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1	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Tilghman papers, 1771-1838
	Dates:	1771-1838
	Abstract:	This collection consists of two different holdings. B.T45.2 is a small, bound volume that contains receipts from his checkbook. The second part of the collection is slightly richer and contains correspondence and receipts relating to the Tilghman family's various business interests. Land holdings and legal proceedings are discussed. Most of the correspondence dates to before 1800. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.T45
	Extent:	58 item(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Law
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| General Correspondence \| Legal Records
	Subjects:	Courts. \| Law.

2	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Temple Franklin-Charles Pemberton Fox Legal Records
	Dates:	1692-1881
	Abstract:	This portion of the Fox Family Collection at the APS contains information on their land holdings in western and northern Pennsylvania during the 19th century, some of which relate to the interests of William Temple Franklin. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F86L
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Law \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Real property -- Pennsylvania

3	Author:	Pennsylvania. General Assembly	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Records concerning the early settlements on the Delaware River, 1630-1682, 1774
	Dates:	1630-1774
	Abstract:	The volume contains records relating to the history of Dutch settlers in the territories that the English acquired. These are copies of documents that are held at the State Archives. Many were originally in Dutch but were translated to English in this volume. The documents contain records from as early as 1638 and continue through Edmund Andros' term as governor of New England and ends in 1700. The documents include many official government proclamations and legal documents relating to Dutch property and their rights within English colonies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.P37
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Law \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Official Government Documents and Records

4	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fox Family papers, ca. 1690-1915
	Dates:	1690-1915
	Abstract:	This collection contains information on the prominent Philadelphian Fox family with a large portion of the collection focusing on the family's land holdings and business dealings. George Fox was a close friend of William Temple Franklin, who bequeathed to Fox his grandfather's papers. George Fox was a doctor educated at the University of Pennsylvania. His brother Samuel was a businessman. Samuel's son Charles became a doctor. The collection reflects various papers relating to the lives and careers of these three men. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F832f
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Law \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Pennsylvania History \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals