| | Author: | Sack, William | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | A vocabulary in the Mingo tongue taken from the mouth of William Sack, a Canistogo Indian. . . and memorandum book
| | | | Dates: | 1757-1771 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains a short vocabulary and an extended memorandum book. The vocabulary was taken from Will Sack, a Conestoga Indian, in January 1757 at Fort Augusta in the midst of the Seven Years' War. Sack would later become a controversial figure in Pennsylvania history. The Paxton Boys claimed he was a murderer and used his presence in the Conestoga's camp as pretext for their assault on the Conestoga Indians. The memorandum book contains the financial transactions of an unknown individual during the 1760s, although some evidence suggests that Edward Burd kept this memorandum book and vocabulary.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.497.3.V852m | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Language Material | Native American Materials | |
| | Author: | Schweinitz, Lewis David von, 1780-1834 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Lewis David von Schweinitz letters and papers, 1816-1833
| | | | Dates: | 1816-1833 | | | | Abstract: | This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.879 & 899 | | | | Extent: | 2 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Natural history. | |
| | Author: | Sellers, Charles Coleman, 1903-1980 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Benjamin Franklin in Portraiture Collection
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1962 | | | | 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 available online at franklinpapers.org and in printed volumes. The APS inventory in MOLE is extraordinarily detailed. The aim of this entry is not to reproduce what is already readily accessible, but to focus on material that is unavailable in printed or online sources.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85se | | | | Extent: | 2 Linear Feet | |
| | Author: | Seybert, Adam,1773-1825. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Adam Seybert commonplace book, 1810
| | | | Dates: | 1810 | | | | Abstract: | Adam Seybert's large commonplace book captures his varied interests. Seybert was an American engineer who was educated in Europe. The content often reflects his interests in engineering and current affairs, such as notes on canals or on population growth. Among other things discussed are: cotton policy, American independence, profiles of individuals, descriptions of foreign countries and cities, and the military. Included in the book is a watercolor of Quebec with details on the Battle of Abraham in 1759. Much of the data is taken from other sources, and Seybert often cites where he got the information.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Se95 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Engineering | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Military History | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Commonplace Book | Sketchbooks | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture | Commerce. | Finance. | Transportation. | Weights and measures. | |
| | Author: | Short, Charles Wilkins, 1794-1863 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Charles Wilkins Short correspondence, 1813-1867
| | | | Dates: | 1813-1867 | | | | Abstract: | The bulk of this collection pertains to the affairs of the Short family who were based in Kentucky. The bulk of the correspondence is between John Short and his brother Charles Wilkins Short, a doctor and member of the APS. Most of the letters are dated after 1850.There are a few letters that pertain to science and APS business, notably a long letter from John Vaughan.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sh81 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Science. | |
| | Author: | Short, William (1759-1849) | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Short correspondence, 1787-1838
| | | | Dates: | 1787-1838 | | | | Abstract: | This large and rich collection of American diplomat William Short touches on matters personal and political. William Short sought, unsuccessfully, to marry the Duchess La Rochefoucauld. These letters chronicle this failed courtship. LaRouchefoucauld's correspondence also discusses the tumultuous events of the French Revolution, as told through the eyes of a wealthy noble. Short served as Jefferson's private secretary in France, and because of that, some of the early correspondence provides insight on the American delegation in France. The correspondence is largely in French, but the APS has an English translation of most of the documents. In addition to the Short-LaRouchefoucauld correspondence, there are letters from other prominent Frenchmen.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sh83 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Diplomatic History | Marriage and Family Life | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Diplomatic Material | |
| | Author: | Smith Family | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Smith-Houston-Morris-Ogden Family papers, 1659-1985
| | | | Dates: | 1659-1985 | | | | Abstract: | The Smith-Houston-Morris-Ogden Collection is the APS's largest collection. It has a vast array of materials from early America. The APS has on file a 303-page survey of the collection that scholars may want to consult before beginning their research. In general, the collection contains information on business, politics, family and social life, Philadelphia history, land expansion, and estates. A good part Morris portion of the collection comes from Governeur Morris and his wife. The bulk of this material begins with his time as an emissary to France during the early republic and continues to his death. There is also a fairly extensive collection of his wife's correspondence, most of which follows Governeur's death. Her letters touch on issues relating to his estate and to other affairs. It includes discussions of slavery in Virginia and contains correspondence from memebers of the extended Jefferson family. The Ogden's were surveyors and land speculators in the late colonial and early national period. This portion of the collection contains discussion of land, business, politics, and family matters. A significant amount of these papers focus on the operations of a grist mill in New York. There are papers from numerous other prominent families, such as the Clemsons, Morgans, and Lewises, who were related through marriage.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.76 | | | | Extent: | 350 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Colony and State Specific History | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | International Affairs | Land and Speculation | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Surveying and Maps | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Diplomatic Material | Family Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Land speculation | |
| | 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: | Society of Free Quakers. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Religious Society of Free Quakers records, 1781-1975
| | | | Dates: | 1781-1975 | | | | Abstract: | This large collection contains a wealth of information on the Free Quakers, founded in 1781 in Philadelphia. The collection contains records up to the 1970s. The early American materials include minutes, legal documents, receipts, information on burial plots, and membership rolls. There are many documents that date to the Society's founding, including minutes, but there are many more for the early nineteenth century. Many of the most prominent members of the Society are mentioned, such as Owen Biddle, Bartram Moses, Samuel Wetherhill, Benjamin Say, and John and Elizabeth Claypoole (Betsy Ross). The earliest minutes contain information on the Free Quakers expulsion from the main Quaker meeting (they record being asked to "walk out") and their formation, which began at the house of Samuel Wetherhill. A letter authored by the women of the Free Society of Friends that contains Elizabeth Calypoole's name is included in the earliest minutes and what appears to be her signature is part of the Membership Book for 1785. John Calypoole is listed as a regular recipient of Society funds. The financial records contain various donations made by members and the expenditures of the meeting, particularly on the upkeep of their meetinghouse. In addition to the records directly relating to the Society, the collection also has a large collection of currency from the revolutionary era.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.289.6.So22p | | | | Extent: | 3 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Philadelphia History | Religion | Women's History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Cemeteries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Quaker church buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Religious institutions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Sepulchral monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | |
| | Author: | Sparks, Jared (1789-1866) | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Jared Sparks selected papers, 1819-1863
Franklin Bache
S. D. Bradford
William Duane
Peter S. Du Ponceau
J. Francis Fisher
George Gibbs
Henry D. Gilpin
Edward D. Ingraham
James Mease
William B. Reed
Henry Stevens, Sr.
Henry Stevens, Jr.
Benjamin Vaughan
Petty Vaughan
William Vaughan
There are also extracts from Sparks's journal, 1831-1841, relating to his Franklin researches.
Table of contents (11 pp.).
(Film 570)
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1863 | | | | Abstract: | This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.570 | | | | Extent: | 2 microfilm_reel(s) | |
| | Author: | St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia minutes and accounts, 1749-1843
| | | | Dates: | 1749-1843 | | | | Abstract: | The minutes of St. Andrew's Society begin in 1749 and end in 1776. Included in the minutes are member lists, governing rules, and meeting minutes of the Society. The volume at the APS is a photocopy of an original that the St. Andrew's Society owns. The Minutes record various petitions the Society received and the charitable works of the Society.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.361.Sa2 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Societies. | |
| | 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: | Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Notes, from Professor Day's Lectures, on Natural Philosophy
| | | | Dates: | 1812 | | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains notes taken by John Austin Stevens, a student at Yale University, in 1812 during Jeremiah Day's course on Natural Philosophy. The twenty lectures touch on a wide range of subjects, including electricity, astronomy, magnetism, meteorology, and fluids.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.530.St45 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Education | Natural history | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Notebooks | Scientific Data | | | | Subjects: | Gravitation | Hydraulics | Mechanics | Physics -- Study and teaching -- 19th century | |
| | Author: | Sullivan, Thomas, 1755- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Journal of the operations of the American War
| | | | Dates: | 1778-1779 | | | | Abstract: | In beautiful script, these two volumes track the history of Thomas Sullivan, a non-commissioned British soldier, during his time fighting in the American Revolution. Sullivan's journal records the evacuation of Boston, the New Jersey campaign, and the occupation of Philadelphia. Sullivan often gives detailed accounts of various towns he visits, such as Halifax, Boston, Princeton, and Brunswick. The journal ends in 1778, when Sullivan deserted the British Army and joined the Continental Army, serving under Nathanael Greene.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.973.3.Su5 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Military History | | | | Genre: | Autobiography | Diaries | Military Records | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Brandywine, Battle of, 1777 | Bunker Hill, Battle of, 1775 | Germantown, Battle of, 1778 | Great Britain. Army -- Regiment of Foot, 49th (1743- ) | Irish -- United States | Long Island, Battle of, 1776 | Monmouth, Battle of, 1778 | New Jersey Campaign, 1776-1777 | Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778 | Red Bank, Battle of, 1777 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1776-1783 | White Plains, Battle of, 1776 | |
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