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John Wollaston (ATTRIB) Portrait of CHARLES WILLING

Sold for $1,400 at Collective Hudson, LLC on Sep 29, 2023.

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John Wollaston (ATTRIB) Portrait of CHARLES WILLING Mayor of Philadelphia, (1749-1754) FOUNDED WILMINGTON DELAWARE (AKA WILLINGTON) HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT John Wollaston (ATTRIB) 18TH OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING PORTRAIT OF CHARLES WILLING (May 18, 1710 – November 30, 1754) WILLING was a Philadelphia merchant, trader, TWICE Mayor of Philadelphia,(1749-1754) AND CO-DEVELOPED WILLINGTON, DELAWARE N/K/A WILMINGTON. His wife's grandfather, Edward Shippen, and his eldest son, Thomas Willing, also served as mayors of Philadelphia. Thomas was also a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania. His son James Willing was a representative of the American Continental Congress and led a military expedition during the American War of Independence known as the Willing Expedition THIS PAINTING AND OTHER ESTATE ITEMS IN THIS SALE BY DESCENT IN THE FAMILY TO PRESENT

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