Resources in Early American History

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

Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
Title:	Benjamin Rush commonplace book, 1792-1813
Dates:	1792-1813
Abstract:	The commonplace book is better described as Benjamin Rush's diary of events from 1792. Rush recounts in great detail the spectacular failure of William Duer and other investors in Philadelphia and New York, noting the panic and uncertainty that swept elite society in those months. The second portion of the volume contains a range of Rush's thoughts and observations on society, making this portion more like a traditional commonplace book. View finding aid for a full description
Call #:	Mss.B.R89c
Extent:	1 volume(s)
Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries
Subjects:	Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Indians of North America \| Marriage. \| Medicine. \| Religion.

Author:	Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818	Requires cookie*
Title:	Caspar Wistar commonplace book, 1796-1813
Dates:	1796-1813
Abstract:	This fascinating commonplace book contains some of Caspar Wistar's thoughts on medicine. Infectious disease is a particularly prominent topic. Wistar offers observations and some theories, noting how "country people" had some immunities that others did not. Wistar discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and infections on boats, in individuals, and within families. There is also meteorological data from 1758-1765. View finding aid for a full description
Call #:	Mss.616.928.W765
Extent:	1 volume(s)
Topics:	Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Educational Material \| Meteorological Data \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
Subjects:	Communicable diseases. \| Medicine. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Typhus fever. \| Yellow fever.

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