Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Advance (Brig) |
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| | • | Africa, West -- Description and travel |
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| | • | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration |
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| | • | Bankruptcy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Braddock's Campaign, 1755. |
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| | • | Canals -- New York (State) |
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| | • | Colonization, repatriation |
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| | • | Commercial law -- United States. |
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| | • | Courts. |
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| | • | Delaware Indians |
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| | • | Dinosaurs -- New Jersey |
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| | • | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Freedom of the seas. |
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| | • | Freemasons -- New York (State) |
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| | • | Freemasons -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Geology -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty |
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| | • | Haviland, John, 1792-1852 |
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| | • | Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Languages |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Iroquois Indians |
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| | • | Judges -- New Jersey. |
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| | • | Judges -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Judicial opinions |
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| | • | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 |
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| | • | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison |
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| | • | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History |
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| | • | Language and languages |
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| | • | Law -- Study and teaching. |
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| | • | Law -- United States -- History -- 19th century |
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| | • | Law schools. |
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| | • | Law. |
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| | • | Legal instruments -- New Jersey. |
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| | • | Lusanna (Vessel) -- Trials, litigation, etc. |
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| | | Author: | Smyth, Frederick, 1732-1815 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Frederick Smyth papers, 1756-1816
| | | | Dates: | 1756-1816 | | | | Abstract: | Frederick Smyth was the Chief Justice of New Jersey before the American Revolution (appointed in 1764). Before that, he lived in England, Barbados, and Martinique. This collection of Smyth papers contains a range of official documents that relate to political and legal matters in New Jersey. The legal documents include petitions, reports to the grand jury, and official pronouncements and commissions. There are also several pieces of private correspondence. Some of the earliest documents contain information on Smyth's career before arriving in New Jersey. There is also a deposition relating to the firing on HMS St. John in Newport, Rhode Island in 1764 and a series of other documents relating to legal and political affairs in Rhode Island during the imperial crisis. Of particular note are two long speeches Smyth delivered before a grand jury in 1775 and 1776 in which he defends the Crown, a response to these speeches from the grand jury defending American rights, and a long letter from Edward Affleck in 1783 describing the British departure from New York City. Smyth stayed in Philadelphia after the war, although he never relinquished his British citizenship, and there are a few documents chronicling his post-war experience.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sm95 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Colony and State Specific History | Law | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Judges -- New Jersey. | Legal instruments -- New Jersey. | |
| | Author: | State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Records
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1955 | | | | Abstract: | These two volumes record the admissions to Eastern State Penitentiary for the years 1839-1850 (excluding, apparently, 1844). The records contain a wealth of information about each prisoner admitted. The entries often contain a physical description of the inmate, a description of the crime(s) committed, and, occasionally, statements the prisoner made. Most entries contain a detailed biographical history of the prisoner that includes information on the background of the criminal, such as their family life, how they were raised, previous incarcerations, and the social habits of the prisoner, such as drinking in taverns or their religiosity.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.365.P381p | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Government Affairs | Law | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Prisons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Women prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | |
| | Author: | Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Jonathan Williams Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1763-1802 | | | | Abstract: | The Jonathan Williams Papers contain Williams' correspondence, often of a personal nature, from the 1788-1803. This collection adds primary source materials to the H.J. Williams collection, which consists of genealogical material on the Williams family. Jonathan Williams was one of Benjamin Franklin's nephews. He attained high positions in the United States military and helped found West Point. The bulk of Jonathan Williams's papers contain letters from William Alexander to Jonathan Williams. Alexander was his father-in-law. Topics discussed include business, legal, and of course family affairs.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W6765 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Engineering | Law | Military History | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | Legal Records | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Wine and wine making | |
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