BOOK
Title:
Constitutionalism in American thought, 1689-1763
Creators:
Leder, Lawrence H. | Pennsylvania Historical Association
Publication:
Pennsylvania Historical Association, s. l, 1969].
Call #:
DLAR VF Constitution
Extent:
[411]-419 p.
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BOOK
Title:
Benjamin Franklin and freedom of speech, the press, religion, and opportunity
Creators:
The National Franklin Committee | Valley Forge Historical Society
Publication:
Valley Forge Historical Society, s.l, 1956].
Call #:
DLAR film guide 17
Extent:
[4]-6, 10 p.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Patriots, settlers, and the origins of American social policy
Creator:
Jensen, Laura, 1955-
Publication:
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, New York, 2003.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call #:
DLAR 6080
Extent:
xii, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
States' rights and the union: imperium in imperio, 1776-1876
Creator:
McDonald, Forrest.
Publication:
University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, 2000.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call #:
DLAR 6909
Extent:
viii, 296 : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
The royalist revolution: Monarchy and the American founding
Creator:
Nelson, Eric, 1977-
Publication:
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 2014.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call #:
320.47309 N33r
Extent:
390 p. ; 25 cm
Subjects:
BOOK
Title:
Peace pact: The lost world of the American founding
Creator:
Hendrickson, David C.
Publication:
University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, [c2003]
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call #:
327.73 H38P
Extent:
xiv, 402 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects:
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1779-1798
Abstract:
This collection of letters, while tiny, is actually quite rich in content. Cadwalader wrote to Samuel Meredith, a politician and fellow Revolutionary War soldier, concerning the war, his real estate holdings in Philadelphia, and the local political climate. The seven items are dated from October 5, 1779 to March 9, 1798, during which Cadwalader served in the military, reentered politics, got married, and then retired from public service.
Call #:
Mss.B.C625.1
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Subjects:
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American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Cadwalader, Lambert | Estaing, Charles Henri, Comte d', 1729-1794 | General Correspondence | Inoculation | Land and Speculation | Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | Pennsylvania. Militia | Philadelphia History | Political Correspondence | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 | Smallpox | Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1759-1813
Abstract:
These photostats of letters were collected from various repositories by Lyman H. Butterfield for his book, "Letters of Benjamin Rush" 2 v. American Philosophical Society Memoirs 30(1951). Some of the topics discussed are Philadelphia and United States politics, slavery, Afro-American churches, and medicine.
Call #:
Mss.B.R89p
Extent:
2.5 Linear feet
Subjects:
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Abolitionists. | Adams, John, 1735-1826 | African American | African American churches | African Americans -- Religion | Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798 | Butterfield, L. H. (Lyman Henry) | Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 | Early National Politics | General Correspondence | Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 | Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817 | Medicine | Medicine. | Montgomery, John, 1722-1808 | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Political Correspondence | Religion | Research Records and Reports | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 | Rush, James,1786-1869. | Slavery. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal histories. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1801-1815 -- Sources. | United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century. | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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
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