Subject• | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| • | Agricultural colleges -- Pennsylvania. |
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| • | Agriculture |
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| • | Americans -- China -- Social life and customs. |
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| • | Anishinaabe |
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| • | Astronomy -- 18th century |
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| • | Botany. |
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| • | British -- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. |
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| • | Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. |
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| • | Caddo Indians |
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| • | Canals -- New York (State) |
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| • | Chickasaw Indians |
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| • | Chippewa Indians |
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| • | Commerce. |
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| • | Compass. |
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| • | Court calendars -- Pennsylvania. |
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| • | Culture, community, organizations |
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| • | Dakota Indians |
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| • | Exploration |
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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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| • | Fur trade -- Great Lakes |
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| • | Fur trade -- United States. |
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| • | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting |
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| • | Horticulture |
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| • | Hot springs -- Arkansas |
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| • | Household supplies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| • | Indians of North America -- Treaties |
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| • | Insurance agents -- United States. |
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| • | International trade |
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| • | Iroquois Indians |
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| • | Judges -- Pennsylvania. |
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| • | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History |
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| • | Land speculation |
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| • | Law. |
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| • | Learned institutions and societies. |
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| • | Louisiana Purchase -- Discovery and exploration. |
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| • | Medical publishing |
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| • | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| • | Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| • | Meteorology -- Louisiana |
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| • | Meteorology -- Observations. |
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| • | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations |
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| • | Military supplies. |
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| • | Natural history -- Louisiana |
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| • | Neutrality |
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| • | Ojibwa Indians |
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| • | Osage Indians |
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| • | Osage Indians -- Treaties |
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| • | Ottawa Indians |
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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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| • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs |
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| • | Quakers |
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| • | Race, race relations, racism |
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| • | Real property -- Pennsylvania. |
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| • | Reconstruction |
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| • | Religion, religious organizations |
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| • | Shippenburg Library Company |
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| • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| • | Social problems. |
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| • | United States - Discovery and exploration. |
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| • | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 |
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| • | United States. Army. Supplies and stores |
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| • | Voyages and travels. |
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| | Author: | Alexander, William, 1726-1783 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Variation of the compass, 1773
| | | Dates: | 1773 | | | Abstract: | This slender volume is an essay by William Alexander, a prominent figure in New Jersey politics and business. Alexander wrote this essay with the hope that it would spur the American Philosophical Society to support the study of variations in compasses. Alexander's interest in this subject likely had to do with his background as a merchant. He realized compass variations created inefficiencies and risks for captains and the merchants that relied on them. Alexander appeals specifically to the APS's mission by stating that such a study would be "useful to mankind." Alexander's essays shows that he is conversant in many of the current theories about variations. He also proposed a plan for the APS to facilitate a systematic study of compass variations that he believed would produce a clear general law for variations in compasses.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.522.76.Al2 | | | Extent: | 1 item(s) | | | Topics: | Science and technology | Surveying and Maps | Trade | | | Genre: | Scientific Correspondence | Scientific Data | | | Subjects: | Astronomy -- 18th century | Compass. | Learned institutions and societies. | |
| Author: | Bancker, James A. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | James A. Bancker papers, 1842-1849
| | | Dates: | 1842-1849 | | | Abstract: | This collection of letters (40+) consists primarily of James Bancker writing to his family from Asia in the 1840s. The collection offers a vivid depiction of an American's life abroad in the nineteenth century. The letters convey quotidian information, such as the type of food he is eating, to more remarkable events, such as witnessing a comet. Bancker also witnessed a number of significant political events while in China, including the acquisition of Hong Kong by Great Britain and resistance to this takeover from the Hong Kong residents (1842-1843). These events, the rioting in particular, are recounted in his often long and detailed correspondence to his Philadelphia-based family. Bancker spent much of his time in Canton, but he also described visits to the Philippines and voyage to and from China. Combined, the collection provides a lens in the experiences of a wealthy American traveling abroad in the midst of the nineteenth century.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.B22 | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Beyond Early America | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | International Travel | Marriage and Family Life | Trade | Travel | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | | | Subjects: | Americans -- China -- Social life and customs. | British -- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. | Voyages and travels. | |
| Author: | Billings, William, 1746-1800 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Journals of the Ship Apollo, 1789-1791
| | | Dates: | 1789-1791 | | | Abstract: | These journals (three volumes) chronicle the voyages of Apollo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1789-1791. William Billings was the captain of this Philadelphia-based ship. The destinations were Oporto and Corunna, and trade was the purpose for the voyages. Nonetheless, the ship's captain, William Billings, used the opportunity to study the Gulf Stream. He made numerous observations about the ocean temperature and weather with the apparent intention of submitting his findings to the American Philosophical Society. He paid particular attention to marking and studying the Gulf Stream. The journals were partially published in with a note in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society shortly after they were received in 1793. The originals are much longer than those published and include additional observations not published and graphs that could not be replicated.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.656.B49 | | | Extent: | 2 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Travel | Trade | | | Genre: | Meteorological Data | Scientific Data | | | Subjects: | Meteorology -- Observations. | Voyages and travels. | |
| Author: | Bohlen, John | Requires cookie* | | Title: | John Bohlen Collection
| | | Dates: | 1889-1912 | | | Abstract: | John Bohlen was a prominent Philadelphia merchant in the nineteenth century, dying a millionaire. Bohlen, a Hollander, established a firm with his brother that specialized in trade with his native country. His greatest success came in the lucrative gin trade. As his business increased, so too did his connections. He served on the Board of the first Bank of the United States and was well-connected with highest the political and business leaders in the nation. Although John Bohlen was a prominent and successful businessman, these documents have little bearing on Bohlen himself. Instead, they are a series of letters (ten total) written by prominent Americans either to Bohlen or to his relatives.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.B63 | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | Philadelphia History | Religion | Trade | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | |
| 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: | Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Joseph Carson papers, 1810-1877
| | | Dates: | 1810-1877 | | | Abstract: | The APS collection of Joseph Carson's letters is relatively small, especially for the purposes of this guide. Joseph Carson was a Philadelphia born and educated physician who spent time serving as a ship's physician. The collection has six documents from before 1850. They range from letters to receipts to notes from a lecture. Of particular significance is a very long letter Carson wrote from Calcultta in 1830 to Samuel Grant, an associate in the U.S.. Carson had been asked to carry a bill of exchange for Grant, which he had some difficulty disposing of because Grant's credit was not well-known, and to purchase goods on Grant's behalf for sale in the U.S.. Carson details the process and availability of goods in India, and the reasons for his decision to purchase silk and indigo for Grant. Carson then goes on to describe his experience on the trip, stating that he "played the part of merchant and doctor."
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.C239 | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Education | Medicine | Trade | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Notebooks | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Medical publishing | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | |
| Author: | Clark, William, 1770-1838 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William Clark diary, August 25, 1808 - September 22, 1808
| | | Dates: | August 25, 1808 - September 22, 1808 | | | Abstract: | This document is a private journal of William Clark from his time as an Indian agent in the Midwest after the completion of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The journal chronicles his expedition to treat with the Osage Indians. The journal contains a wealth of information, including a vivid account of every days' events, a sketch of a map, and a chronicle of the Indian-white relations.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.917.3.L58c | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Native America | Trade | Travel | | | Genre: | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Treaties | Osage Indians -- Treaties | |
| Author: | Galiani, Ferdinando, 1728-1787 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Laws of neutrality
| | | Dates: | 1775 | | | Abstract: | Sometime in the 19th Century, Stephen Du Ponceau translated Ferdinando Galiani's famous tract on the laws of neutrality. These two bound volumes of Galiani's work appear to be in Du Ponceau's hand and bound within the text are long and detailed notes on the work. Du Ponceau's interest likely had to do with his legal career that dealt with issues of international trade, a focus that is a prominent part of Du Ponceau's papers at the APS.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.341.3.G13 | | | Extent: | 2 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Diplomatic History | International Affairs | Trade | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | | | Subjects: | International trade | Law. | Neutrality | |
| Author: | Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Opinion On A Project For Removing the Obstructions To A Ship Navigation To Georgetown, Col.
| | | Dates: | 1812 | | | Abstract: | This volume from Thomas Jefferson's personal library contains a series of pamphlets dealing with internal improvements that Jefferson bound together. The earliest and first one in the series dates to 1812 and is by Benjamin Latrobe. There are also official state reports on internal improvements, most notably from New York, and one from France and another from Great Britain. One of the pamphlets has detailed sketches of canal boats.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.626.L35o | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Engineering | International Trade. | Science and technology | Trade | | | Genre: | Printed Material | |
| Author: | Morris, Anthony,1766-1860. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Anthony Morris papers, ca. 1690-1830
| | | Dates: | Circa 1690-1830 | | | Abstract: | The Anthony Morris Collection is a miscellaneous collection of materials relating to the life of this Philadelphia businessman. The type of material includes some correspondence, many receipts, various business records, and a few deeds, one of which dates to 1681. Most of the documents come from early to mid nineteenth century. There is a particularly large collection of Anthony Morris's correspondence, dating mostly to the early nineteenth century. There are also architectural drawings of a Fellenberg Institution, a school that would use the educational techniques created by a Swiss educator. The Institution was proposed to be built on Morris' property. Morris, born in 1766 and dying in 1860, was from a prominent Philadelphia family and served as a merchant and legislator.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.M836 | | | Extent: | 1 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Education | Trade | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Sketchbooks | | | Subjects: | Agricultural colleges -- Pennsylvania. | |
| Author: | Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Israel Pemberton, Letterbook D, 1744-1747
| | | Dates: | 1744-1747 | | | Abstract: | The Israel Pemberton Letter book contains a range of data on Philadelphia shipping and trade. Pemberton was a merchant who had connections to Samuel Coates (Mss.B.C632 , Mss.C.632.1d , Mss.B.C632.1). These records precede Coates and pertain to trade in Philadelphia during the 1740s. They show a merchant with strong ties throughout the Atlantic World. His letters discuss a range of business matters, such as prices of commodities, costs of insurance, and general trade environment. Pemberton's letters discuss intercolonial trade with Maryland and Virginia (tobacco in particular), while others with matters in Europe and the Caribbean (sugar, rum, bar iron), reflecting his various trading interests. In addition to the business correspondence, Pemberton's letters occasionally discuss more quotidian matters, describing events in Philadelphia and relaying news he hears from abroad and on very rare occasions his family affairs.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.380.P36 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Trade | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | General Correspondence | | | Subjects: | Commerce. | |
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