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1	Author:	Society of Free Quakers.	Add
	Title:	Religious Society of Free Quakers records, 1781-1975
	Dates:	1781-1975
	Abstract:	This large collection contains a wealth of information on the Free Quakers, founded in 1781 in Philadelphia. The collection contains records up to the 1970s. The early American materials include minutes, legal documents, receipts, information on burial plots, and membership rolls. There are many documents that date to the Society's founding, including minutes, but there are many more for the early nineteenth century. Many of the most prominent members of the Society are mentioned, such as Owen Biddle, Bartram Moses, Samuel Wetherhill, Benjamin Say, and John and Elizabeth Claypoole (Betsy Ross). The earliest minutes contain information on the Free Quakers expulsion from the main Quaker meeting (they record being asked to "walk out") and their formation, which began at the house of Samuel Wetherhill. A letter authored by the women of the Free Society of Friends that contains Elizabeth Calypoole's name is included in the earliest minutes and what appears to be her signature is part of the Membership Book for 1785. John Calypoole is listed as a regular recipient of Society funds. The financial records contain various donations made by members and the expenditures of the meeting, particularly on the upkeep of their meetinghouse. In addition to the records directly relating to the Society, the collection also has a large collection of currency from the revolutionary era. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.289.6.So22p
	Extent:	3 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Philadelphia History \| Religion \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Cemeteries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Quaker church buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Religious institutions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Sepulchral monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

2	Author:	unknown	Add
	Title:	Shippen family papers, 1733-1878
	Dates:	1733-1878
	Abstract:	The Shippen Family Collection is composed of two boxes of loose-lead correspondence and other documents. This collection is part of the larger Shippen-Burd Papers. What distinguishes this collection from the others is the large amount of female letter writers. Elizabeth Shippen is the largest single writer in this collection and her correspondents include members of the family and other prominent women, such as Jane Galloway Shippen. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh61f
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Philadelphia History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| Literature \| Military Records

3	Author:	Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808	Add
	Title:	Sarah Franklin Bache Papers
	Dates:	1768-1807
	Abstract:	The Sarah Franklin Bache Papers, along with the various other Bache family papers, provides great insight into the family relations of the extended Franklin family. The correspondence in this collection ranges from 1768-1807 and thus traverses a number of significant historical events. Much of the correspondence relates to family life and is personal in nature. The letters provide a clear picture of Sally as the central figure in the Franklin family, corresponding with all members of the family, including her brother William after he had been disowned by his father. Notably, most of the letters are to and from other women, showing that Sally was also a central figure in a network of prominent women in the Atlantic World and early republic who corresponded about their lives and current events. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B1245
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Early National Politics \| International Affairs \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Women's History
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.

4	Author:	Bancker family	Add
	Title:	Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894
	Dates:	1733-1894
	Abstract:	This extensive collection (13 boxes) contains a range of correspondence, although the bulk of it relates to Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the 1800s. The letters provide a picture of the family life and business career of Bancker from his earliest beginnings to his success later in life. Aside from the Charles Bancker portion of the collection, the holdings contain a wide variety of other documents, ranging from colonial era documents written in Dutch in Albany to letters from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson from the nineteenth century on religious education. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B22.c
	Extent:	3.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Antebellum Politics \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Colony and State Specific History \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Land and Speculation \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Trade \| Travel \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Manuscript Essays \| Political Correspondence \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Insurance agents -- United States.