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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 ...
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.
Individual. Identifier: ENT.000002258. Date Range: 1740 - 1803. Biography: 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.
She remarked to Mary Norris Dickinson only that she thought the Patriots had "Push'd things to an Extremity." She passed on the news to another cousin that, after decamping Philadelphia during the city's British occupation, Hannah Thomson was quite "Happy in a social society of sentiments alike, [because] 'Not one Tory suffer'd to breathe the air of Baltimore.'"
23 de dez. de 2020 · Mary Norris Dickinson owned and managed large estates, one of which the British burned Mary Norris inherited her estates, which she managed with the assistance of her sister, at the age of 26. She also owned one of the largest privately held libraries in the colonies before the American Revolution.
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.
1 de mai. de 2022 · Mary Norris Dickinson. Birth: Jul. 19, 1740 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death: Jul., 1803 Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA. Daughter of Isaac Norris and Sarah Logan. Married July 19, 1770 Maryland LDs record. Family links: Spouse: John Dickinson (1732 - 1808)
