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 Author:  Fothergill, A.(Anthony),1732?-Requires cookie*
 Title:  A.(Anthony) Fothergill letterbook, 1789-1813 (bulk)     
 Dates:  1789-1813 
 Abstract:  This letter book is primarily letters from Doctor Anthony Fothergill to his friend and fellow physician J. Woodforde. Most of the letters were written from Bath, England between 1790 and 1802 and deal with medical topics, although other current affairs are regularly mentioned and discussed. There are a few letters from 1809-1813 in which Fothergill writes from Philadelphia, where he had retired to. He left Philadelphia for England during the War of 1812.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.F823 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine | Travel | War of 1812 
 Genre:  General Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Diseases -- United States -- 19th century. | Medical education -- United States. | Medicine -- United States. | Prisoners -- Medical care -- England -- 19th century. | Prisons -- Sanitation -- England. 
 Author:  Young, Aaron,b. 1819.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Aaron Young papers, [ca. 1839-1894]     
 Dates:  Circa 1839-1894 
 Abstract:  The Andrew Young Collection contains a series of letters that reflect Young's interest in the sciences and natural history. Most date to the mid- to late-century. Some of the later documents contain correspondence from Young relating to his time in Brazil as an American consul.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Y81 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Americans Abroad | Diplomatic History | Education | International Travel | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Diplomatic Material | Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Geology. | Mineralogy. | Natural history -- Maine. 
 Author:  Cassini, Giovanni Domenico, 1625-1712Requires cookie*
 Title:  Abrégé d'astronomie, 1678-1712     
 Dates:  1678-1712 
 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.520.9.C27 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Astrometry. | Astronomy -- France -- Observations. | Comets. | Eclipses. | Refraction, Astronomical. 
 Author:  Academy of Natural Sciences of PhiladelphiaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia minutes and correspondence, 1812-1924     
 Dates:  1812-1924 
 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.H.S.Film.23a 
 Extent:  38 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Science -- Societies, etc. 
 Author:  Accademia delle scienze di TorinoRequires cookie*
 Title:  Accademia delle scienze di Torino correspondence with Philadelphia institutions, 1824-1912     
 Dates:  1824-1912 
 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.574 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Learned institutions and societies. | Science -- Societies, etc. 
 Author:  Crawford, John Lindsay,Earl ofRequires cookie*
 Title:  Account of some campaigns of the British army from 1689 to 1712 and a journal of a campaign under Prince Eugene on the Upper Rhine, 1689-1735     
 Dates:  1689-1735 
 Abstract:  This is one of four large volumes that were part of Benjamin Franklin's personal library. The four volumes comprise a series of John Lindsay Crawford's travels with the Russian Army from 1737-1739. The books have large maps of Europe.

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 Call #:  Mss.940.M68 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Military History 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Military Records | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Fortification. | Military discipline. | Military history, Modern -- 17th century. | Military history, Modern -- 18th century. 
 Author:  Trowbridge, C. C.(Charles ChriRequires cookie*
 Title:  Account of some of the traditions, manners and customs of the Lenee Lenauppa Indians: traditions of the Lenee Lenaupee or Delawares: and, language of the Delawares, [ca. 1825]     
 Dates:  Circa 1825 
 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.883 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Delaware Indians | Delaware language 
 Author:  Freeman, Thomas,d. 1821.Requires cookie*
 Title:  An account of the Red River, in Louisiana, drawn up from the returns of Messrs. Freeman and Custis, to the War Office of the United States, who explored the same, in the year 1806     
 Dates:  1806 
 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.315 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Botany -- Louisiana. | Meteorology -- Observations. | Mineralogy -- Louisiana. | Zoology -- Louisiana. 
 Author:  Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792Requires cookie*
 Title:  Account of the robbery of the papers of Arthur Lee, American agent at Berlin, June 26, 1777 - July 5, 1777     
 Dates:  June 26, 1777 - July 5, 1977 
 Abstract:  Arthur Lee served as the American agent in Berlin, where he represented U.S. interests to the court of the King of Prussia, Frederick. The collection consists of a series of documents relating to the robbery of Arthur Lee's papers in Berlin, most likely by an English agent. The documents are in both German and French. The documents include depositions and interviews that cast the blame for the theft on an English agent and a servant. Information on this event can be found in the Franklin Papers and The Life of Arthur Lee.

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 Call #:  Mss.973.3.Ac2 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  American Revolution | Diplomatic History 
 Genre:  Diplomatic Material 
 Subjects:  Criminal law. 
 Author:  New York (State). Supreme CourtRequires cookie*
 Title:  Account pertaining to his appeal of a jury verdict, to the Privy council, ca. 1766     
 Dates:  Circa 1766 
 Abstract:  This bound volume contains two printed documents. One reproduces court records for a trial in 1764; the other contains resolutions of the New York Assembly.

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 Call #:  Mss.347.9.F77 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Colony and State Specific History | Law 
 Genre:  Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Printed Material 
 Subjects:  Trials (Assault and battery) -- New York (State) 
 Author:  George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760Requires cookie*
 Title:  Act of incorporation, 1742, for Lancaster, Pennsylvania, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  Dated 1742, this document appears to be the draft or, possibly, a manuscript copy of a deed incorporating Lancaster as a town. The deed contains the signature of King George II.

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 Call #:  Mss.974.815.L223 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History 
 Genre:  Official Government Documents and Records 
 Subjects:  Incorporation -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster. 
 Author:  Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873Requires cookie*
 Title:  Adam Sedgwick Collection     
 Dates:  1825-1870 
 Abstract:  The Adam Sedgwick Collection consists primarily of correspondence among English scientists in the middle of the nineteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Se25L 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Genre:  Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Geology -- Great Britain | Geology -- Study and teaching (Higher) | Religion 
 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:  Adams familyRequires cookie*
 Title:  Adams Family papers, 1639-1899     
 Dates:  1639-1899 
 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.695 
 Extent:  608 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Author:  Vaux, Roberts,1786-1836.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Address on the impolicy of slavery, 1824     
 Dates:  1824 
 Abstract:  This collection contains the text of a speech Robert Vaux, a Philadelphia-area philanthropist, delivered to the Association for the Education of Men of Colour. The speech's content is aimed at criticizing the institution of slavery and its effects on society. Vaux's speech sometimes applies a comparative historical account of slavery, discussing its practice in Europe, such as in Sicily and during Roman times. More often, he describes the ill-effects of slavery on the economy and general development of slave societies, often drawing comparisons to what life is like in the free states.

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 Call #:  Mss.371.974.As7 
 Extent:  1 item(s) 
 Topics:  African American | Antebellum Politics 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays 
 Subjects:  Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Slavery -- United States. | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform 
 Author:  Quetelet, Adolphe, 1796-1874Requires cookie*
 Title:  Adolphe Quetelet correspondence, 1822-1872     
 Dates:  1822-1872 
 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.H.S.Film.11 
 Extent:  2 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Meteorology -- Observations. 
 Author:  Freeman, TomRequires cookie*
 Title:  Adviser advised by Tom Freeman, pseud.     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This single page is a manuscript essay in Benjamin Franklin's hand that attacks prominent proprietary figures in Pennsylvania's government, especially James Logan. The document is in a standalone volume, but it was originally part of Benjamin Franklin's papers. Not much is known about it. It may have been an essay submitted to him for publication in the Pennsylvania Gazette or, as scholars of Franklin have suspected, it could be an early, unpublished essay of Franklin's.

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 Call #:  Mss.172.2.F87 
 Extent:  1 item(s) 
 Topics:  Colonial Politics | Pennsylvania History 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays 
 Author:  Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849Requires cookie*
 Title:  Albert Gallatin Marginalia     
 Dates:  Circa 1822 
 Abstract:  This volume of "Voyages de la Nouvelle France" contains Albert Gallatin's marginalia. Gallatin's notes are in the section on Native Americans.

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 Call #:  Mss.917.1.C35 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Native America 
 Genre:  Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Montagnais Indians | Montagnais language 
 Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Album materials     
 Dates:  1777-1925 
 Abstract:  This autograph collection contains only a few letters from early America. They were acquired for the signficiance of their signature - often British scientists - and not for their content.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.AL1 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Author:  Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alexander von Humboldt correspondence, 1816-1859     
 Dates:  1816-1859 
 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.1311 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Natural history. | Scientific expeditions. 
 Author:  Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alexander von Humboldt miscellaneous correspondence, 1789-1859     
 Dates:  1789-1859 
 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.870 
 Extent:  7 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Natural history. 
 Author:  Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alexander von Humboldt papers, 1801-1859     
 Dates:  1793-1859 
 Abstract:  This collection of Humboldt's correspondence touches on his travels throughout the Americas. Of note are his letters with prominent Americans--namely Thomas Jefferson, Rembrandt Peale, and Peter Du Ponceau--about his observations. Many letters are in French. Some have translations.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.H88 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Science and technology | Travel 
 Genre:  General Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Natural history. | Science publishing. | Scientific expeditions. 
 Author:  Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alexander Wilson letters, 1800-1810     
 Dates:  1800-1810 
 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.607 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Natural history. | Ornithology. 
 Author:  Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alexander Wilson papers, 1806-1813     
 Dates:  1806-1813 
 Abstract:  Alexander Wilson was a prominent ornithologist in nineteenth century America. This collection includes poetry, a copy of an advertisement for Wilson's book in the Albany Gazette and Charleston Courier, some correspondence, and a copy of Wilson's will. His letters to William Bartram describe a conversation he had with others about their travels into the west.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.W692 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Literature, Arts, and Culture | Natural history | Science and technology | Travel 
 Genre:  General Correspondence | Legal Records | Literature | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Birds. | Ornithologists. | Ornithology. 
 Author:  Prime, Phoebe P.,comp.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alfred Coxe Prime directory of craftsmen...from Philadelphia city directories, 1785-1800, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  1785-1800 
 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.917.4811.P81 
 Extent:  3 volume(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Artisans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Building trades -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 
 Author:  Vigny, Alfred de,1797-1863.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Alfred de Vigny manuscripts, 1822     
 Dates:  1822 
 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.1224 
 Extent:  3 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  French poetry -- 19th century. | Novelists, French. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Algebra workbook, 1772     
 Dates:  1772 
 Abstract:  This algebra notebook was kept by a student at West Nottingham Academy in Maryland. The notebook contains graphs, essays on mathematical rules, and problems.

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 Call #:  Mss.510.AL3 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Algebra. | Mathematics. 
 Author:  Evans, David, 1681-1751Requires cookie*
 Title:  Aliquot rudimenta philosophiae sive pauca introductoria compendia, technologiae, logicae, rhetoricae et physicae     
 Dates:  1747 
 Abstract:  Written in Latin, this essay on natural philosophy written by Pennsylvania minister David Evans in 1747 reflects his broad knowledge of natural history. Please see the entire MOLE entry for a more detailed summary of the volume's content.

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 Call #:  Mss.509.Ev5 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Natural history | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Foreign Language | Manuscript Essays | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Logic -- Early work to 1800 | Natural theology -- Early works to 1800 | Physics -- Early work to 1800 | Religion and science | Rhetoric -- Early work to 1800 
 Author:  Palisot de Beauvois, Ambrose-Marie-François-Joseph, 1752-1820Requires cookie*
 Title:  Ambrose-Marie-Francois-Joseph Palisot de Beauvois correspondence,1786-1808, to Antoine Laurent de Jussieu     
 Dates:  1786-1808 
 Abstract:  This microfilm collection may be of interest to early American scholars.

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 Call #:  Mss.Film.1350 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Botany -- France. 
 Author:  British MuseumRequires cookie*
 Title:  American manuscripts, 1703-1806, from the British Museum     
 Dates:  1703-1806 
 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.503 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Botany. | Natural history. 
 Author:  American Philosophical Society. Historical & Literary CommitteeRequires cookie*
 Title:  American Philosophical Society Historical and Literary Committee, American Indian Vocabulary Collection     
 Dates:  1784-1828 
 Abstract:  These three volumes contain APS's correspondence and records relating to Native American languages. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of the collection. The first volume contains extensive correspondence on Native American languages, some of which is addressed to Thomas Jefferson. Much of this material is from the early to mid nineteenth centutry. The second volume contains Thomas Jefferson's printed form that he sent out to individuals asking for Native American language information. The third volume contains photostats of a dictionary of the Miami language.

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 Call #:  Mss.497.V85 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Language and Linguistics | Native America 
 Genre:  Language Material | Native American Materials 
 Subjects:  Atacapas language | Cherokee language | Chickasaw language | Chippewa language | Choctaw language | Chontal language | Creek language | Delaware language | Indians of North America -- Languages | Linguistics | Massachusett language | Miami language (Ind. and Okla.) | Micmac language | Mohegan language | Munsee language | Nanticoke language | Osage language | Quapaw language | Taino language | Unquachog language 
 Author:  Gliddon, George R.(George RobiRequires cookie*
 Title:  Analecta hieroglyphica, 1839-1841     
 Dates:  1839-1841 
 Abstract:  This notebook contains a manuscript copy of George Gliddon's account of Egypt. The notebook contains numerous sketches.

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 Call #:  Mss.493.1.G491 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Americans Abroad | International Travel 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Sketchbooks 
 Subjects:  Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic 
 Author:  Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840Requires cookie*
 Title:  Ancient monuments of North and South America, 1822-1825     
 Dates:  1822-1825 
 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.32 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Monuments -- North America. | Monuments -- South America. 
 Author:  Michaux, André, 1746-1802Requires cookie*
 Title:  André Michaux letters and papers, 1783-1890     
 Dates:  1783-1890 
 Abstract:  The Andre Michaux collection includes some correspondence that Michaux, a prominent French visitor to America who undertook various exploring expeditions in the early 19th century, wrote to his son. The collection is not large, but does provide insight into the relationship between father and son. There are also various government documents from New Jersey that contain information on land Michaux owned there.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.M58 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Marriage and Family Life | Printing and Publishing 
 Genre:  Family Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Botanical gardens -- New Jersey. | Botany -- 18th century 
 Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Andre, Major John, Letter Regarding the Battle of Germantown     
 Dates:  1777 (September 28 and October 8) 
 Abstract:  This letter from Major John Andre recounts specific details of the Battle of Germantown. It is extremely content rich and describes the conflict, the surrounding area, and the people. This letter is a recent acquisition and complements SMS Coll's 9 and 10.

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 Call #:  Mss.SMs.Coll.7 
 Extent:  1 item(s) 
 Topics:  American Revolution | Military History | Philadelphia History 
 Genre:  Military Records 
 Subjects:  Brandywine, Battle of, 1777 | British Landing at Head of Elk, Maryland, 1777 | Germantown, Battle of, 1777 | Paoli Massacre, 1777 
 Author:  Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882Requires cookie*
 Title:  An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society     
 Dates:  1799-1882 
 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.B.D25 
 Extent:  2.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Adaptation (Biology) | Biology, genetics, eugenics | Coral reefs and islands | Evolution (Biology) | Evolution -- Religious aspects | Genetics | Geology -- Great Britain -- 19th century | Heredity | Human evolution | Natural history -- Great Britain -- 19th century | Natural selection | Naturalists -- England | Race, race relations, racism | Religion and science -- 1860-1899 | Transmutation of animals | Variation (Biology) 
 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:  Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796Requires cookie*
 Title:  Anthony Wayne receipt book, 1785-1792     
 Dates:  1785-1792 
 Abstract:  This receipt book contains a wide range of financial transactions Anthony Wayne made from 1785-1792. Most of the transactions record payments Wayne made to others.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.W36r 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts 
 Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arawak manuscripts     
 Dates:  1803 
 Abstract:  This large volume contains German to Lokono dictionary. Theodor Schulz, a German Moravian missionary to British Guiana, compiled the dictionary in the nineteenth century and sent it to the APS.

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 Call #:  Mss.498.3.Sch8 
 Extent:  0.3 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Language and Linguistics | Native America 
 Genre:  Language Material | Native American Materials 
 Subjects:  Arawak language | Arawak language -- Dictionaries -- German | Indians of South America -- Languages | Linguistics | Moravians -- Missions 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arithmetic workbook, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This notebook is from a course in arithmetic taken during the late-18th or early-19th century, possibly from West Nottingham Academy because it is bound with an Algebra notebook from that school. This notebook contains rules and essays on decimals and various equations.

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 Call #:  Mss.511.Ar4 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Arithmetic. | Fractions. | Geometry. | Mathematics. 
 Author:  Rauschardt, Felix Hannibal.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Arithmetica decimalis oder rechenkunst der geometrischen zehen theiligen ruthen, [and] Tractatus von der fortification, 1648-1649     
 Dates:  1648-1649 
 Abstract:  This interesting volume, supposedly found in the Bastille and transferred to Peter DuPonceau in the 19th century, contains information on mathematics and military science. The cover is ornamentally decorated in ink, some of which is colored. The text contains a section on geometry and trigonometry that includes many diagrams and calculations. The second part contains information on fortification and military sciences, some of which seems to apply the mathematics of the previous section to artillery and fortification design. The section on fortifications contains drawings and sketches of forts.

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 Call #:  Mss.511.R19a 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Military History | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Military Records | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Fortification. | Geometry. | Mathematics. | Trigonometry. 
 Author:  Maldonado, FranciscoRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arte, pronunciacion y ortographia de la lengua. . . Cakchiquel     
 Dates:  Circa 1650 
 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.497.4.M29 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Cakchikel language | Mayan languages 
 Author:  Morán, Francisco,fl. 1625.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Arte y vocabulario de la lengua Cholti, 1695     
 Dates:  1695 
 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.497.4.M79 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Cholti language -- Texts | Chorti language -- Grammar, Comparative | Indians of Central America -- Languages | Mayan languages | Missions, Spanish. 
 Author:  Young, Arthur,1741-1820.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Arthur Young Correspondence, 1743-1820     
 Dates:  1743-1820 
 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.1356 
 Extent:  13 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Author:  Gray, Asa, 1810-1888Requires cookie*
 Title:  Asa Gray papers, 1838-1887     
 Dates:  1838-1887 
 Abstract:  This Collection consists of a variety of correspondence Asa Gray carried on with fellow scientists and collectors in the United States and Europe. Asa Gray was a leading nineteenth American botanist; securing a professorship at Harvard in 1842, he became perhaps the first professional botanist in America. The topic of the letters is almost exclusively botanical in nature. The correspondence includes discussions of publications, current specimens, and fossilized flora. Although Gray carried on extensive correspondence with Charles Darwin, none of that is in this manuscript collection, although the APS does have microfilm of Asa Gray's correspondence that contains some of this Darwin material.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.G78 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Botanical gardens. | Botany. | Education -- United States. | Plants -- Collection and preservation. | Shells. 
 Author:  Freehauff, Daniel.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomical calculations, 1778, 1779     
 Dates:  1778-1779 
 Abstract:  These two volumes contain astronomical calculations for two eclipses observed in Philadelphia, one in 1778, the other in 1779. In addition to the data and calculations, the volumes contain detailed essays of how to make such calculations.

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 Call #:  Mss.523.78.F87c 
 Extent:  2 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Eclipses. 
 Author:  Roberts, Joseph,1793-1835.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomical calculations,1820-1821     
 Dates:  1820-1821 
 Abstract:  Joseph Roberts was a teacher at Friends Academy. This volume contains various astronomical calculations done by him and his students for 1820-1821.

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 Call #:  Mss.524.M44 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 
 Author:  Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820Requires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomical journal, 1797-1801     
 Dates:  1797-1801 
 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.1428 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Subjects:  Meteorology -- Observations. 
 Author:  Dovaston, John,1740-1808.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomical Notebook     
 Dates:  1764-1799 
 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.522.D75 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Astrology -- Great Britain -- 18th century | Astronomy -- Great Britain -- 18th century | Calendars | Comets | Eclipses. | Latitude -- Observations | Mercury (Planet) -- Transit | Venus (Planet) -- Transit 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomy workbook, 1821     
 Dates:  1821 
 Abstract:  This notebook on astronomy from 1821 contains a range of information on astronomical calculations and general scientific knowledge from the early nineteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.520.As83 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Astronomy -- Mathematics. 
 Author:  Athénée des arts de ParisRequires cookie*
 Title:  Athénée des arts de Paris letters, 1792-1853     
 Dates:  1792-1853 
 Abstract:  This collection is beyond the geographic scope of this guide, but it may be of interest to some early American scholars.

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 Call #:  Mss.506.44.At4 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Chemistry -- France. | Education -- France. | Natural history -- France. | Physics -- France. 
 Author:  unknownRequires cookie*
 Title:  Aubrey Moore Autograph collection, 1816-1917     
 Dates:  1816-1917 
 Abstract:  The Moore Autograph Collection contains a series of individual letters that E.M. Morre collected in the twentieth century. The letters are primarily from British thinkers written in the nineteenth century, especially the 1880s and 1890s.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.M781 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Genre:  Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Evolution. | Science. 
 Author:  Plée, Auguste,1787-1825.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Auguste Plée papers, [ca. 1820-1824]     
 Dates:  Circa 1820-1824 
 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.506 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Natural history. 
 Author:  Fougeroux de Bondaroy, AugusteRequires cookie*
 Title:  Auguste-Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy Collection     
 Dates:  1755-1789 
 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.B.F8245 
 Extent:  14 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Fruit trees. | Library catalogs -- 18th century. | Musical instruments, Ancient -- Italy. | Natural history. | Voyages and travels. | Wire industry -- 18th century. 
 Author:  De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Augustus De Morgan letters, 1841-1866     
 Dates:  1841-1866 
 Abstract:  The contents of the Augustus De Morgan Collection are almost entirely beyond the scope of this guide. One letter dates to 1841; most date to after the Civil War. The correspondence is almost all from De Morgan to William Hepworth Dixon, the editor of the Athenaeum.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.D396 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Printing and Publishing 
 Genre:  Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Publishers and publishing. | Science publishing. 
 Author:  Academy of Natural Sciences of PhiladelphiaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Autograph letters of naturalists, 1744-1894     
 Dates:  1744-1894 
 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.628 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Author:  Kane , John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858Requires cookie*
 Title:  Autographs of the delegates to the Pennsylvania convention to revise the constitution, 1837-1838     
 Dates:  1837-1838 
 Abstract:  This bound volume is an autograph book that contains the signatures of those who participated in the drafting of Pennsylvania's Constitution of 1838. The autographs are organized on a county-by-county basis.

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 Call #:  Mss.091.Au8 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Early National Politics | Pennsylvania History 
 Genre:  Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Constitutional conventions -- Pennsylvania.