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Small Manuscript Collections, William Tharp Papers, Correspondence

William Tharp was the 36th Governor of Delaware from 1847 to 1851, having served as a state senator from 1839 to 1943 before being elected Governor. He was born in Farmington, Delaware, to James and Eunice Fleming Tharp. He married his wife, Mary A. Johnson, around 1829, and together they had five daughters. Tharp inherited […]



Milford

KC-28: Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787. Village was located on tract then called “Saw-Mill Range.” Named Milford from fording place near mill-dam erected by Rev. Sydenham Thorne across Mispillion Creek, 1787. First incorporated 1807. Old town in Kent County, new town in Sussex County. Home of Governors Tharp, Causey, Burton, and Watson. Installed […]



Town of Farmington

The Town of Farmington was first settled in 1851 as Flatiron. In 1855, the Delaware Railroad built a station at a crossroads in the community near the home of Governor William Tharp. When a new post office opened in 1858, the town was officially renamed Farmington. By the late 1800s, Farmington supported fruit canning and […]



Milford

KC-29: Town laid out by Joseph Oliver 1787. Village was located on tract then “Saw-Mill Range.” Named Milford from fording place near mill-dam erected by Rev. Sydenham Thorne across Mispillion Creek, 1787. First incorporated 1807. Old town in Kent County, new town in Sussex County. Home of Governors Tharp, Causey, Burton, and Watson. Replaced in […]