Register Book H, 1765-1777

Mss.347.96.M615

Date: 1765-1777 | Size: 1 volume(s), 1 volume, 309 p.
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Abstract

This volume contains copies of depositions sworn before Peter Miller, letters of attorney, bonds, receipts, bills of sale, and contracts of marriage, etc. There is an index of names, which lists, among many others, George Glentworth, John Kearsley, Reese Meredith, Frederick Phile, and James Ralph. See date of 18 May 1768 for B. Franklin; 30 October 1773 for Kearsley. Film 54-67 Frame 136.

Background note

Peter Miller was a Philadelphia notary public.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 volume, 309 p.

Provenance

Purchased from Allen and accessioned, 1949 (87836).

Early American History Note

The Peter Miller deposition book contains a wealth of information about the social life of Philadelphia. Miller was a notary public in the city and had many people appear before him on a variety of matters. The depositions can occasionally provide intriguing details about events and litigation that happened in Philadelphia. One deposition describes a controversy over a rotten tobacco shipment, while others deal with personal disputes over debts. Some of the depositions are in German, providing insight on the German community within Philadelphia.

Indexing Terms


Family Name(s)

  • Kearsley, John, -- d. 1772.

Genre(s)

  • Depositions.
  • Legal Records
  • Receipts.

Personal Name(s)

  • Glentworth, George
  • Meredith, Reese
  • Miller, Peter
  • Phile, Frederick
  • Ralph, James

Subject(s)

  • Legal documents.
  • Notaries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
  • Philadelphia History