Robert Mullan was the proprietor of Tun Tavern on Water Street in Philadelphia. He assumed that position following the death of his father in 1774.
Tun Tavern was erected in 1686 at the intersection of King Street (later called Water Street) and Tun Alley. It was built by Joshua Carpenter on the caraway that led to Carpenter's Wharf.
In 1732 the tavern hosted the first meetings of St. John's Lodge No. 1 of the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Temple. The Masonic Temple of Philadelphia recognizes Tun Tavern as the birthplace of Masonic teachings in America.
In 1740 the new proprietor expanded the tavern and gave the addition a new name, "Peggy Mullan's celebrated Beef Steak and Oyster House. In 1747 Tun Tavern became the founding place of the St. Andrew's Society which helped newly arrived Scottish immigrants.
In 1756 Benjamin Franklin used the inn as a recruitment gathering point for the Pennsylvania militia as it prepared to fight Native American uprisings.
On 10 Nov 1775 Robert Mullan, the proprietor of Tun Tavern, was commissioned by an act of Congress to raise the first two battalions of Marines, under the leadership of Captain Samuel Nicholas, the first appointed Commandant of the Continental Marines.
"Robert Mullen (Mullan and Mullin) : Commissioned Captain of Marines in November, 1775 ; served on board the Alfred and participated in the capture of New Providence, Bahamas, March 3, 1776; in the action between Hopkins' Squadron and the Glasgozv, April 6, 1776; commanded company of Nicholas' battalion of Marines in Battles of Trenton, Assanpink and Princeton; was probably the chief recruiting officer for Marines during the Revolution ; after going north to Morristown and being detailed to artillery duty, Captain Mullan, according to a list dated February 27, 1777, escorted twenty-five British prisoners of war to Philadelphia; Captain Mullan was serving in Philadelphia on June 1, 1780, and also on April 28, 1783."
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol. V
LVI, No. 1, January, 1922.
Christ Church Burial register gives burial date of 20 Sep 1793.
Tun Tavern was erected in 1686 at the intersection of King Street (later called Water Street) and Tun Alley. It was built by Joshua Carpenter on the caraway that led to Carpenter's Wharf.
In 1732 the tavern hosted the first meetings of St. John's Lodge No. 1 of the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Temple. The Masonic Temple of Philadelphia recognizes Tun Tavern as the birthplace of Masonic teachings in America.
In 1740 the new proprietor expanded the tavern and gave the addition a new name, "Peggy Mullan's celebrated Beef Steak and Oyster House. In 1747 Tun Tavern became the founding place of the St. Andrew's Society which helped newly arrived Scottish immigrants.
In 1756 Benjamin Franklin used the inn as a recruitment gathering point for the Pennsylvania militia as it prepared to fight Native American uprisings.
On 10 Nov 1775 Robert Mullan, the proprietor of Tun Tavern, was commissioned by an act of Congress to raise the first two battalions of Marines, under the leadership of Captain Samuel Nicholas, the first appointed Commandant of the Continental Marines.
"Robert Mullen (Mullan and Mullin) : Commissioned Captain of Marines in November, 1775 ; served on board the Alfred and participated in the capture of New Providence, Bahamas, March 3, 1776; in the action between Hopkins' Squadron and the Glasgozv, April 6, 1776; commanded company of Nicholas' battalion of Marines in Battles of Trenton, Assanpink and Princeton; was probably the chief recruiting officer for Marines during the Revolution ; after going north to Morristown and being detailed to artillery duty, Captain Mullan, according to a list dated February 27, 1777, escorted twenty-five British prisoners of war to Philadelphia; Captain Mullan was serving in Philadelphia on June 1, 1780, and also on April 28, 1783."
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol. V
LVI, No. 1, January, 1922.
Christ Church Burial register gives burial date of 20 Sep 1793.
Robert Mullan was the proprietor of Tun Tavern on Water Street in Philadelphia. He assumed that position following the death of his father in 1774.
Tun Tavern was erected in 1686 at the intersection of King Street (later called Water Street) and Tun Alley. It was built by Joshua Carpenter on the caraway that led to Carpenter's Wharf.
In 1732 the tavern hosted the first meetings of St. John's Lodge No. 1 of the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Temple. The Masonic Temple of Philadelphia recognizes Tun Tavern as the birthplace of Masonic teachings in America.
In 1740 the new proprietor expanded the tavern and gave the addition a new name, "Peggy Mullan's celebrated Beef Steak and Oyster House. In 1747 Tun Tavern became the founding place of the St. Andrew's Society which helped newly arrived Scottish immigrants.
In 1756 Benjamin Franklin used the inn as a recruitment gathering point for the Pennsylvania militia as it prepared to fight Native American uprisings.
On 10 Nov 1775 Robert Mullan, the proprietor of Tun Tavern, was commissioned by an act of Congress to raise the first two battalions of Marines, under the leadership of Captain Samuel Nicholas, the first appointed Commandant of the Continental Marines.
"Robert Mullen (Mullan and Mullin) : Commissioned Captain of Marines in November, 1775 ; served on board the Alfred and participated in the capture of New Providence, Bahamas, March 3, 1776; in the action between Hopkins' Squadron and the Glasgozv, April 6, 1776; commanded company of Nicholas' battalion of Marines in Battles of Trenton, Assanpink and Princeton; was probably the chief recruiting officer for Marines during the Revolution ; after going north to Morristown and being detailed to artillery duty, Captain Mullan, according to a list dated February 27, 1777, escorted twenty-five British prisoners of war to Philadelphia; Captain Mullan was serving in Philadelphia on June 1, 1780, and also on April 28, 1783."
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol. V
LVI, No. 1, January, 1922.
Christ Church Burial register gives burial date of 20 Sep 1793.
Tun Tavern was erected in 1686 at the intersection of King Street (later called Water Street) and Tun Alley. It was built by Joshua Carpenter on the caraway that led to Carpenter's Wharf.
In 1732 the tavern hosted the first meetings of St. John's Lodge No. 1 of the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Temple. The Masonic Temple of Philadelphia recognizes Tun Tavern as the birthplace of Masonic teachings in America.
In 1740 the new proprietor expanded the tavern and gave the addition a new name, "Peggy Mullan's celebrated Beef Steak and Oyster House. In 1747 Tun Tavern became the founding place of the St. Andrew's Society which helped newly arrived Scottish immigrants.
In 1756 Benjamin Franklin used the inn as a recruitment gathering point for the Pennsylvania militia as it prepared to fight Native American uprisings.
On 10 Nov 1775 Robert Mullan, the proprietor of Tun Tavern, was commissioned by an act of Congress to raise the first two battalions of Marines, under the leadership of Captain Samuel Nicholas, the first appointed Commandant of the Continental Marines.
"Robert Mullen (Mullan and Mullin) : Commissioned Captain of Marines in November, 1775 ; served on board the Alfred and participated in the capture of New Providence, Bahamas, March 3, 1776; in the action between Hopkins' Squadron and the Glasgozv, April 6, 1776; commanded company of Nicholas' battalion of Marines in Battles of Trenton, Assanpink and Princeton; was probably the chief recruiting officer for Marines during the Revolution ; after going north to Morristown and being detailed to artillery duty, Captain Mullan, according to a list dated February 27, 1777, escorted twenty-five British prisoners of war to Philadelphia; Captain Mullan was serving in Philadelphia on June 1, 1780, and also on April 28, 1783."
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol. V
LVI, No. 1, January, 1922.
Christ Church Burial register gives burial date of 20 Sep 1793.
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