Episode 003, Samuel and Joshua Carpenter explores the Carpenter brothers who were very influential in Colonial Philadelphia and built Tun Tavern. This episode will discuss:
The Life of Samuel Carpenter
A quick look at Quakers
Joshua Carpenter and establishing Tun Tavern
Proprietors of Tun Tavern
This episode will introduce Robert Mullan, the first recruiter of the Marine Corps. We end with a quick introduction of Samuel Nicholas, who will become the first Commandant of the Marine Corps and a controversial topic about Tun.
References:
Free:
Publications, Volume 1, by Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Governors
Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, by John Fanning
Amazon:
Colonial Philadelphians, by Hannah Benner Roach
Samuel Carpenter and His Descendants, by Edward Carpenter