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1	Author:	unknown	Add
	Title:	George Weedon military correspondence, 1777-1786
	Dates:	1777-1786
	Abstract:	The George Weedon military correspondence contains a wealth of information on the American Revolution and its immediate aftermath. There are letters from the Morristown and Valley Forge winters, although the bulk of the material comes from 1780-1781. The collection follows Weedon's service throughout the war. His correspondence often details movements, strategies, supplies, and life in the Continental Army. Weedon also receives letters from correspondents stationed throughout the United States. This correspondence can provide information on events happening in these other locations. Correspondents include Baron von Steuben, Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Greene, Peter Muhlenberg, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Horatio Gates, and many others. Washington, in particular, is a frequent correspondent who writes to Weedon seeking advice on military action. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W41
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colonial Politics \| Military History
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Military history, Modern -- 18th century.

2	Author:	Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786	Add
	Title:	Nathanael Greene Papers
	Dates:	1777-1780
	Abstract:	The Nathanael Greene Collection is a large collection of correspondence primarily related to supplying the Continental Army. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1778-1780, during which time Greene served as Quartermaster General of the Continental Army. The correspondence captures the supply issues that the Army faced during the war, and the means of financing and supplying it. Because the bulk of the collection is correspondence and not account or ledger books, the letters to Greene from the field often provide interesting details and anecdotes on requisitioning. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.G83
	Extent:	4 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Government Affairs \| Military History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Quartermasters -- United States

3	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. View finding aid for a full description
	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.

4	Author:	Shippen, Edward	Add
	Title:	Edward Shippen letters and papers, 1727-1781
	Dates:	1727-1781
	Abstract:	The Edward Shippen Collection is composed of two discrete sections: two boxes of manuscripts and ten letter books. What follows is an overview of some of the most notable documents and themes in the correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh62
	Extent:	10 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps \| Trade \| Travel
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Military Records \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. \| Military supplies. \| Real property -- Pennsylvania.

5	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

6	Author:	Feinstone, Sol,1888-1980,colle	Add
	Title:	The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s
	Dates:	Circa 1760s-1850s
	Abstract:	The Sol Feinstone Collection of the David Library contains a wide array of original documents relating especially to the American Revolution. The collection is particularly strong in military affairs and contains a variety of original letters from generals and prominent officers from both British and American forces. The collection has a notable number of items relating to George Washington and his family, including a deed from 1604 to Laurence Washington that contains an original seal from James I. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F327
	Extent:	27 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Miscellaneous \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material