Letter to Matthew Irwin, 1785 June 29

Contributor:

Irwin, Matthew (addressee)

Name:

McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817; Welch, Thomas B., 1814-1874; Stuart, G.

Date:

1785

Description:

Thomas McKean asks Matthew Irwin for money to help with the last payment of his house. McKean also promises to send his nephew Thomas to be Irwin's apprentice in Philadelphia at the end of the summer. Included is an engraving of McKean by T. B. Welch from a painting by G. Stuart, and one of McKean's residence in Philadelphia.

Language:

English

Form/Genre:

engravings (prints); portraits

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) + 2 engravings

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

At this time, Thomas McKean was the chief justice of Pennsylvania. Matthew Irwin was the Philadelphia Master of Rolls and Recorder of Deeds.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 621 Folder 31

Collection:

Hale Signers Collection