Johnson, Samuel

Johnson, Samuel

Samuel Johnson, a master builder who served his apprenticeship under John Harrison, was elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1793 and excluded in 1805.

Biography from the Philadelphia Architects and Builders, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Written by Roger W. Moss.

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Johnson

Samuel

1/1/1805

1/1/1793

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4th bet. Vine & Callowhill Sts. (1791, 96) (Prime)

Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects page 421. A master builder who served his apprenticeship under John Harrison (q.v.), was elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1793 and excluded in 1805. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. -------------------- City Directory - 1805 - Samuel, carpenter, 68 St. Johns -------------------- Managing Committee Minutes-1793-5-68, 74 Joseph Govett proposed Samuel Johnson; Samuel Johnson elected. Managing Committee Minutes-1806-15-32, 35 Samuel Johnson's wife being reported to be in want of some relief, George Summers and A.C. Ireland are appointed a committee to visit her, and hand her such relief as they may find her in need of, and report at next meeting. The committee in the case of S. Johnson's wife report they have purchased for her a cord of wood, and made arrangements with the landlord for the payment of the rent at the rate of $26.67 per annum. Managing Committee Minutes-1807-15-61, 63, 64, 67 Joseph Morris and Jacob Lybrand are appointed a committee to wait on Mrs. McPherson respecting Samuel Johnson's child. The committee to wait on Mrs. McPherson respecting Mrs.Johnson's child, reported that the indenture is cancelled and they have put the child to William Garrigues. Joseph Morris is requested to inform William Garrigues that the committee will give $10 towards clothing Jane Johnson. $6.67 to pay Mrs. Johnson's rent. (Five more listings of rent payments for Mrs. Johnson through 1810) Managing Committee Minutes-1812 George Snowden and Samuel Johnson "are in habits of drunkenness and have abandoned their family to want and moreover inhumanly beat and abused them" - to be expelled. Signed, William Garrigues, George Summers, John Smith.

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