Joseph Richardson and family, Philadelphia silversmiths

Joseph Richardson and family, Philadelphia silversmiths

[1st ed.].

Middletown, Conn. : Published for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by Wesleyan University Press, 1974.

xviii, 340 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

739.23 R523fa 1974

(OCoLC)00914775

Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-320) and index.
Contents: Introduction -- Francis Richardson, Silversmith (1681-1729) -- Francis Richardson, Jr. (1705-1782), Silversmith and Merchant -- Joseph Richardson (1711-1784): His Life -- Joseph Richardson: His House and Shop -- Joseph Richardson: His Silver -- Joseph Richardson, Jr. (1752-1831), and Nathaniel Richardson (1754-1827): Their Lives -- Joseph Richardson, Jr., and Nathaniel Richardson: Their Silver -- Commonplace Book of Joseph Richardson -- Settlement of the Hulbeart Estate -- Scales and Weights Sold by Joseph Richardson -- Letter Book of Joseph Richardson -- Inventory of the Shop of Joseph and Nathaniel Richardson -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
78.15.56
A history and a genealogy of the descendants of Francis Richardson born 25 Nov 1681 in New York. He married Elizabeth Growden on the 18 Apr 1705. They had six children. He died in 1729. He was a silversmith in Philadelphia. Three generations of Richardson were silversmiths in Philadelphia in the 18th century.

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