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1	Author:	Spencer, William George,1790-1	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William George Spencer letters, 1839-1849, to Caroline Watts
	Dates:	1839-1849
	Abstract:	This collection consists of letters from William Spencer to Caroline Watts about a range of topics, most of which relate to affairs in England during the nineteenth century. He discusses current affairs, like the Corn laws, and scientific and pedagogical issues. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sp32
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Genre:	General Correspondence
	Subjects:	Astronomy -- Study and teaching. \| Corn laws (Great Britain) \| Geometry -- Study and teaching. \| Health. \| Religion.

2	Author:	Turner, Dawson (1775-1858)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Dawson Turner Papers
	Dates:	1820-1848
	Abstract:	Dawson Turner was a British botanist and scientist. This small collection contains information on his personal library and lends some insight into the book trade in nineteenth century Britain. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.T854
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Genre:	General Correspondence
	Subjects:	Acquisitions (Libraries) \| Book collecting \| Private libraries

3	Author:	Du Pont, Victor Marie, 1767-1827	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Victor Marie Du Pont de Nemours correspondence, 1795-1797
	Dates:	1795-1797
	Abstract:	This collection contains photocopies of correspondence from Victor Marie Du Pont Nemours, the brother of the patriarch of the DuPont family. Victor was a French diplomat who immigrated to Delaware in the early nineteenth century and became involved in politics and the family business. The correspondence is primarily from Dupont. The originals are held at Longwood Library, now the Hagley Museum. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.D938v
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Early National Politics \| International Affairs
	Genre:	General Correspondence

4	Author:	Piggott, Edward,fl. 1758-1807.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Edward Piggott letterbook, 1802-1806
	Dates:	1802-1806
	Abstract:	This collection contains a series of letters written by Edward Piggot to various correspondents while held as prisoner of war at Fontainebleau by Napoleon. The letters are written in French and English and recount his time in jail. He also discusses his work in natural history, and among the topics he discusses is a paper he wrote for the Royal Society on astronomy. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P62
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Affairs
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Astronomy. \| Botanical gardens -- France. \| Comets.

5	Author:	Sioussat, St. George L. (St. George Leakin), 1878-1960	Requires cookie*
	Title:	St. George L. Sioussat collection
	Dates:	1847-1865
	Abstract:	This collection contains typescript copies of letters relating to William Walker and the filibusters in Guatemala. The collection is based on the papers left by Major John P. Heiss. Heiss was "intimately associated" with Walker. The collection begins in the 1850s. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.972.81.Si7
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| International Affairs
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous

6	Author:	Various authors	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1668-1983
	Dates:	1668-1983
	Abstract:	J. Stephen Catlett wrote of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection that "there is no other way to describe these manuscript letters, essays, and other papers that are contained presently in 49 boxes." Catlett then listed a random assortment of names of authors found in the collection. Each individual item was catalogued in the card catalogue, but his data has now been put online. Rather than try to replicate that data, this entry will focus on some of the main themes of the collection and some of the most notable documents. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.200
	Extent:	25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Natural history
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Anishinaabe \| Arctic Indians \| Autopsy. \| Cayuga Indians \| Cytology. \| Egyptians \| Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 \| Genetics. \| History of science and technology. \| History, Ancient. \| Inuit -- Canada \| Iroquois Indians \| Isleta Indians \| Micmac language \| Mohawk Indians \| Morgan, Thomas Hunt \| Mythology, Egyptian. \| Ojibwa Indians \| Ojibwa Indians -- Folklore \| Ojibwa language \| Ojibwe people \| Oneida Indians \| Onondaga Indians \| Ottawa language \| Penobscot Indians \| Physics -- History. \| Sacco-Vanzetti case \| Scientific apparatus and instruments. \| Seneca Indians \| Southwest Indians \| Tuscarora Indians \| Tyrrhenians \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) \| Women -- Education \| World War, 1939-1945

7	Author:	Bancker, James A.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James A. Bancker papers, 1842-1849
	Dates:	1842-1849
	Abstract:	This collection of letters (40+) consists primarily of James Bancker writing to his family from Asia in the 1840s. The collection offers a vivid depiction of an American's life abroad in the nineteenth century. The letters convey quotidian information, such as the type of food he is eating, to more remarkable events, such as witnessing a comet. Bancker also witnessed a number of significant political events while in China, including the acquisition of Hong Kong by Great Britain and resistance to this takeover from the Hong Kong residents (1842-1843). These events, the rioting in particular, are recounted in his often long and detailed correspondence to his Philadelphia-based family. Bancker spent much of his time in Canton, but he also described visits to the Philippines and voyage to and from China. Combined, the collection provides a lens in the experiences of a wealthy American traveling abroad in the midst of the nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B22
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Beyond Early America \| Business and Skilled Trades \| International Trade. \| International Travel \| Marriage and Family Life \| Trade \| Travel
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence
	Subjects:	Americans -- China -- Social life and customs. \| British -- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. \| Voyages and travels.

8	Author:	Duane family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Duane Family Collection
	Dates:	1764-1933
	Abstract:	The Duane Family Collection is a rich and diverse collection that includes papers from numerous prominent citizens from the colonial era to the antebellum period. The bulk of the collection is from 1800-1840. These letters often touch on political affairs as they relate to Duane's editorship of the Aurora. Also of particular note, the collection contains a series of letters on early national politics with some significant presidential correspondence. There are also family letters between William John Duane's son, also named William Duane, and his sisters Mary and Sarah Duane that discusses social events, courtship, and gossip about individuals, including details on the deaths of two of Duane's friends in a duel. Some of the early documents (before 1800) include records of Duane's newspaper business in India, where he operated in the 1790s as a dissenting voice against the East India Company's policies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.SMs.Coll.2
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Jackson, Andrew -- 1767-1845 -- Correspondence. \| Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence.

9	Author:	Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Vaughan Papers
	Dates:	1746-1900
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Vaughan Papers contain an extensive amount of correspondence and other documents. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of its holdings. Vaughan was a prominent figure in the revolutionary Atlantic. This large collection captures the complex and high profile life Benjamin led. He was born in the Caribbean but grew up in London. He became a friend of Franklin and his circle in London in the 1770s. During the War for Independence, he served as an emissary to the peace negotiations between the U.S. and British. He then spent a few years in Switzerland before emigrating to the United States with his wife. They settled in Maine, where Vaughan dabbled in speculation, farming, and other pursuits. His brother John became active in the American Philosophical Society. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.V46p
	Extent:	13.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Animal magnetism. \| Architecture \| Astronomy \| Bowdoin College \| Breeding. \| Diplomacy. \| Diseases \| Dueling. \| Electricity \| Genealogies \| Hallowell (Me.) \| Manufactures \| Medicine \| Mesmerism \| Meteorology \| Notes \| Plantations \| Punctuation \| Religion \| Silk industry. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Taxation \| Unitarianism \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783