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Benjamin Eakins

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Benjamin Eakins

Birth
Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Dec 1899 (aged 83)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
C-513
Memorial ID
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Writer. He was a calligrapher. He spent his days hunched over a desk writing patiently, laboriously, diligently with careful pen strokes on clean sheets of beautiful parchment. The kinds of things he produced were marriage licenses, graduation diplomas and birth certificates. He encouraged his son, Thomas to become an artist and served as his model on several occasions.
Writer. He was a calligrapher. He spent his days hunched over a desk writing patiently, laboriously, diligently with careful pen strokes on clean sheets of beautiful parchment. The kinds of things he produced were marriage licenses, graduation diplomas and birth certificates. He encouraged his son, Thomas to become an artist and served as his model on several occasions.


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