| | Author: | Hall, David, 1714-1772 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | David Hall papers, 1745-1822
| | | | Dates: | 1745-1822 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists of a range of materials related to the business history of David Hall, printer. The collection contains four outgoing letter books of David Hall to business correspondents (Xeroxed from a private collection), account books for the shop (Xeroxed from a private collection), and incoming correspondence, primarily from William Strahan (mostly originals). Hall's letter and account books provide a clear record of the print shop's business. The correspondence of William Strahan, which is the only original manuscript portion of the collection at the APS, is often long and detailed. The letters from Strahan touch on matters relating to family and friends, business, and politics. Strahan's letters occasionally discuss his business dealings in other colonies, and mention other printers such as James Rivington. Strahan almost always ends by giving Hall accounts of politics in London, which may have been used to disseminate news in the PA Gazette. These accounts also provide insight into the perceptions and beliefs of a prominent Londoner during the imperial crisis.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H142.1-3 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | International Affairs | Printing and Publishing | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | General Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Papermaking -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century. | Printing industry -- Accounting -- United States -- 18th century. | |
| | Author: | Hartley, David | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | David Hartley papers, [ca. 1770-1784]
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1770-1784 | | | | 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.1326 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | |
| | Author: | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | David Rittenhouse receipt book, 1779-1785
| | | | Dates: | 1779-1785 | | | | Abstract: | This small volume records the various payments David Rittenhouse, as state treasurer, received from John Hart, the treasurer for Bucks County, for the years 1779-1785. The accounts do not contain much detail aside from the amount of funds Hart received for fines, taxes, and other fees that he then transferred to the state treasury. The data may complement some of the lieutenant and treasury data contained in the Pennsylvania Archives, however.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.R51r | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County. | |
| | Author: | Dawes, Elizabeth F.,collector. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Dawes Collection of Documents on American History
| | | | Dates: | 1681-1921 | | | | Abstract: | This is a collection of miscellaneous documents from early America. The earliest documents come from the early 18th century and the latest from the Civil War era. The collection contains a few documents from the revolutionary period, most of which are official governments documents or deal with business transactions. There is one long letter from Robert McPherson, a member of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp, that describes his experience. Perhaps reflecting her ancestral home, the collection contains a small but notable collection of materials from South Carolina, including a very early letter from Francis Le Jau and letters from the Marquis de Lafayette about an expected trip to South Carolina. There are a significant number of documents from Pennsylvania, especially legal documents, from the early republic. The letters from Clement Biddle, a former revolutionary war soldier, also provide insight on early national Indian relations Finally, there are also some significant autographs collected, including a Massachusetts legal form with the signature of John Adams, a letter from James Madison to the Mississippi Territory around the time of the Louisiana Purchase, and letters from Civil War era figures like John Calhoun (a rich letter in which Calhoun discusses his views on tariffs and nullification), James Buchanan, and William Seward.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.973.D32 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Colony and State Specific History | Early National Politics | Native America | Pennsylvania History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | General Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Publishers and publishing. | |
| | Author: | Anonymous | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Dictionarioum Gallico Outaokum, interceptum Nov. 1771 [1771]
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1771 | | | | Abstract: | This dictionary of Native American language dates to 1771 and is from the Great Lakes region, an area often called the pays d'en haut. The dictionary is in French. The collection came to the APS from the Academy of Natural Sciences. It is bound in a rather unique white, soft leather cover.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.497.33.D564 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Subjects: | Anishinaabe | Ottawa language | |
| | Author: | Anonymous | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | [Dictionary of heraldry], [n.d.]
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | This volume, along with [Book on Heraldry] (Mss.929.6.B646), date from the 18th century and contain a range of information on heraldry. The Dictionary of Heraldry (H41) includes names and descriptions of shields. The back of the volume includes designs of various shields, many of which are in color. The Book on Heraldry (B646), which carries what appears to be a forgery of Benjamin Franklin's signature on its first page, is much smaller. It too contains information on names, shields, and family origins. The back page has a map of the Delmarva Peninsula done by Mason and Dixon. Notes on longitude and latitude sit on the page next to the map.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.929.6.H41 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Surveying and Maps | | | | Subjects: | Heraldry. | Miscellaneous | |
| | Author: | James Watt and Company (Birmingham, England) | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Directions for using the machine for copying letters and other writings
| | | | Dates: | 1780 | | | | Abstract: | This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.652.4.W34 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | Printing and Publishing | | | | Subjects: | Copying processes. | |
| | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Documents, 1728-1816, relating to the province of Pennsylvania and to the American Revolution
| | | | Dates: | 1728-1819 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains documents that relate to the government of Pennsylvania. Although the volume is described in MOLE as pertaining to the American Revolution in Pennsylvania, the volume begins with a proclamation from 1728 and contains a range of proclamations from the Seven Years' War, before ending with a series of proclamations from the 1770s and 1780s. Although there are some lists and petitionsand orders in the volume, almost all of the documents are official government proclamations, often from the governor. The revolutionary era documents are a bit more diverse. In addition to official government documents, such as militia instructions, the volume contains manuscript copies of letters and essays intended for print, as well as private correspondence and messages from other colonies.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.D65 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume,_50_p. | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | | Genre: | Official Government Documents and Records | |
| | Author: | Methodist Episcopal Church.Missionary Society. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Documents relating to the Oregon Mission, 1835-1848
| | | | Dates: | 1835-1848 | | | | 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.889 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | | | | Subjects: | Missions -- Oregon. | |
| | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823
| | | | Dates: | 1751-1823 | | | | Abstract: | This volume relates to the controversy between Pennsylvania and Connecticut over control of the northern third of what is today Pennsylvania. While much of this documentation is available in printed sources – namely the Pennsylvania Archives and the Papers of the Susquehanna Company – these are originals of these documents. Some of the documents in the APS collection do not appear to be part of these printed collections, notably a series of legal documents and pronouncements that contain marginalia that may be of interest to historians. The documents span the entire period of the controversy, with the first documents dated from the 1750s and the last ones from the early nineteenth century. Many are manuscript copies of originals.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.83.D65 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Pennsylvania History | | | | Genre: | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Land settlement -- Pennsylvania. | |
| | Author: | Dupré, Augustin, 1748-1833 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Drawings and matrices of medals relating to the American Revolution and the United States
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | Augstin Dupre was a prominent artist in eighteenth century France. This collection consists of a series of medals, sketches, and engravings that commemorate the American Revolution that the U.S. commissioned Dupre to create. The collection includes sketches and medals commemorating Daniel Morgan, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and "American liberty." Perhaps the most important sketch and medal is that of the American Eagle, which served as the basis for the official American eagle and was placed on the $10 gold coin in 1795. The dates of Dupre's work range from the 1780s to the 1790s. Aside from the collection's artistic value, the detailed sketches and splash medals provide material artifacts from the printing industry and culture of commemoration of the 18th century.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.737.44.D92 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | International Affairs | Literature, Arts, and Culture | | | | Genre: | Art | Sketchbooks | |
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