, John | Binney, Horace, 1780-1875 | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Tilghman, William, 1756-1827
Publication:
Printed by Thomas Town, for the author, Philadelphia, 1829.
Notes:  
Appendix (p. [71]-148): An eulogium in commemoration of Doctor Caspar Wistar, late president of the American philosophical society ... by the Hon. William Tilghman ... 1818; An address delivered before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. By the Hon. William Tilghman ... 1820.
Call #:  
PNE 68 G56L
Extent:
148 p. : front. (port.) ; 21 1/2 cm.



BOOK

Title:  
An eulogium upon the Hon. William Tilghman, late chief justice of Pennsylvania
Creator:
Binney, Horace, 1780-1875
Publication:
Mifflin and Parry, Philadelphia, 1827.
Notes:  
Duplicate in Pam. v.899, no.1.
Call #:  
B T45B
Extent:
46 p. ; 22 cm.



MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION

Dates:
1771-1838
Abstract:  

William Tilghman (1756-1827; APS 1805) was a jurist and chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He held several positions as a judge and lawyer in the Philadelphia area and was active in the American Philosophical Society. He helped form and served as the head of the Committee of History, the Moral Sciences and General Literature for the APS and was elected the President of the APS in 1824, a position he held until his death.
Call #:  
Mss.B.T45
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