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The Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia established. |
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| 1770/02/05 |
Robert Smith |
Architect |
Construction of the Carpenters' Hall begins. Design by Robert Smith, a member of the Carpenters' Company. |
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| 1770/02/05 |
Thomas Nevell |
Benefactor, Carpenter |
Construction of the Carpenters' Hall begins. Design by Robert Smith, a member of the Carpenters' Company. |
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| 1774/07/00 |
Richard Henry Lee |
Represented Virginia |
Virginia delegation arrives at the first Continental Congress. |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/07/00 |
Edmund Pendleton |
Represented Virginia |
Virginia delegation arrives at the first Continental Congress. |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
John Rutledge |
Represented South Carolina |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
Henry Middleton |
Represented South Carolina |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
John Adams |
Represented Massachusetts |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
Charles Thomson |
Secretary of the Continental Congress |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
Thomas Lynch Jr |
Represented South Carolina |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
Thomas Lynch Sr |
Represented South Carolina |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
Edward Rutledge |
Represented South Carolina |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/05 |
Christopher Gadsden |
Represented South Carolina |
First Continental Congress opens |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/09/07 |
Jacob Duche |
Vocation |
Reverend Jacob Duche leads the opening prayers of the First Continental Congress. |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/10/20 |
Henry Middleton |
Second President of the First Continental Congress |
Henry Middleton is elected as the second President of the First Continental Congress. |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1774/11/17 |
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry |
Patriot Troops |
Three of the members of the Committee of Correspondence, together with 25 other gentlemen, gathered at Carpenters' Hall to establish the Light Horse of the City of Philadelphia. The name was later changed to First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. |
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| 1775/05/10 |
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First Continental Congress is dissolved. |
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First Continental Congress |
| 1775/12/18 |
John Jay |
Vocation |
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and Francis Daymon secretly meet with French emissary Julien Achard de Bonvouloir over 3 nights between December 18 and 27 in the 2nd floor library at Carpenters' Hall, resulting in Frances' support of the colonists. |
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1778 France Enters the American Revolution |
| 1775/12/18 |
Benjamin Franklin |
Vocation |
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and Francis Daymon secretly meet with French emissary Julien Achard de Bonvouloir over 3 nights between December 18 and 27 in the 2nd floor library at Carpenters' Hall, resulting in Frances' support of the colonists. |
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1778 France Enters the American Revolution |