Charles Pettit, the Glossary
Charles Pettit (1736 – September 4, 1806) was an American lawyer and merchant from New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Table of Contents
21 relations: American Philosophical Society, American Revolution, Bowes Reed, Congress of the Confederation, Constitution of New Jersey, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Joseph Reed (politician), Line officer, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Philadelphia, Province of New Jersey, Quartermaster, Quartermaster general, Secretary of State of New Jersey, South Amboy, New Jersey, University of Pennsylvania, William Franklin, William Livingston.
- Continental Army staff officers
- Continental Congressmen from Pennsylvania
- Merchants from colonial New Jersey
- People of New Jersey in the American Revolution
- Secretaries of State of New Jersey
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Bowes Reed
Bowes Reed (November 1740 – July 20, 1794) was a Revolutionary officer, politician, and public servant from New Jersey. Charles Pettit and Bowes Reed are Secretaries of State of New Jersey.
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Congress of the Confederation
The Congress of the Confederation, or the Confederation Congress, formally referred to as the United States in Congress Assembled, was the governing body of the United States from March 1, 1781, until March 3, 1789, during the Confederation period.
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Constitution of New Jersey
The Constitution of the State of New Jersey is the basic governing document of the State of New Jersey.
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Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War.
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Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America, and the newly declared United States before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
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Joseph Reed (politician)
Joseph Reed (August 27, 1741March 5, 1785) was an American lawyer, military officer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States. Charles Pettit and Joseph Reed (politician) are Continental Army staff officers, Continental Congressmen from Pennsylvania and politicians from Philadelphia.
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Line officer
In the United States Armed Forces, a line officer or officer of the line is a U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps commissioned officer or warrant officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions, as opposed to officers who normally exercise command authority only within a Navy Staff Corps.
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.
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Province of New Jersey
The Province of New Jersey was one of the Middle Colonies of Colonial America and became the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1776.
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Quartermaster
Quartermaster is a military term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service.
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Quartermaster general
A quartermaster general is the staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army and is in charge of quartermaster units and personnel, i.e. those tasked with providing supplies for military forces and units.
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Secretary of State of New Jersey
The secretary of state of New Jersey oversees the Department of State, which is one of the original state offices. Charles Pettit and secretary of State of New Jersey are Secretaries of State of New Jersey.
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South Amboy, New Jersey
South Amboy is a suburban city in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Raritan Bay.
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University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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William Franklin
William Franklin (22 February 1730 – 17 November 1813) was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator. Charles Pettit and William Franklin are politicians from Philadelphia.
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William Livingston
William Livingston (November 30, 1723July 25, 1790) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War.
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See also
Continental Army staff officers
- Alexander Scammell
- Benjamin Church (physician)
- Benjamin Hawkins
- Charles McKnight
- Charles Pettit
- Charles Stewart (New Jersey politician)
- Clement Biddle
- Daniel Ilsley
- David Franks (aide-de-camp)
- Edmund Randolph
- Edward Carrington
- Elias Boudinot
- Ephraim Blaine
- Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
- Griffin Greene
- Horatio Gates
- James Craik
- James O'Hara (quartermaster)
- James Warren (politician)
- James Wilkinson
- John Barclay (mayor)
- John Beatty (Continental Congress)
- John Davenport (Connecticut politician)
- John Laurance
- John Laurens
- John Morgan (physician)
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
- Joseph Reed (politician)
- Joseph Trumbull (commissary general)
- Louis Saint Ange Morel, chevalier de la Colombe
- Nicholas Gilman
- Robert H. Harrison
- Stephen Moylan
- Thomas Bond (American physician)
- Thomas Lancaster Lansdale
- Thomas Mifflin
- Timothy Pickering
- Udney Hay
- Walter Livingston
- William Burnet (physician)
- William Emerson (minister)
- William Finnie (mayor)
- William Jackson (secretary)
- William Palfrey
- William Shippen Jr.
- William Tudor
Continental Congressmen from Pennsylvania
- Andrew Allen (Pennsylvania politician)
- Arthur St. Clair
- Benjamin Franklin
- Benjamin Rush
- Cadwalader Morris
- Charles Humphreys
- Charles Pettit
- Daniel Roberdeau
- David Jackson (Pennsylvania physician)
- Edward Biddle
- Edward Hand
- Frederick Muhlenberg
- George Clymer
- George Ross (American politician)
- George Taylor (Pennsylvania politician)
- Henry Wynkoop
- James McLene
- James Randolph Reid
- James Searle
- James Smith (Pennsylvania politician)
- James Wilson (Founding Father)
- Jared Ingersoll
- John Armstrong Jr.
- John Armstrong Sr.
- John Bayard
- John Dickinson
- John Montgomery (Continental Congress)
- John Morton (American politician)
- Jonathan Bayard Smith
- Joseph Galloway
- Joseph Gardner (physician)
- Joseph Montgomery
- Joseph Reed (politician)
- Richard Peters (Continental Congress)
- Robert Morris (financier)
- Samuel John Atlee
- Samuel Meredith (American politician)
- Samuel Rhoads
- Tench Coxe
- Thomas Fitzsimons
- Thomas Mifflin
- Thomas Smith (Pennsylvania judge)
- Thomas Willing
- Timothy Matlack
- William Bingham
- William Clingan
- William Henry (gunsmith)
- William Irvine (general)
- William Shippen Sr.
Merchants from colonial New Jersey
- Abraham Hunt
- Charles Pettit
- Elias Dayton
- James Schureman
- John Berrien
- Jonathan Hampton
- Samuel Ogden
People of New Jersey in the American Revolution
- Abia Brown
- Abraham Hunt
- Asher Holmes
- Casper Shafer
- Charles McKnight
- Charles Pettit
- Charles Stewart (New Jersey politician)
- David Brearley
- Ebenezer Elmer
- Ebenezer Tucker
- Elias Boudinot
- Francis Barber (Colonel)
- Franklin Davenport
- Hannah White Arnett
- Israel Shreve
- James Caldwell (clergyman)
- James Cox (New Jersey politician)
- James H. Imlay
- James Morgan (congressman)
- Jane Tuers
- John Cochran (physician)
- John Cooper (New Jersey politician)
- John Honeyman
- John Jacob Faesch
- John Mott (captain)
- Jonathan Nicholas
- Lambert Cadwalader (representative)
- Margaret Kemble Gage
- Mary Hays (American Revolutionary War)
- Oliver Cromwell (American soldier)
- Oliver Spencer
- Richard Varick
- Robert Benham (politician)
- Robert Erskine
- Robert Gibbon Johnson
- Robert Richard Randall
- Samuel Dick
- Samuel Tucker (politician)
- Temperance Wick
- Thomas Carpenter (glassmaker)
- Thomas Henderson (New Jersey politician)
- Thomas Hutchins
- Timothy Matlack
- White Matlack
- William Burnet (physician)
- William Maxwell (Continental Army general)
Secretaries of State of New Jersey
- Bowes Reed
- Charles Pettit
- Daniel Dalton (American politician)
- DeForest Soaries
- Donald Lan
- Edward J. Patten
- J. Edward Crabiel
- James Linn
- Jane Burgio
- John Beatty (Continental Congress)
- Kim Guadagno
- Lloyd B. Marsh
- Lonna Hooks
- Nina Mitchell Wells
- Regena Thomas
- Robert J. Burkhardt
- Samuel W. Stockton
- Secretary of State of New Jersey
- Tahesha Way
- Thomas A. Mathis
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Pettit
Also known as Pettit, Charles.