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Died: 1798

Matthias Sadler was a master builder apprenticed to Joseph Ogilby from 1771 until 1776. He served during the Revolution in Baldwin's Artillery Artificer Regiment and by 1780 appears as a resident of Mulberry Ward in Philadelphia. On April 30, 1781 he was proposed to membership in The Carpenters' Company by Joseph Govett and elected shortly thereafter. In 1786 Sadler became Warden of The Company. He worked on the Library Company's hall for which he received two shares in the library.

Written by Roger W. Moss.

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  • Library Co.
  • Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia

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