Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Agriculture |
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| | • | Agriculture -- Tennessee. |
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| | • | Agriculture -- United States. |
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| | • | American loyalists. |
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| | • | Animal magnetism. |
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| | • | Architecture |
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| | • | Astronomy |
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| | • | Balloons -- Early works to 1800 |
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| | • | Bees. |
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| | • | Boundaries, State. |
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| | • | Bowdoin College |
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| | • | Breeding. |
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| | • | Commerce. |
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| | • | Court calendars -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Courts. |
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| | • | Crops and soils. |
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| | • | Deeds -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Delaware Indians |
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| | • | Diplomacy. |
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| | • | Diseases |
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| | • | Dueling. |
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| | • | Electricity |
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| | • | Electricity -- Early works to 1800 |
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| | • | Entomology. |
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| | • | Estate -- Valuation |
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| | • | Finance, Personal |
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| | • | Finance,Personal |
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| | • | Fort Augusta (Pa.) |
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| | • | Fort Duquesne |
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| | • | Fort Granville (Pa.) |
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| | • | Fort Hunter |
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| | • | Fort Pitt (Pa.) |
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| | • | Fort William Henry (N.Y.) |
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| | • | Fortification -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Gardening -- United States. |
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| | • | Genealogies |
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| | • | Hallowell (Me.) |
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| | • | Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Indians of North America |
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| | • | Inoculation |
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| | • | Insurance agents -- United States. |
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| | • | Iroquois Indians |
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| | • | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History |
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| | • | Land companies -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Land speculation |
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| | • | Law. |
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| | • | Manufactures |
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| | • | Marriage. |
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| | • | Medicine |
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| | • | Medicine. |
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| | • | Mesmerism |
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| | • | Meteorology |
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| | • | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations |
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| | • | Military supplies. |
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| | • | Mollusks. |
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| | • | Natchez Indians |
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| | • | Natural history. |
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| | • | Notes |
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| | • | Patents -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
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| | • | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 |
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| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce |
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| | • | Plant growing media -- Tennessee. |
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| | • | Plantations |
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| | • | Postal service -- United States |
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| | • | Power of Attorney -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Printers -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Punctuation |
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| | • | Real estate investment. |
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| | • | Real property -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Real property -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Religion |
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| | • | Religion. |
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| | • | Rent -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Shippenburg Library Company |
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| | • | Silk industry. |
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| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| | • | Smallpox |
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| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| | • | Surveys -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Taxation |
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| | • | Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| | • | Trust indentures-United States |
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| | • | Unitarianism |
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| | • | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
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| | • | United States. Army. Supplies and stores |
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| | • | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| | | Author: | Burd, James, 1726-1793 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Burd-Shippen Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1708-1792 | | | | Abstract: | This collection is one of the largest early American collections the APS holds. Its breadth of sources provides insight into colonial Pennsylvania history, especially that of Lancaster County. Although largely material composed of material from James Burd, there are also significant documents relating to the Shippen family. Documents touch on matters financial, political, and social. While the collection is of wide ranging material, its strength lies in three main parts: the Seven Years' War and Pontiac's Rebellion in Pennsylvania, Burd's business records, and life in Lancaster County from 1754-1776.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B892 | | | | Extent: | 6.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Land and Speculation | Military History | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | Surveying and Maps | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Diaries | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Court calendars -- Pennsylvania. | Fort Augusta (Pa.) | Fort Duquesne | Fort Granville (Pa.) | Fort Hunter | Fort Pitt (Pa.) | Fort William Henry (N.Y.) | Fortification -- Pennsylvania. | Iroquois Indians | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations | Military supplies. | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce | Shippenburg Library Company | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | United States. Army. Supplies and stores | |
| | Author: | Byrd, William, 1674-1744 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | The secret history of the line between Virginia and North Carolina, [1728]
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1728 | | | | Abstract: | The collection of William Byrd's writings consists of two leather bound, handwritten copies of Byrd's History of the Dividing Line Run in the Year 1728 (Mss.975.5.B99h) and A Secret History of the Dividing Line (Mss.975.5.B99s). The former was likely written for public audiences and contains the details of drawing the lines, interactions with Indians, observations of the flora and fauna of the area, the health and culture of settlers, and the official actions of the commissioners. Byrd regularly wrote Peter Collinson, an English scientist, about his journal and his hope that it would be of interest and benefit to a wide audience. The Secret History, on the other hand, contains a wealth of the more personal, private, and often humorous anecdotes of the trip. Neither manuscript was published in Byrd's lifetime, although both were eventually published.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.975.5.B99s | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Colony and State Specific History | Exploration. | Land and Speculation | Natural history | Surveying and Maps | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Maps and Surveys | Official Government Documents and Records | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Boundaries, State. | |
| | Author: | Cadwalader, Lambert | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Lambert Cadwalader Papers
| | | | 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.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C625.1 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Land and Speculation | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Inoculation | Smallpox | Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | |
| | Author: | Fox, George, 1759-1828 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | George Fox letterbook, 1786-1797
| | | | Dates: | 1786-1797 | | | | Abstract: | This letter book contains the correspondence of George Fox, a prominent Philadelphian and associate of William Temple Franklin, for the years 1786-1797. Fox corresponded with William Temple Franklin extensively and discussed financial and political matters. Lands owned by Franklin and Fox in western Pennsylvania were frequently discussed, as were other investments and speculations. For much of this period, Franklin was in Europe and Fox served as Franklin's business representative in Pennsylvania.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F832 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Land and Speculation | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Legal Records | | | | Subjects: | Real property -- Pennsylvania. | |
| | Author: | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Benjamin Franklin Papers, 1642-1841
| | | | Dates: | 1642-1841 | | | | Abstract: | The Papers of Benjamin Franklin are a rich source as varied and expansive as Dr. Franklin's storied life. The Collection has been calendared, catalogued, and much of it is transcribed in printed volumes and online at www.franklinpapers.org.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85 | | | | Extent: | 85.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Business and Skilled Trades | Diplomatic History | Government Affairs | International Travel | Land and Speculation | Marriage and Family Life | Military History | Pennsylvania History | Printing and Publishing | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Diplomatic Material | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Manuscript Essays | Political Correspondence | Printed Material | Scientific Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Electricity -- Early works to 1800 | Postal service -- United States | Printers -- Pennsylvania | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | |
| | Author: | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Temple Franklin Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1775-1819 | | | | Abstract: | This is a large collection of William Temple Franklin papers, most of which were written while he was serving alongside his grandfather in France as the secretary of the American mission there. The bulk of the collection is correspondence written to William Temple Franklin during the American Revolution. Franklin had a wide network of friends and associates, and this correspondence captures the range of dealings Franklin had in France. As secretary, he received intelligence, requests, reports of military actions, especially those pertaining to naval actions in the Atlantic, and various other communications. As a private individual, Franklin had relations with many merchants, traders, and land speculators and continued to cultivate these relationships while in Europe. The Collection also includes a diary kept in an almanac for much of 1785, catalogued separately in MOLE.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F86 | | | | Extent: | 4.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Business and Skilled Trades | Diplomatic History | International Travel | Land and Speculation | Marriage and Family Life | Military History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Diplomatic Material | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Balloons -- Early works to 1800 | Mesmerism | |
| | Author: | Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Thomas Penn correspondence, 1747-1771, with James Hamilton
| | | | Dates: | 1747-1771 | | | | Abstract: | This Thomas and Richard Penn Collection contains a range of correspondence from the proprietors of Pennsylvania, Thomas and Richard Penn (especially Thomas, the chief proprietor), to their agents in Pennsylvania, especially James Hamilton, who served as governor in the 1750s. The Collection begins in the 1740s, spans the Seven Years' War, and ends in the midst of the imperial crisis. Because of the time period covered, the letters touch on many important matters regarding the militarization of Pennsylvania, political battles within the colony, and the crisis brought about by imperial consolidation in the 1760s.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.P36c | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Land and Speculation | Military History | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | General Correspondence | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | |
| | 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.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.P37 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Land and Speculation | Law | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Official Government Documents and Records | |
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