John Page (1743-1808), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg, 1795 January 5
Scope and Contents
Received his of 28th by stage. Will send Doctor Hooke's articles in Phil. Trans. on telegraph. Peale showed Tucker's model to Philosophical Soc. Vaughn, member, says it is like one used by French. Rittenhouse agreed. Peale urges registration of inventions. Discusses Tucker's contributions to posterity: telegraph, poems, political essays, law lectures, character as soldier, statesman, judge, etc., Liberty, Echo. His imitation of the Visit of Whitbreads Brawhouse would not be relished now. Querist no. 1 pleased friends here. Looking for no. 2. Suggests other subjects. Eleazer Oswald's paper (Independent Gazetteer) best here. Only one paper (Andrew Brown's Philadelphia Gazette) prints debates and these not accurate. Made typographical errors in Echo. Tucker will appear in Jeremy Belknap's Biographical Dictionary. Self would like to know what would be said about self. Must write his own biography.
Dates
- Creation: 1795 January 5
Creator
- From the Collection: Tucker-Coleman Family (Collector, Family)
- From the Collection: Coalter, John, 1769-1838 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Randolph, John, 1773-1833 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Tucker, Henry St. George, 1780-1848 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827 (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 124.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository