| 2 | 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. | |
3 | Author: | unknown | Add | | Title: | Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775
| | | Dates: | 1737-1775 | | | Abstract: | This large volume contains a wealth of data on Pennsylvania history beginning in 1737 and ending in 1775. Documents include letters, orders, and treaty minutes relating to Pennsylvania's military and political history. Although much of the material relates to the Seven Years' War, there are also documents relating to the Maryland-Pennsylvania border dispute, impressments of sailors, the founding of the Pennsylvania hospital, and other aspects of the political history of the colony. The bulk of the material deals with military, diplomatic, and political issues. Most of the documents have been printed in either the Pennsylvania Archives or Hazard's Register.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.P19 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Diplomatic History | Government Affairs | Military History | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | Social Life and Custom | Surveying and Maps | | | Genre: | Diplomatic Material | Military Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | Subjects: | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | |
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