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1	Author:	Pennsylvania (Province)	Add
	Title:	Minutes of Indian treaties and conferences, 1721-1760, [n.d.].
	Dates:	1721-1760
	Abstract:	This collection of seven volumes contains the minutes of various treaties the colony of Pennsylvania conducted with Native peoples. Some of these reports go beyond the minutes of the treaties and contain details about the governor's entourage and travel. The volume that contains minutes for Indian treaties from 1758-1760 contains George Croghan's journal from a trip to western areas in 1759. The Treaty of Easton (970.5 M659) contains a sketch of the land Teedyschung requested, a drawing that often has not been reproduced in accounts of the treaty minutes. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.970.5.P26
	Extent:	7 volume(s)
	Topics:	Diplomatic History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Native American Materials \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Indians of North America -- Treaties \| Treaties.

2	Author:	Pennsylvania (Province)	Add
	Title:	Extracts from the Ancient Records of Pennsylvania.
	Dates:	1748-1758
	Abstract:	This volume contains a copy of the Provincial Council's internal minutes for the years 1748-1758. Portions of the volume were printed in Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania. Much of the volume involves correspondence on military aspects of the Seven Years War and on Indian affairs. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8 Sq7B.P31 4
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence

3	Author:	unknown	Add
	Title:	Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775
	Dates:	1737-1775
	Abstract:	This large volume contains a wealth of data on Pennsylvania history beginning in 1737 and ending in 1775. Documents include letters, orders, and treaty minutes relating to Pennsylvania's military and political history. Although much of the material relates to the Seven Years' War, there are also documents relating to the Maryland-Pennsylvania border dispute, impressments of sailors, the founding of the Pennsylvania hospital, and other aspects of the political history of the colony. The bulk of the material deals with military, diplomatic, and political issues. Most of the documents have been printed in either the Pennsylvania Archives or Hazard's Register. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.P19
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania \| Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 \| United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763

4	Author:	Horsfield, Timothy, 1708-1773	Add
	Title:	Timothy Horsfield Papers
	Dates:	1684, 1733-1771
	Abstract:	Timothy Horsfield was a prominent official in Northampton County in Pennsylvania during the Seven Years' War and its aftermath. This relatively small collection contains a wealth of information on the war. The letters are content rich and often relay details on society and life in the area. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of the letters. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.H78
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Government relations -- To 1789 \| Iroquois Indians \| Miami Indians \| Moravian Indians \| Moravians -- Pennsylvania -- History

5	Author:	Burrough, Marmaduke	Add
	Title:	Marmaduke Burrough papers 1829-1847
	Dates:	1829-1847
	Abstract:	Marmaduke Burrough was a physician who served as U.S. Consul to Calcutta in 1828 and then Vera Cruz from 1835-1838. This collection contains a range of receipts relating to Burrough's expenses as consul in both Calcutta and Vera Cruz. The Calcutta receipts begin in 1829 and end in 1830. These loose leaf receipts capture a range of Burrough's activity, including bills from physicians, expenses for entertaining, and one for the passage of "a living rhinoceros" to Philadelphia onboard the Georgian. Burrough bought and then brought the second live rhinoceros to the United States in 1830. The animal was displayed in Philadelphia before being sold to a traveling exhibit. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B946
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Diplomatic History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Consuls -- United States. \| Diplomats -- United States. \| Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation.

6	Author:	Braddock, Edward, 1695-1755	Add
	Title:	Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1755-1792, [n.d.]
	Dates:	1755-1792
	Abstract:	These volumes contain an assortment of documents relating to colonial Pennsylvania's relations with Indian groups. Most notably, the collection contains journals and treaty minutes from the Seven Years' War, including a journal by Conrad Weiser, a manuscript version of Charles Thomson's "Enquiry into the Alienation," and official government records from the war. There are other documents that do not bear directly on Indian affairs. Most notably, there is a manuscript essay by Lewis Evans on German immigration that details the often brutal experience of immigrants' journey to Pennsylvania and proposes a series of reforms. There is also a printed essay in the back of the volume that opposes capital punishment and was printed in Philadelphia in 1792. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.970.4.M415
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Diplomatic History \| Law \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Travel
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Printed Material \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Braddock's Campaign, 1755. \| Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania \| Indians of North America -- Treaties \| Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 \| Shawnee Indians