Published Biographical References

• Moss, Roger W. "Master Builders: A History of the Colonial Philadelphia Building Trades." Ph.D Dissertation, University of Delaware, 1972.
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• Hall, Louise. "Artificer to Architect in America." Ph.D. Dissertation, (Radcliffe College), Harvard University, 1954.
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• Swan, Abraham. The British Architect. Philadelphia: Printed by R. Bell for J. Norman, 1775.
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• Roach, Hannah Benner (1907-1976). Bibliographical card file, ca. 1718-1795. ca. 9000 cards. (American Philosophical Society Manuscript Collection)
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• Pennsylvania Gazette (periodical), 8/4/1737
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• Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Philadelphia: 1877-, v. 32, p. 354, 9/16/1746
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• Journal of the Proceedings of the Commissioners for the County of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: 1718-1766, 1771-1776, 1797-1801, 1837-1841. (Philadelphia City Archives), v. 3, 9/13/1750
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• Minutes of The Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. (Manuscripts in the Library of the American Philosophical Society), p. 2, 2/1/1769
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• Scharf, John Thomas & Thompson Westcott. History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co., 1884., p. 5-7, 261, 1/15/1770
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• Minutes of The Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. (Manuscripts in the Library of the American Philosophical Society), 1/17/1774
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• Minutes of The Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. (Manuscripts in the Library of the American Philosophical Society), 10/23/1778
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• Jackson, Joseph. Early Philadelphia Architects and Engineers. Philadelphia: 1923, p. 62.
   
• Philadelphia Wills and Records. 1799:211.
   
• Tinkcom, Harry Marlin, Tinkcom, Margaret M., and Grant Miles Simon. Historic Germantown, From the Founding to the Early Part of the Nineteent Century. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1955, p. 138.
   
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Biographical Drawings, Photos, Papers, etc.

• Isaac Zane, Sr. Account Book. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. (1749).
   

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