Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Keating, William Hypolitus, 1799-1840	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William H. Keating Notebooks
	Dates:	1801-1839
	Abstract:	The William Keating collection consists of four volumes of records. Three volumes are his personal cash book, which records his financial transactions from 1830-1839. The fourth volume is a survey book. This volume contains detailed descriptions of land that the Keatings' owned in Pennsylvania, likely purchased under or associated with the Holland Land Company. Keating's surveys contain detailed descriptions of the land and area. At times, it reads like a travel narrative. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.K22
	Extent:	4 volume(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Finance, Personal \| Surveys -- Pennsylvania

2	Author:	Aitken, Jane, 1764-1832	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Jane Aitken Papers
	Dates:	1784-1814
	Abstract:	This collection consists of Aitken family papers and correspondence. The bulk of the collection relates to Jane Aitken's life and dates from 1800 to 1814, the height of Jane Aitken's business career. Much of the correspondence is between Aitken and John Vaughan, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant who served as Jane's investor and benefactor when she fell on hard times. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Ai9
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Philadelphia History \| Printing and Publishing \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	American Philosophical Society \| Bookbinding \| Finance, Personal \| Printers -- Pennsylvania -- History \| Printing -- Pennsylvania -- History \| Women Printers

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