Order for shoes 1767 September 7

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Shippen, Edward
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Order of Edward Shippen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for boots and shoes with measurements of the leg and foot. Order sent to J. Didsbury, London. Attached to an advertisement with an explanation on how to measure the leg and foot.

Biographical / historical:

Edward Shippen (b. Boston, Massachusetts, July 9, 1703; d. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1781) was a wealthy merchant and government official in colonial Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In early life he laid out and founded the town of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1746 to 1748, he was one of the founders of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), of which he was a member of the first board of trustees, from which he resigned in 1767. He was also a subscriber to the Philadelphia Academy (now the University of Pennsylvania) and a founder of the Pennsylvania Hospital and the American Philosophical Society.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1989
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.