Transactions, of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. : Volume I. From January 1st, 1769, to January 1st, 1771.
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Transactions, of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. : Volume I. From January 1st, 1769, to January 1st, 1771.
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LIST, For the YEAR 1770, Of the OFFICERS and MEMBERS of the AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful Knowledge.—
PATRON. The GOVERNOR of the Province, for the Time being.
OFFICERS, elected January 5th, 1770.
PRESIDENT.
Benj. Franklin. LL. D. F. R. S. Gott. S. Soc.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Joseph Galloway, Esq Speaker of the Assembly of Penn|sylvania.
Dr. Thomas Bond.
Samuel Rhoads, Esq
TREASURER.
Mr. Philip Syng.
SECRETARIES.
William Smith, D. D. Provost of the College of Philadelphia.
Mr. Charles Thomson.
Thomas Mifflin.
George Roberts.
CURATORS.
Benjamin Rush, M. D. Professor of Chemistry, College of Philadelphia.
Mr. Owen Biddle.
Isaac Bartram.
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A
HONORABLE William Allen, Esq Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.
John Allen, Esq
Andrew Allen, Esq
James Allen, Esq
Mr. James Alexander.
Francis Alison, D. D. Vice-Provost of the College of Philadelphia.
Dr. James Anderson of Maryland.
Mr. Arbo of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Matthias Aspden.* 1.1
B
Samuel Bard, M. D. Professor of the Practice of Physic, King's College, New-York.
Thomas Barnsley, Esq of Bucks County, Penn|sylvania.
Rev. Thomas Barton, A. M. of Lancaster, Penn|sylvania.
Mr. John Bartram, Botanist to the King; Acad. Reg. Suec. Soc.
Moses Bartram.
Willliam Bartram.
Paul Bedford, Esq of Barbadoes.
Hon. Jonathan Belcher, Esq Chief Justice of No|va Scotia.
Mr. John Benezet
Dr. Charles Bensal, of Germantown, Philadelphia County.
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Mr. William Bettle.
Clement Biddle.
Edward Biddle, Esq of Reading in Pennsylvania,
James Biddle, Esq
Phineas Bond, M. D.
Mr. Thomas Bond.
Thomas Bradford.
Joseph Bringhurst.
George Bryan, Esq
C
Dr. Thomas Cadwalader.
Mr. John Cadwalader.
Lambert Cadwalader.
Samuel Caldwell.
Lionel Chalmers, M. D. of Charlestown, South|Carolina.
Dr. John Chapman.
Benjamin Chew, Esq
Dr. Gerardus Clarkson.
Matthew Clarkson, Esq
Mr. Thomas Clifford.
Hon. Cadwalader Colden, Esq Lieut. Governor of New-York.
Thomas Coombe, Esq
D
Rev. James Davidson, A. M. Professor of Languages in the College of Philadelphia.
Mr. Benjamin Davis.
Rev. John Davis, A. M.
John Deas, Esq of Charlestown, South-Carolina.
Dr. John De Normandie, of Bristol, in Pennsylvania.
Mr. James Dickinson.
John Dickinson, Esq
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Mr. Henry Drinker.
John Drinker.
Jacob Duche, Esq
Rev. Jacob Duche, A. M.
Mr. Edward Duffield.
Samuel Duffield, M. B.
Hon. Daniel Dulaney, Esq of Maryland.
E.
Mr. Samuel Eldridge.
Samuel Elliot of Boston.
Dr. Cadwalader Evans.
Rowland Evans, Esq Philadelphia County.
Capt. Oswald Eve.
Rev. John Ewing, A. M.
F.
Rev. Frederick Farmer.
Mr. Thomas Fisher.
Paul Fooks, Esq Professor of the French and Spanish Languages, Coll. Philad.
Joseph Fox, Esq
John Foxcroft, Esq
Thomas Foxcroft, Esq
His Excellency William Franklin, Esq Governor of New-Jersey.
G.
His Excellency General Gage, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces in North-America.
Benjamin Gale, M. D. of Connecticut.
Alexander Garden, M. D. of Charlestown, South|Carolina.
Valentine Gardner, Esq of New-York.
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Sidney George, Esq of Maryland.
Mr. Thomas Gilpin.
George Glentworth, M. D.
Thomas Graeme, M. D.
H.
Hon. James Hamilton, Esq
Mr. David Hall.
Rev. Mr. Harding.
Dr. Robert Harris.
Mr. Joseph Harrison. of New-England.
Peter Harrison. of New-England.
William Henry of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Gilbert Hicks, Esq Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Michael Hillegas, Esq
Mr. John Himili of Charlestown, South-Carolina.
Richard Hockley, Esq
Henry Holiday, Esq of Maryland.
Mr. Levi Holingsworth.
Edward Holyoke, LL. D. of Massachusetts-Bay.
Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Esq of Rhode-Island.
Mr. William Hopkins.
Francis Hopkinson, Esq
Joshua Howell, Esq
Joseph Hutchins, A. B. of Barbados.
I.
Mr. Benjamin Jacobs, Philadelphia County.
Abel James, Esq
David Jameson, Esq M. D. of York, Pennsylvania.
Hon. Sir William Johnson, Bart. of Mount Johnson, in the Province of New-York.
John Jones, M. D. of New-York.
Isaac Jones, Esq
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Robert Strettell Jones, A. M.
Ralph Izard, Esq of Charles-Town, S. Carolina.
K.
Dr. John Kearsly.
Dr. John Kearsly, Jun.
Rev. Ebenezer Kinnersley, A. M. Professor of English and Oratory, Coll. Philadelphia.
John Kidd, Esq Bucks County, Penn|sylvania.
Joseph Kirkbride, Esq Bucks County, Penn|sylvania.
Adam Kuhn, M. D. Prof. Bot. & Mater. Med. Coll. Philad.
L.
Lynford Lardner, Esq
Arthur Lee, M. D. of Virginia.
Francis Lee, Esq of Virginia.
Thomas Livezey, Esq Philadelphia County.
William Livingston, Esq of New-York.
William Logan, Esq
Dr. John Lorimer of West-Florida.
John Lukens, Esq Surveyor-General of Penn|sylvania.
M.
Thomas Mc. Kean, Esq of Newcastle on Delaware.
Mr. Humphrey Marshall of Chester County, Penn|sylvania.
Dr. Hugh Mercer of Fredericksburgh, Virginia.
Samuel Mifflin, Esq
Mr. Samuel Miles.
Peter Miller of Ephrata, in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Mim of York, Pennsylvania.
Charles Moore, M. D.
Mr. George Morgan.
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John Morgan, M. D. F. R. S. Prof. Theor. & Pract. Physic, Coll. Philad.
John Morris, Esq
Mr. John Murgatroyd.
N.
Mr. Lewis Nicola of Northampton, Pennsylvania.
O.
Rev. Jonathan Odell, A. M. of Burlington, New|Jersey.
Mr. John Francis Oberlin. of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania.
John Okely, of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Otto, of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania.
Hon. Andrew Oliver, Lieut. Gov. Massachusetts Bay.
P.
Mr. Isaac Paschal.
Dr. John Paschal of Derby, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Joseph Paschal.
Stephen Paschal.
James Pearson.
James Pemberton.
Israel Pemberton.
Mr. Edward Penington.
Richard Peters, D. D. Rector of Christ Church and St. Peters, Philadelphia.
Edmund Physick, Esq
Mr. William Poole of Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Christian Frederick Post, of the Mosquito Shore.
Mr. Thomas Potts, of Philadelphia County.
Jonathan Potts, M. B. of Philadelphia County.
Samuel Powel, Esq
Ebenezer Prime, M. D. of New-York.
Mr. Robert Proud.
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Mr. Thomas Pryor.
Samuel Purviance, Jun.
R.
Hon. Charles Read, Esq of Burlington, New-Jersey,
John Redman, M. D.
Joseph Reade, Esq
Mr. John Reynell.
John Rhea.
Dr. Charles Ridgley of Dover, on Delaware.
David Rittenhouse, A. M.
Mr. Hugh Roberts.
Mr. Samuel Robinson.
John Ross, Esq
William Rumsey, Esq of Maryland.
S.
Dr. Sandiford of Barbados.
John Morin Scot, Esq of New-York.
Mr. William Scull of Reading, Pennsylvania.
John Sellers, Esq of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Edward Shippen, Esq of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Edward Shippen, Jun. Esq
Joseph Shippen, Jun. Esq
Dr. William Shippen.
William Shippen, Jun. M. D. Prof. Anat. Coll. Philad.
Samuel Shoemaker, Esq
Mr. Pierre Eugene du Simitiere.
Williams Smibert, M. D of Boston.
Hon. Samuel Smith, Esq of the Province of New-Jersey.
John Smith, Esq of the Province of New-Jersey.
William Peartree 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Esq of the Province of New-Jersey.
Dr. Isaac Smith, of the Province of New-Jersey.
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Hon. William Smith, Esq of New-York.
Jonathan Smith, A. M.
Mr. Robert Smith.
Thomas Smith.
Dr. Peter Sonmans.
Alexander Stedman, Esq
Right Hon. William Earl of Stirling, of Basken|ridge, New-Jersey.
Richard Stockton, Esq of New-Jersey.
Rev. Samuel Stillman A. M. of Boston.
Ezra Styles, D. D. of Connecticut.
Capt. Joseph Styles.
T.
James Tilghman, Esq
Dr. John Tweedy of Newport, Rhode-Island.
W.
Nicholas Waln, Esq
John Walker, Esq of Virginia.
Hon. Ashton Warner, Esq Physician. of Antigua.
Hon. Thomas Warner, Esq of Antigua.
Samuel Warner, Esqr. of Antigua.
Stephen Watts, Esq
Mr. James Webb of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Richard Wells of Burlington, New-Jersey.
Rev. Mr. Samuel West of New-England.
Mr. William West.
Isaac Wharton.
Samuel Wharton.
Rev. Chauncey Whittlesey, of Connecticut.
William White, A M.
Alexander Wilcocks, Esq
Hugh Williamson, M. D.
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Thomas Willing, Esq
James Wilson, Esq of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
John Winthrop, Esq F. R. S. Hollisian Prof. Math. at Cambridge, in New-England.
John Witherspoon, D. D. President of the College of New-Jersey.
Mr. James Worral.
James Wright, Esq of Lancaster County, Penn|sylvania.
Mr. Benjamin Wynkoop.
Omitted under Letter C.
Myles Cooper, L. L. D. President of King's Coll. New-York.
Notes
* 1.1
All those Members, whose places of abode are not specified, are of the City of Philadelphia.