Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1745 | Born near Manchester, England |
| 1767-1768 | Married Julia Quessnel in France |
| 1770 | Partner with father in a textile mill in Rouen, France |
| 1778 | Sailed from France to America |
| 1778 | Arrived in Philadelphia, Pa. Commissioned as French consul and agent for the Royal Marine in North America |
| 1781 | Entered into business partnership with Robert Morris |
| 1783 | Dismissed, by Dormesson, comptroller-general of French Finances, as consul general of France in America and as agent for the French Royal Marine Set up peacetime business partnerships with Turnbull, Marmie & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., and with Parker, Duer & Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 1784 | Terminated partnership with Robert Morris over settlement of their accounts |
| 1806 | Married Hannah Hay Cooper |
| 1815 | Married Ann Davis Stillman |
| 1822 | Died |