Skene, Philip, approximately 1720-1810
Variant namesBorn in Scotland, arrived in North America 1756 with British troops during French and Indian Wars; received land patent for 29,000 acres in 1765 near Lake Champlain; established Skenesboro (now Whitehall, N.Y.); loyalist during American Revolution.
From the description of Papers, 1765-1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155466738
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966. Hall Park McCullough research papers, 1908-1960. | Bennington Museum | |
| referencedIn | Fort Ticonderoga, Museum, (N.Y.). Military manuscripts, 1722-1848. | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832. Peter Van Schaack papers, 1776-1841. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Skene, Philip Wharton, 1725-1810. Papers, 1765-1789. | Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789. | person |
| associatedWith | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797. | person |
| associatedWith | Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. | person |
| associatedWith | Fort Ticonderoga, Museum, (N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787. | person |
| associatedWith | Gamble, Thomas. | person |
| associatedWith | Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814. | person |
| associatedWith | King's College (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966. | person |
| associatedWith | Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785. | person |
| associatedWith | Skene, Andrew Philip, 1753-1826. | person |
| associatedWith | Skene family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832. | person |
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| New York (State)--Whitehall | |||
| Whitehall (N.Y.) | |||
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Birth 1720
Death 1810-10-09
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