| 1 | Author: | Unidentified | Add | | Title: | A list of all lands, lots, buildings, and wharves, 1798, in Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania
| | | Dates: | 1798 | | | Abstract: | This slender volume contains data on property ownership in the early republic. The list contains the name, place, and amount of property owned by all landholders in Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania in 1798. The data also includes details on the modifications made to homes and the various types of buildings they have on their property.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.333.3.P38 | | | Extent: | 1 item(s) | | | Topics: | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | Genre: | Official Government Documents and Records | | | Subjects: | Real property -- Pennsylvania -- York County. | |
6 | Author: | Fisher, Joshua Francis, 1807-1873 | Add | | Title: | Catalogue of political tracts relating to the history of the colony of Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770, 1838
| | | Dates: | 1838 | | | Abstract: | This volume contains a series of manuscript essays compiled by Joshua Francis Fisher and presented to the APS in the early 19th Century. It is part of the APS collection of documents relationg to colonial Pennsylvania politics and governance. The first part of the volume has a bibliography made in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century that lists all of the printed pamphlets and other similar documents printed about Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770. The remaining documents appear to involve the political career and rivalries of William Keith and Andrew Hamilton. The first is an essay "The Life and Character of a strange 'He Monster," that is purportedly written by William Keith about Andrew Hamilton. The second and third pamphlets "A Modest Apology" and "A Petition … against the Quakers" were written during Hamilton's life and involve political controversies he was involved in surrounding defensive measures. The final document is an obituary for Andrew Hamilton.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.016.9748.C28 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | | | Subjects: | Society of Friends. | |
11 | Author: | Logan, James, 1674-1751 | Add | | Title: | James Logan letters, 1736-1744
| | | Dates: | 1736-1744 | | | Abstract: | This slender volume contains the letters of James Logan to the proprietors during his tenure as President of the Council, a period from 1746-1744. After Patrick Gordon died in 1736, Logan assumed the powers of the lieutenant governor as the President of the Council. The governorship was assumed in 1738 by George Thomas, but Logan continued as President of the Council. These letters touch upon a range of matters then concerning the government of Pennsylvania, including its border dispute with Maryland and tensions with Indian groups in western areas.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.L82 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | Genre: | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | |
14 | Author: | Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817 | Add | | Title: | Ebenezer Hazard papers, 1766-1813
| | | Dates: | 1766-1813 | | | Abstract: | The Ebenezer Hazard Collection contains a range of documents relating to the early history and establishment of the postal service in the new American nation. Ebenezer Hazard was a New Yorker who served as a deputy postmaster general during the American Revolution and early republic.Included in the collection are two letters from Benjamin Franklin, one appointing him to the post and another advising him to quickly establish a post to Albany. There are a series of military passes issued to Hazard, lending insight into how the postal service operated during the war years. Other correspondents include Thomas Jefferson, who wrote a letter to Hazard in 1775 endorsing a proposed public papers project, and George Washington, who corresponded with Hazard as General of the Army during the war and as President.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.H338 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Government Affairs | Military History | | | Genre: | Institutional Records | Military Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | | | Subjects: | Postal service -- United States. | |
15 | Author: | Logan, James, 1674-1751 | Add | | Title: | Selections from the correspondence of the Honourable James Logan, 1699-1750
| | | Dates: | 1699-1750 | | | Abstract: | These four volumes of letters are edited transcriptions of letters now at the HSP. The letters were edited by Deborah Norris Logan, who authored books on colonial Pennsylvania history in the nineteenth century. Although many of the letters are nearly complete, Norris occasionally summarizes content rather than transcribe it. There are some letters that are not from or to Logan, but were likely in his possession. Among those are letters from Conrad Weiser, Richard Peters, and Thomas Lee of Virginia. Although the letters are from 1674-1751, most are from the first quarter of the eighteenth century.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.L82 | | | Extent: | 4 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | Genre: | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | |
17 | Author: | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Add | | 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. | |
19 | Author: | Azambuja, Jacob Frederico Torl | Add | | Title: | Memoria sobre o valor das moedas
| | | Dates: | 1833 | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains an essay Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja presented to the American Philosophical Society in 1833. Jacob Azambuja was the Portuguese charge d' affaires in the United States from 1829-1834. The essay describes the monetary history and system of Portugal. Presented after Andrew Jackson's election, banking and currency were important political topics at the time. This essay likely reflects the growing interest APS members had in the subject and in understanding alternative systems to the United States. The essay can offer insight into prevalent European ideas about currency and may offer insight into how these ideas may have influenced how Americans thought about reforming their system.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.332.4946.Az1m | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Government Affairs | International Affairs | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Manuscript Essays | | | Subjects: | Money -- Portugal | |
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