Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | African American churches -- United States |
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| | • | Agricultural colleges -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | American Philosophical Society |
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| | • | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States. |
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| | • | Blasting, Submarine |
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| | • | Blowpipe. |
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| | • | Botany. |
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| | • | Capital punishment. |
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| | • | Chemical apparatus |
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| | • | Chemistry |
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| | • | Chemists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| | • | Cyclones. |
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| | • | Electricity -- 19th century |
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| | • | Epidemics -- United States |
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| | • | Federalist Party -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Fire extinction |
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| | • | Guano |
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| | • | Medical publishing |
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| | • | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Mesmerism |
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| | • | Money |
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| | • | Paper money -- United States -- 19th century |
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| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century |
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| | • | Race, race relations, racism |
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| | • | Railroads |
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| | • | Religion |
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| | • | Religion, religious organizations |
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| | • | Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities |
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| | • | Science -- United States -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Science and technology |
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| | • | Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- United States -- 19th century |
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| | • | Slavery -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| | • | Smithsonian Institution |
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| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| | • | Spiritualism -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Steam-engines. |
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| | • | Storms |
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| | • | Titantic (Steamship) |
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| | • | Tornadoes |
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| | • | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century |
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| | • | World War I |
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| | • | World War II |
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| | 1 | Author: | Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Joseph Carson papers, 1810-1877
| | | | Dates: | 1810-1877 | | | | Abstract: | The APS collection of Joseph Carson's letters is relatively small, especially for the purposes of this guide. Joseph Carson was a Philadelphia born and educated physician who spent time serving as a ship's physician. The collection has six documents from before 1850. They range from letters to receipts to notes from a lecture. Of particular significance is a very long letter Carson wrote from Calcultta in 1830 to Samuel Grant, an associate in the U.S.. Carson had been asked to carry a bill of exchange for Grant, which he had some difficulty disposing of because Grant's credit was not well-known, and to purchase goods on Grant's behalf for sale in the U.S.. Carson details the process and availability of goods in India, and the reasons for his decision to purchase silk and indigo for Grant. Carson then goes on to describe his experience on the trip, stating that he "played the part of merchant and doctor."
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C239 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Education | Medicine | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Notebooks | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Medical publishing | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | |
| 2 | Author: | Morris, Anthony,1766-1860. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Anthony Morris papers, ca. 1690-1830
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1690-1830 | | | | Abstract: | The Anthony Morris Collection is a miscellaneous collection of materials relating to the life of this Philadelphia businessman. The type of material includes some correspondence, many receipts, various business records, and a few deeds, one of which dates to 1681. Most of the documents come from early to mid nineteenth century. There is a particularly large collection of Anthony Morris's correspondence, dating mostly to the early nineteenth century. There are also architectural drawings of a Fellenberg Institution, a school that would use the educational techniques created by a Swiss educator. The Institution was proposed to be built on Morris' property. Morris, born in 1766 and dying in 1860, was from a prominent Philadelphia family and served as a merchant and legislator.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M836 | | | | Extent: | 1 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Education | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Sketchbooks | | | | Subjects: | Agricultural colleges -- Pennsylvania. | |
| 3 | Author: | Hare, Robert, 1781-1858 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Robert Hare papers, 1764-1858
| | | | Dates: | 1764-1858 | | | | Abstract: | The Robert Hare collection is a large, diverse, and rich collection. The collection contains essays, lectures, and letters to and from Robert Hare, the preeminent chemist in the United States during much of the nineteenth century. But as this collection shows, Hare was far more than a chemist. His essays and lectures touch on an array of topics, including discussions of democracy, currency, history, slavery, among others. The APS collection captures the sophistication of Hare's thought.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H22 | | | | Extent: | 3 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | African American | Antebellum Politics | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Education | Literature, Arts, and Culture | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Literature | Manuscript Essays | Scientific Data | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | American Philosophical Society | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania | Banks and banking -- United States. | Blasting, Submarine | Blowpipe. | Capital punishment. | Chemical apparatus | Chemistry | Chemists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Cyclones. | Electricity -- 19th century | Epidemics -- United States | Federalist Party -- Pennsylvania | Fire extinction | Guano | Mesmerism | Money | Paper money -- United States -- 19th century | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century | Race, race relations, racism | Railroads | Religion | Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities | Science and technology | Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- United States -- 19th century | Slavery -- Pennsylvania. | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Smithsonian Institution | Spiritualism -- Pennsylvania | Storms | Tornadoes | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century | |
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