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1	Author:	Fisher family.	Add
	Title:	Fisher family papers, 1797-1825
	Dates:	1797-1825
	Abstract:	This collection houses an assortment of papers relating to the Fisher family of Philadelphia. Miers Fisher was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer. Assorted papers of his two sons are also included. Samuel Fisher was a merchant in Philadelphia and his brother, Miers Jr., was a merchant in Russia. This collection captures the breadth of this prominent family's social and economic connections. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F530-F532
	Extent:	1 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| International Affairs \| International Trade. \| Marriage and Family Life \| Pennsylvania History \| Social Life and Custom \| Travel
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Meteorological Data \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Meteorology -- Observations -- Europe.

2	Author:	Smith Family	Add
	Title:	Smith-Houston-Morris-Ogden Family papers, 1659-1985
	Dates:	1659-1985
	Abstract:	The Smith-Houston-Morris-Ogden Collection is the APS's largest collection. It has a vast array of materials from early America. The APS has on file a 303-page survey of the collection that scholars may want to consult before beginning their research. In general, the collection contains information on business, politics, family and social life, Philadelphia history, land expansion, and estates. A good part Morris portion of the collection comes from Governeur Morris and his wife. The bulk of this material begins with his time as an emissary to France during the early republic and continues to his death. There is also a fairly extensive collection of his wife's correspondence, most of which follows Governeur's death. Her letters touch on issues relating to his estate and to other affairs. It includes discussions of slavery in Virginia and contains correspondence from memebers of the extended Jefferson family. The Ogden's were surveyors and land speculators in the late colonial and early national period. This portion of the collection contains discussion of land, business, politics, and family matters. A significant amount of these papers focus on the operations of a grist mill in New York. There are papers from numerous other prominent families, such as the Clemsons, Morgans, and Lewises, who were related through marriage. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.76
	Extent:	350 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| International Affairs \| Land and Speculation \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Surveying and Maps \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| Miscellaneous \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Land speculation