Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Hughes, John. -1772	Add
	Title:	Letter to the Commisioners of the stamp office from the Pennsylvania Collector
	Dates:	1765
	Abstract:	This document is cross-listed with the Pennsylvania Non-Importation Collection (Mss.973.2.M31). The finding aid for that collection contains additional details on this item. In summary, part of the collection contains a series of letters that John Hughes, the appointed collector of the stamp tax in 1765, wrote detailing his experience.The letters provide an account of Philadelphia's reaction to the Stamp Act from the persepctive of Hughes. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.31.H87
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence

2	Author:	Various	Add
	Title:	Pennsylvania Stamp Act and Non-Importation Resolutions Collection
	Dates:	1765-1775
	Abstract:	This collection contains a range of documents on the imperial crisis in Philadelphia. Specifically, the documents focus on the Stamp Act and the Non-importation agreements of 1773. For the Stamp Act, there are many letters from John Hughes, the Stamp Tax collector. The letters detail his tribulations. There is also a large, oversize letter from John Hughes to the Commissioners of the Stamp Office in London defending his actions and outlining his experiences during the Stamp Act controversy (first page missing). The documents surrounding the 1773 boycott of tea in Philadelphia include detailed reports from commissioners appointed by residents to negotiate with the East India company officials and the testimony of the firm of James and Drinker who were designated distributors of the tea. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.2.M31
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material
	Subjects:	Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769 \| Sons of Liberty \| Stamp Act, 1765 \| Tea tax (American colonies)

3	Author:	Penn, William, 1644-1718	Add
	Title:	William Penn miscellaneous letters and documents, 1665-1801
	Dates:	1665-1801
	Abstract:	This collection of William Penn's miscellaneous documents and letters largely consists of material relating to the early settlement of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. There are also records that relate to William Penn's interests in the Jerseys. Most documents are from before 1710, although some do come after and some appear to be manuscript copies of older documents. Most of the documents are signed by or addressed to William Penn and have been published in various publications from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and in the Papers of William Penn. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P38
	Extent:	4 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material
	Subjects:	Land speculation \| Sugar.

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