The Matlack and Bishop Family Collection; Joaquin Bishop American Citizenship certificate 1870

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Historic Sugartown

Joaquin Bishop American Citizenship certificate 1870: 2023.009.1.01 American Citizen Certificate 1870
Joaquin Bishop American Citizenship certificate 1870

2023.009.1.01 American Citizen Certificate 1870

Name/Title

The Matlack and Bishop Family Collection; Joaquin Bishop American Citizenship certificate 1870

Entry/Object ID

2023.009.01

Tags

Geneaology

Scope and Content

Angela B. Matlack, wife of Wilson M. Matlack and daughter of Joaquim Bishop, Sugartown’s platinum refiner, purchased The Garrett House, sometime after William Garrett’s death. Angela Matlack shopped at Historic Sugartown’s General Store, appearing frequently in Hillery John’s Day Books in the early 1880s. Angela’s husband, Wilson, was a Civil War veteran and served as Captain of the Washington Troop of Chester County, the local unit of the National Guard of Pennsylvania in 1874.

Context

American Citizenship certificate for Joaquin Bishop 1870

Collection

The Matlack and Bishop Family Collection

Cataloged By

Susannah Thurlow

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Certificate, Citizenship

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Executive

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Government Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Citizenship

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1833 - 1941

Archive Size/Extent

1 linear feet

Restrictions

none

Primary Language

English

Inventory

Inventoried By

Susannah Thurlow

Inventoried Date

Mar 28, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Mar 28, 2023

Create Date

March 28, 2023

Update Date

May 4, 2023