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1Author:  unknownAdd
 Title:  Moon, Moses, Cyphering Book with tipped-in deed and map     
 Dates:  1772; 1787 
 Abstract:  This collection contains two discrete documents. The first contains astronomical calculations performed by Moses Moon dated 1772. The second document is a deed with a map for land in Bucks County dated 1787.

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 Call #:  Mss.SMs.Coll.10 
 Extent:  2 item(s) 
 Topics:  Land and Speculation | Surveying and Maps 
 Genre:  Maps and Surveys | Scientific Data 
2Author:  Say, Thomas, 1787-1834Add
 Title:  Thomas Say papers, 1819-1883, 1955     
 Dates:  1819-1883 
 Abstract:  The Thomas Say Collection contains correspondence and scientific material relating to Say's work as a conchologist. The correspondence has a few items written to the New Harmony utopian community before Say decided to live there. The scientific correspondence contains letters to prominent fellow natural historians, such as Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The data includes sketches of shells, some in color. There is also a relatively detailed biographical profile, likely written in the late-nineteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Sa95.g 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Land and Speculation | Natural history | Science and technology | Surveying and Maps 
 Genre:  General Correspondence | Maps and Surveys | Scientific Data | Sketchbooks 
 Subjects:  Entomology. | Mollusks. | Natural history.