Centre County Library & Historical Museum - Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles

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Paper on the ‘Life of Col. Samuel Miles’ in his own handwriting covering his life from 1739 – 1802. Colonel Samuel Miles (soldier, business entrepreneur, and public servant) made his mark in Pennsylvania history serving the province and state and the city of Philadelphia, creating the iron industry in Centre County, PA, and founding the town of Milesburg, PA named for his family. He died in 1805.
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Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 00) - Title Page
Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 00) - Title Page
Personal Account
Handwritten title page of autobiography added by Francis Potts Green, the great grandson of Samuel Miles
Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 01)
Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 01)
Personal Account
Samuel Miles notes that he wrote this autobiography 'merely to pass away my time innocently, at least, if not profitably, and to create in the breasts of my Children, a desire of imitation…' He notes that he was born on the 11th of March 1739 'and had a common Country Education - Reading, writing, and a superficial knowledge of figurs...'
Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 07)
Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 07)
Personal Account
In 1772 Samuel Miles was elected a member of the General Assembly (Pennsylvania). In 1774 Samuel Miles 'retired to the Country' after he purchased a plantation in 1773. But Samuel Miles was opposed to the acts created by the British Parliament and raised a company of militia in Whitemarsh Township. Samuel Miles was later elected to be colonel in command of the militia raised in Whitemarsh, Plymouth, and Germantown townships. In 1775 Samuel Miles again served in the General Assembly (Pennsylvania) until the spring of 1776 when he was given command of the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment.
Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 15)
Autobiography of Samuel Miles (Page 15)
Personal Account
Samuel Miles lists the 'offices & phases of trust held by S. Miles'. Francis Potts Green added the last entry of 'Col. Samuel Miles Died 1805'.
Transcription of Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Transcription of Autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles
Personal Account
This object is a transcription of the handwritten autobiography of Colonel Samuel Miles.