Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Order for shoes : Philadelphia, to J. Didsbury, London, MS 1989.10, Manuscript #MS 1989.10, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1989

Biographical/Historical Information

Edward Shippen (b. Boston, Massachusetts, July 9, 1703; d. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 25, 1781) was a wealthy merchant and government official in colonial Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In early life he laid out and founded the town of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1746 to 1748, he was one of the founders of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), of which he was a member of the first board of trustees, from which he resigned in 1767. He was also a subscriber to the Philadelphia Academy (now the University of Pennsylvania) and a founder of the Pennsylvania Hospital and the American Philosophical Society.

Scope and Content

Order of Edward Shippen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for boots and shoes with measurements of the leg and foot. Order sent to J. Didsbury, London. Attached to an advertisement with an explanation on how to measure the leg and foot.

Arrangement

1 item.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Didsbury, J.
• Shippen, Edward

Corporate Names:

• J. Didsbury (Firm)

Subjects:

• Shoemakers-England-London-History-18th century
• Shoes-Fitting