Directory of Craftsmen, 1785-1800

Mss.Film.1040

Date: 1785-1800 | Size: 1 microfilm_reel(s)

Scope and content

First three volumes are composed of entries from Philadelphia directories prior to 1800. An "F" preceding an entry means an advertisement for the person was found in a contemporary Philadelphia newspaper. The fourth volume is an alphabetical listing of all directory entries in TWO entirely separate alphabetical listings. The fifth volume contains entries taken from the file of advertisements published in newspapers of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, New York and Boston, prior to 1801, compiled by Alfred Coxe Prime for his work, Arts and Crafts in Phila...Walpole Society, 1929-1932.

Collection Information

Physical description

Micr.of Xerox copy. 5 volumes.

Provenance

Assembled by Phoebe Phillips Prime and Alfred Coxe Prime (from copy in possession of William Spawn), 1964.

Early American History Note

This microfilm collection may be of interest to early American scholars.

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Genre(s)

  • Microfilm Collection