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Christopher Marshall was born on November 6, 1709 probably in Dublin, Ireland.
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Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster During the American Revolution
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Christopher Marshall
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Education
Marshall received a classical education in England, left his home in that country at the age of eighteen, and came to Philadelphia.
Career
In Philadelphia Marshall became a noted pharmacist, conducting his business at the sign of the Golden Ball, one of the largest establishments of its kind in the city. By 1774 he had acquired considerable wealth and retired from active participation in his business, the control of which he transferred to his sons. From the beginning of the Revolution he heartily embraced the American cause, John Adams finding him, September 20, 1775, "a fine, facetious old gentleman, an excellent Whig". As a member of the Philadelphia committee of inspection and observation he was active in enforcing the non-importation agreements, in collecting supplies for the army, in ferreting out inimical and suspected persons, and in other patriot undertakings. He was one of the managers of a factory established in 1775 for making woolens, linens, and cottons, and was a delegate to the provincial conference in Philadelphia (1776) which set the wheels in motion for a new state government. On December 5, 1776, he was appointed by the Council of Safety to assist in procuring housing and other necessaries for sick and wounded soldiers returned to Philadelphia. In 1777, owing to ill health, and to escape the difficulties of imminent British invasion of Philadelphia, he moved to Lancaster. On October 13, 1777, he was appointed to the Council of Safety, serving from November 17 until December 6 following. While in Lancaster he served as chairman of a price-fixing committee (1779), assisted in providing clothing for Pennsylvania troops, and in securing wheat and flour for the state. Although of a moderate temperament, he aligned himself with the Constitutional party which supported the state constitution of 1776. Marshall is best known for the "Remembrancer, " or diary, which he kept during the Revolution. One of the most valuable sources of the period, it contains, in addition to its observations on politics, illuminating data on food, crops, prices, customs, et cetera. It is the account of a conscientious Whig who in those troublous times was aware of only the serious side of life and constantly deplored seeing so many fellow Whigs engaged "in monopolizing, gaming, drinking, dancing" and other frivolities. To this ardent patriot, Howe's army was "that handful of banditti" or "a parcel of poltroons" and Howe, "that monster of rapine". A comprehensive edition of the diary, containing matters of public interest, Extracts from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster, during the American Revolution, 1774-1781, was edited and published in 1877 by William Duane, who had previously issued Passages from the Remembrancer of Christopher Marshall (1839), covering the period 1774-76, and Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall (1849), covering the period 1774-77. A man of great moral courage, Marshall was thoroughly imbued with Quaker doctrine, and except in his support of the Revolution, for which he was read out of the Society of Friends, he adhered rigidly to its principles. Marshall died in Philadelphia.
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Marshall was married twice, his first wife dying prior to the Revolution, and his second, Abigail, in 1782. Three sons of his first marriage, two of whom survived him, followed his footsteps in business, Charles, the second, attaining considerable rank as a pharmacist.
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May 4, 1797 (aged 87) -
Resting place
Buried Philadelphia -
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Political Party
Whig