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John Cadwalader estate volume
John Cadwalader was born January 10, 1742 in Trenton, New Jersey to Dr. Thomas Cadwalader (1706-1779) and Hannah Lambert (1712-1786). John worked as a merchant before establishing for himself a successful military career. During the Revolutionary War he organized 84 men into the volunteer “Greens,”...
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| Collection: | John Cadwalader Estate Volume |
| Collection Number: | 3831 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
| Physical Description: |
0.1 Linear feet 1 volume |
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This collection is open for research. |
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John Cadwalader was born January 10, 1742 in Trenton, New Jersey to Dr. Thomas Cadwalader (1706-1779) and Hannah Lambert (1712-1786). John worked as a merchant before establishing for himself a successful military career. During the Revolutionary War he organized 84 men into the volunteer “Greens,” or “Silk Stocking Company,” which trained at his house in Philadelphia. After the war, he moved to Shrewsbury, Maryland, where he eventually served three terms in Maryland's House of Delegates. John died February 10, 1786 after catching pneumonia at his estate on the banks of the Sassafras River at Shrewsbury, Kent County, Maryland. This estate volume The ledger documenting the administration of John Cadwalader's estate is maintained in two back to back sections, one entitled Book of memorandums, inventories, and miscellaneous transactions of the Exter [Executor] to the estate of John Cadwalader, Esqr (begun March 1786), and the second untitled section consisting of memoranda and receipts by the estate begun November 1790. These memoranda, receipts, and other lists are maintained by the two executors of Cadwalader’s estate; Philemon Dickinson and Lambert Cadwalader. Both deal largely with the administration of Shrewsbury Farm, with references to other Cadwalader holdings. This ledger documenting the administration of John Cadwalader's estate is maintained in two back to back sections, one entitled Book of memorandums, inventories, and miscellaneous transactions of the Exter [Executor] to the estate of John Cadwalader, Esqr (begun March 1786), and the second untitled section consisting of memoranda and receipts by the estate begun November 1790. These memoranda, receipts, and other lists were maintained by the two executors of Cadwalader’s estate; Philemon Dickinson and Lambert Cadwalader. Both deal largely with the administration of Shrewsbury Farm, with references to other Cadwalader holdings. The volume contains details on the family's ownership of enslaved peoples. In addition to general listings of the men, women, and children that were enslaved on the estate, there are, for some individuals, agreements concerning exchanges between other neighboring farms and family members. Some of these family members include John Cadwalader’s daughters, Maria’s husband’s family the Ringgolds, and Lambert Cadwalader’s in-laws the McCalls. These agreements contain names, dates, and profits made related to the dissemination of these enslaved peoples. They are signed by the person receiving the enslaved people, and either Philemon Dickinson, Lambert Cadwalader, or William Gough, the overseer. There are also a few copied out receipts from John Cadwalader’s previous business transactions in the 1770s. The ledger also contains significant details on items owned by the family, including furniture, house wares, and livestock, especially horses. There are several pages of receipts showing mares and stallions that were sold by the estate. One of the ledger sections also details the division of the estate between John’s widow Williamina, and daughters Nancy (Anne), Betsy, and Maria including who received what furniture and housewares. There is also a room by room inventory of what furniture resided in specific rooms at Shrewsbury Farm. |