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Summerseat is an 18th century Georgian manor house that was saved from dereliction and decay twice in the 20th century by the good citizens of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Summerseat was not only the headquarters of General George Washington for a week in December 1776, but was also owned by four prominent 18th century Americans: Adam Hoops, Thomas Barclay, Robert Morris, and George Clymer. As a National Historic Landmark, Summerseat is recognized as having exceptional value to the history of the United States. This well-researched and illustrated publication illuminates the rich history of the house, examining its importance in the Early Republic and the role it played in the lives of the Founding Fathers.
Price: $45.00
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date:
January 1, 2000
ISBN: 9780871690036
Format: eBook
BISACs:
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Priscilla H. Roberts (1935—2024) was a researcher, archivist, and board member of the Tangier American Legation Museum Society. Her work focused on early American history, diplomacy, and international relations with a special emphasis on Thomas Barclay, the first United States consul abroad. Her publications include Moroccan Sultan Sidi Muhammad Ibn Abdallah’s Diplomatic Initiatives toward the United States, 1777-1786 (1999), Adam Hoops, Thomas Barclay, and the House in Morrisville Known as Summerseat, 1764-1791 (2000), and Thomas Barclay (1728-1793): Consul in France, Diplomat in Barbary (2008).