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1	Author:	Fothergill, A.(Anthony),1732?-	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A.(Anthony) Fothergill letterbook, 1789-1813 (bulk)
	Dates:	1789-1813
	Abstract:	This letter book is primarily letters from Doctor Anthony Fothergill to his friend and fellow physician J. Woodforde. Most of the letters were written from Bath, England between 1790 and 1802 and deal with medical topics, although other current affairs are regularly mentioned and discussed. There are a few letters from 1809-1813 in which Fothergill writes from Philadelphia, where he had retired to. He left Philadelphia for England during the War of 1812. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F823
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Medicine \| Travel \| War of 1812
	Genre:	General Correspondence
	Subjects:	Diseases -- United States -- 19th century. \| Medical education -- United States. \| Medicine -- United States. \| Prisoners -- Medical care -- England -- 19th century. \| Prisons -- Sanitation -- England.

2	Author:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thomas Jefferson, letters to and from various persons, 1791-1840
	Dates:	1791-1840
	Abstract:	This is a particularly rich collection of Thomas Jefferson's letters from his retirement years. The letters primarily cover the years 1813-1820s, although there are some from earlier. Most of the letters are outgoing, and L. H. Girardin is the primary recipient. The letters to Girardin often discuss Virginia's history and sometimes Jefferson's own recollections of events, including letters on Virginia during the American Revolution and a supposed attempt to create a dictatorship in Virginia in 1776. Some letters also convey information on contemporary events and offer a window into Jefferson's personal and family life. A few letters from 1791 discuss Jefferson's memory of Benjamin Franklin, including anecdotes of Franklin in France. One document is a draft of a profile of Baron Humboldt. A series of letters to Peter Du Ponceau discuss Thomas Jefferson's attempt to acquire a copy of William Byrd's "A Secret History of the Line" and, once acquired, his interpretation of it. Another portion discusses the journals of Lewis and Clark. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.J35.Le
	Extent:	63 item(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colony and State Specific History \| Exploration. \| Native America \| War of 1812
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence

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	Title:	Robert M. (Robert Maskell) Patterson papers, 1775-1853
	Dates:	1775-1853
	Abstract:	The Robert Patterson Collection contains a range of documents that touch on many different topics, although most have to do with science and engineering. The earliest documents relate to the Leiper Canal, including Rittenhouse's appraisal of it, and official documents relating to its creation. The largest portion of the documents is scientific correspondence to Robert Patterson, a member of the American Philosophical Society. Much of this correspondence is done under the cover of official APS business. Of particular note are a series of letters relating to nautical calculations that include complex equations used to determine longitude and latitude for nautical almanacs. There are also various lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P274
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Military History \| Native America \| Science and technology \| War of 1812
	Genre:	Educational Material \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Algebra. \| Annuities. \| Astronomy. \| Canals. \| Clocks and watches. \| Coal. \| Electricity. \| Magnetism. \| Mathematics. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Navigation (Astronautics) \| Optics. \| Physics. \| Quarries and quarrying -- Pennsylvania. \| Sound. \| Time clocks.