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Mary "Polly" Norris Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager. She is known for her ownership of one of the largest libraries in the American colonies, her participation in political thought of the time, and her presence in ...
Mary "Polly" (née Norris) Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager.
Mary Norris Dickinson and Hannah Harrison Thomson were granddaughters of Isaac Norris I, one of Pennsylvania's leading Quaker merchant-politicians of the early eighteenth century, and Mary Norris was one of the richest heiresses in Pennsylvania when she married John Dickinson in 1770.
9 letters written to John Dickinson, and one written to Mary Dickinson, from 1783 May 16 to December 29. Thomas Fisher writes to Mary Norris Dickinson regarding Joshua Logan's estate and his brother Samuel Fisher's plans to travel to England.
1 de mai. de 2022 · Mary "Polly" Norris, (17 Jul 1740 – 23 Jul 1803) She was the daughter of Sarah Logan Norris and Isaac Norris II, a wealthy merchant, a powerful leader of the Quaker party and the Speaker of the Pennsylvania General Assembly for many years.
- July 19, 1740
In 1770, John Dickinson married Mary (Polly) Norris (1740-1803), who was the daughter of Isaac Norris II (1701-1766) and Sarah Logan Norris (1715-1744). Isaac Norris was a prominent Quaker and speaker of the General Assembly, and his wife Sarah was the eldest daughter of William Penn's secretary, James Logan (1674-1751).
John Dickinson writes ten letters to Benjamin Rush on a number of different topics, including the administrative affairs of Dickinson College, the state of political affairs in the United States, political philosophy, and the death of Dickinson's wife, Mary. Transcripts included.
