Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Admiralty |
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| | • | Admiralty -- United States |
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| | • | Advance (Brig) |
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| | • | Africa, West -- Description and travel |
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| | • | African American churches -- United States |
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| | • | African Americans -- History -- To 1863 |
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| | • | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | American Colonization Society |
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| | • | American Philosophical Society |
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| | • | American loyalists. |
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| | • | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Apprentices -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Archaeology -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration |
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| | • | Bank of the United States (1816-1836) |
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| | • | Bankruptcy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Birds. |
(1)
| | • | Chemistry -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Church and State -- Great Britain -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 |
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| | • | Colonization, repatriation |
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| | • | Commerce. |
(1)
| | • | Commercial law -- United States. |
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| | • | Courts. |
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| | • | Deeds -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Dinosaurs -- New Jersey |
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| | • | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Estate -- Valuation |
(1)
| | • | Finance,Personal |
(1)
| | • | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 |
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| | • | Freedom of the seas. |
(1)
| | • | Freemasons -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Genealogy. |
(1)
| | • | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Geology -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Germans -- United States. |
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| | • | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820 |
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| | • | Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty |
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| | • | Haviland, John, 1792-1852 |
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| | • | Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 |
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| | • | Indentured servants -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Languages |
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| | • | Judges -- New Jersey. |
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| | • | Judges -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Judicial opinions |
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| | • | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 |
(1)
| | • | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison |
(1)
| | • | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History |
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| | 22 | Author: | Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Jonathan Williams Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1763-1802 | | | | Abstract: | The Jonathan Williams Papers contain Williams' correspondence, often of a personal nature, from the 1788-1803. This collection adds primary source materials to the H.J. Williams collection, which consists of genealogical material on the Williams family. Jonathan Williams was one of Benjamin Franklin's nephews. He attained high positions in the United States military and helped found West Point. The bulk of Jonathan Williams's papers contain letters from William Alexander to Jonathan Williams. Alexander was his father-in-law. Topics discussed include business, legal, and of course family affairs.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W6765 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Engineering | Law | Military History | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | Legal Records | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Wine and wine making | |
| 27 | Author: | Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Parker Foulke Papers, 1840-1865
| | | | Dates: | 1840-1865 | | | | Abstract: | The William Parker Foulke Collection is one of the largest and richest collections at the APS. The collection, described and inventories in depth in MOLE, reflects the wide and varied interests of one of Philadelphia's most prominent 19th century citizens.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F826 | | | | Extent: | 3.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Law | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Legal Records | Literature | Manuscript Essays | Miscellaneous | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Advance (Brig) | Africa, West -- Description and travel | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) | American Colonization Society | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania | Archaeology -- Pennsylvania | Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration | Colonization, repatriation | Dinosaurs -- New Jersey | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Freemasons -- Pennsylvania | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania | Geology -- Pennsylvania | Haviland, John, 1792-1852 | Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison | Lyceums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Mesmerism | New York Prison Association | Pennsylvania -- Description and travel -- 19th century | Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century | Philadelphia Society For Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons | Prison reformers -- Pennsylvania | Prisons -- Design and construction | Prisons -- New York (State) | Prisons -- Pennsylvania | Reformers -- Pennsylvania | Slavery -- United States. | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | Wilson, John Wall | |
| 31 | Author: | Philadelphia (Pa.).Mayor. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Record of indentures of individuals bound out as apprentices, servants, etc., and of German and other redemptioners, 1771 October 3 - 1773 October 5
| | | | Dates: | 1771-1773 | | | | Abstract: | This large volume contains the records of those entering contracts of indentured servitude in Philadelphia from 1771-1773. The records not only list the name of the person, but contain details on their profession and on the terms of the indenture. Although the volume is described as the records of German immigrants, there are other indentures included, such as that of John Slour, "a free negro," records of those arriving from Ireland, and of young Philadelphians choosing to enter indentured contracts. The volume had been on loan to the City Archives until 1987. During that time, approximately twenty pages went missing. Otherwise, the volume appears to be complete and contains over 800 pages of records with each page containing information for about four to six individuals.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.647.P53 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | African American | Business and Skilled Trades | Government Affairs | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Women's History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Apprentices -- Pennsylvania. | Germans -- United States. | Indentured servants -- Pennsylvania. | |
| 33 | Author: | Cassin, Charles Luke, 1846-1878 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Charles Luke Cassin papers, 1745-1878
| | | | Dates: | 1745-1878 | | | | Abstract: | The Cassin Collection is heavily focused on Charles Luke Cassin's correspondence in the late nineteenth century. Charles Cassin was a physician in the U.S. Navy in the late-nineteenth century. His family's roots date to the colonial era. There are approximately seven documents from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, however. This portion of the collection includes three legal documents from colonial Pennsylvania that were likely handed down through the family: one is a will for Aaron Thompson dated 1745, another is an indenture from 1758, and another is a copy of a court decision in Berks County in 1774. There are two letters from James Mullins to Eliza Cassin relating to their past affairs and children. Finally, there are official documents relating to Joseph Cassin, Charles Luke's father, including a commission in the U.S. Navy signed by James Madison.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C274 | | | | Extent: | 70 item(s) | | | | Topics: | Marriage and Family Life | Military History | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | Legal Records | Military Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Medicine -- United States. | Trust indentures. | |
| 35 | Author: | Smyth, Frederick, 1732-1815 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Frederick Smyth papers, 1756-1816
| | | | Dates: | 1756-1816 | | | | Abstract: | Frederick Smyth was the Chief Justice of New Jersey before the American Revolution (appointed in 1764). Before that, he lived in England, Barbados, and Martinique. This collection of Smyth papers contains a range of official documents that relate to political and legal matters in New Jersey. The legal documents include petitions, reports to the grand jury, and official pronouncements and commissions. There are also several pieces of private correspondence. Some of the earliest documents contain information on Smyth's career before arriving in New Jersey. There is also a deposition relating to the firing on HMS St. John in Newport, Rhode Island in 1764 and a series of other documents relating to legal and political affairs in Rhode Island during the imperial crisis. Of particular note are two long speeches Smyth delivered before a grand jury in 1775 and 1776 in which he defends the Crown, a response to these speeches from the grand jury defending American rights, and a long letter from Edward Affleck in 1783 describing the British departure from New York City. Smyth stayed in Philadelphia after the war, although he never relinquished his British citizenship, and there are a few documents chronicling his post-war experience.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sm95 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Colony and State Specific History | Law | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Judges -- New Jersey. | Legal instruments -- New Jersey. | |
| 38 | Author: | Vaux, George, V, 1721-1803 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Vaux Family Papers, 1690-1996
| | | | Dates: | 1690-1996 | | | | Abstract: | The George Vaux Papers is a massive collection which is focused on the business and financial interests of a prominent Philadelphia family. What follows is a list of some of the more notable parts of this expansive collection:
- Correspondence: There is a massive amount of correspondence, much of which is personal and familial in nature. Nonetheless, the letters often discuss politics, current affairs, and society. The earliest records date to 1701, although the great bulk are focused on the revolutionary era to the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
- Almanacs, 1790-1870: The collection contains a large collection of small pocket almanacs from Philadelphia. Some of the earliest ones contain records of financial transactions and diaries.
- Charles Thomson Correspondence: The collection has a series of letters from Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Continental Congress. These letters are from the 1780s, after Thomson had largely retired from the political arena.
- Legal and Estate Documents: This portion of the collection is extensive and difficult to summarize. The family owned a huge amount of property throughout the state. These papers contain deeds, information on rents, surveys of land, and other transactions. Moreover, the Vaux family had ties through marriage and friendship to other prominent families, and some of their estate business is included in this collection. Among the notable papers are documents pertaining to John and Sally Norris Dickinson's properties and the estates of the Emlens and the Sansoms. One document complements the Jane Aitken Collection, as it has an accounting of the Bible that she printed.
- Travel Accounts: Most notably, George Vaux VII made a trip to "Indian Country" in 1802-1803. He wrote numerous letters home and kept a small and incomplete travel journal.
- Philadelphia City Affairs: The Vaux were active in civic life. The collection contains information on city improvements, with specific letters and records relating to the water supply. The collection has letters that discuss building the Water Works, records of a Committee on the Sewers, and an agreement between the city and Peale's Museum.
- Business Affairs: The record of the Vaux's diverse business interests is contained in this collection. In addition to their land holdings, the Vaux's were very active in internal improvements, with records from numerous navigation companies held in the collection. The Vaux's were also involved in mining and mineralogy, including Pennsylvania's oil lands, which is also reflected in the content of this collection. Finally, there are partial records of some prominent Philadelphia institutions, such as the Bank of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Contributorship.
- Native American Documents - In addition to George Vaux's travels into Indian Country, there are extracts from Indian Treaties and some records of the Friendly Association in this collection.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.73 | | | | Extent: | 150 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | African American | American Revolution | Antebellum Politics | Early National Politics | Marriage and Family Life | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Surveying and Maps | Travel | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Institutional Records | Legal Records | Maps and Surveys | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Genealogy. | Land speculation | Mineralogy. | Quaker businesspeople | Quakers -- Missions. | Seneca Indians | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Yellow fever. | |
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