Samuel Hazard (1784-1870)
Archaeologist & Historian, of Philadelphia
He was born in Philadelphia. He spent the early life in commercial pursuits, and as an archaeologist he made several voyages to the East Indies before becoming a writer. He published "Register of Pennsylvania" (16 vols., 1828-36); "United States Commercial & Statistical Register" (6 vols., 1839-42); "Annals of Pennsylvania, 1609-82" (Philadelphia, 1850); and, "Pennsylvania Archives, 1682-1790" (12 vols., 1853).
