MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1733-1878
Abstract:
This small but rich collection of letters and documents concern the Shippen family of Pennsylvania. The subjects of the letters are varied and include domestic details, military affairs of the Revolution and the Pennsylvania frontier, politics, trade, and business.
Call #:
Mss.B.Sh61f
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet
Subjects:
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American Revolution | Billings, Joseph, 1761-1806 | Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 | Business Records and Accounts | Cam, William | Family Correspondence | Izard, Elizabeth C. (Elizabeth Carter) | Literature | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Military Records | Morris, Caspar | Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 | Penn, John, 1729-1795 | Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century. | Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 18th century. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Philadelphia History | Seven Years' War | Shippen family | Shippen, William, 1712-1801 | Smith, Jacob | Social Life and Custom | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal histories. | United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | Women's History
