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Mary "Polly" Norris Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager. She is known for her ownership of one of the largest libraries in the American colonies, her participation in political thought of the time, and her presence in ...
23 de dic. de 2020 · Mary Norris Dickinson owned and managed large estates, one of which the British burned Mary Norris inherited her estates, which she managed with the assistance of her sister, at the age of 26. She also owned one of the largest privately held libraries in the colonies before the American Revolution.
9 letters written to John Dickinson, and one written to Mary Dickinson, from 1783 May 16 to December 29. Thomas Fisher writes to Mary Norris Dickinson regarding Joshua Logan's estate and his brother Samuel Fisher's plans to travel to England.
Mary Norris Dickinson and Hannah Harrison Thomson were granddaughters of Isaac Norris I, one of Pennsylvania's leading Quaker merchant-politicians of the early eighteenth century, and Mary Norris was one of the richest heiresses in Pennsylvania when she married John Dickinson in 1770.
Mary Norris Dickinson. Entity Type: Individual. Identifier: ENT.000002258. Date Range: 1740 - 1803. Biography: Mary "Polly" (née Norris) Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager.
The papers provide a clear picture of the way in which colonists envisioned their new country and how these new Americans worked, compromised and adapted in order to achieve their visions. Mary Norris Dickinson is documented in two volumes: one of letters and one of poems.
Mary "Polly" Norris Dickinson (July 17, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – July 23, 1803 in Wilmington, Delaware) was an early American land and estate owner and manager.
