Resources in Early American History

Search | Browse All By Author | Browse All By Title | Topic List

Saved Results (0)

Resources in Early American History All
Sorted by:	Results: 6 Items Page: 1

	Author:	Azambuja, Jacob Frederico Torl	Add
	Title:	Memoria sobre o valor das moedas
	Dates:	1833
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains an essay Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja presented to the American Philosophical Society in 1833. Jacob Azambuja was the Portuguese charge d' affaires in the United States from 1829-1834. The essay describes the monetary history and system of Portugal. Presented after Andrew Jackson's election, banking and currency were important political topics at the time. This essay likely reflects the growing interest APS members had in the subject and in understanding alternative systems to the United States. The essay can offer insight into prevalent European ideas about currency and may offer insight into how these ideas may have influenced how Americans thought about reforming their system. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.332.4946.Az1m
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| International Affairs
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Money -- Portugal

	Author:	Brice, James	Add
	Title:	Materials on revenue from the distilling and retailing of liquors, 1794-1803
	Dates:	1794-1803
	Abstract:	This collection contains a number of tax lists for the collection of revenue on spirits. It begins in 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, and continues to 1803. The lists appear to be for sellers of "wine and foreign distilled spirits," meaning that this was not the tax Whiskey rebels found odious. Although the documents are not uniform, most lists contain the distiller's name, place of operation, and amount of tax paid. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.336.27.M414
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Liquor industry -- Pennsylvania. \| Tariff on liquors -- Pennsylvania.

	Author:	Duane family	Add
	Title:	Duane Family Collection
	Dates:	1764-1933
	Abstract:	The Duane Family Collection is a rich and diverse collection that includes papers from numerous prominent citizens from the colonial era to the antebellum period. The bulk of the collection is from 1800-1840. These letters often touch on political affairs as they relate to Duane's editorship of the Aurora. Also of particular note, the collection contains a series of letters on early national politics with some significant presidential correspondence. There are also family letters between William John Duane's son, also named William Duane, and his sisters Mary and Sarah Duane that discusses social events, courtship, and gossip about individuals, including details on the deaths of two of Duane's friends in a duel. Some of the early documents (before 1800) include records of Duane's newspaper business in India, where he operated in the 1790s as a dissenting voice against the East India Company's policies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.SMs.Coll.2
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Jackson, Andrew -- 1767-1845 -- Correspondence. \| Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence.

	Author:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	Add
	Title:	Thomas Jefferson papers, 1775-1825
	Dates:	1775-1825
	Abstract:	This is the primary collection of Thomas Jefferson Papers at the APS. The collection is rich and extensive. The collection is well-described and inventoried in MOLE. What follows below is a general summary of some of the more noteworthy pieces. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.J35
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Native America \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Boundaries, State. \| Canals. \| Chemistry \| Indians of North America -- Languages \| Linguistics. \| Louisiana Purchase -- Enclopedias. \| Plants. \| Science -- United States -- 18th century. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments. \| Seeds.

	Author:	Pennsylvania. General Assembly	Add
	Title:	Forms for the return of slaves, 1798, for tax purposes in Pennsylvania
	Dates:	1798
	Abstract:	These two volumes contain tax returns on the the number of slaves in York and Franklin Counties. They list 59 total slaves. The data includes the name of the owner, often the town of residence, and the number of slaves owned. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.326.F76
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	African American \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Slavery -- Pennsylvania.

	Author:	unknown	Add
	Title:	United States. Constitution.
	Dates:	1787
	Abstract:	This collection contains Benjamin Franklin's copy of the United States Constitution. It has Franklin's annotations in the margins. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.342.73.Un3c.d
	Extent:	1 item(s)
	Topics:	Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Law
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Miscellaneous \| Official Government Documents and Records