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1	Author:	Crawford, John Lindsay,Earl of	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Account of some campaigns of the British army from 1689 to 1712 and a journal of a campaign under Prince Eugene on the Upper Rhine, 1689-1735
	Dates:	1689-1735
	Abstract:	This is one of four large volumes that were part of Benjamin Franklin's personal library. The four volumes comprise a series of John Lindsay Crawford's travels with the Russian Army from 1737-1739. The books have large maps of Europe. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.940.M68
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Military History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Fortification. \| Military discipline. \| Military history, Modern -- 17th century. \| Military history, Modern -- 18th century.

2	Author:	Crawford, John Lindsay,Earl of	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Journal of a campaign with the Russian army against Turkey, 1737-1739
	Dates:	1737-1739
	Abstract:	This is one of four large volumes that were part of Benjamin Franklin's personal library. The four volumes comprise a series of John Lindsay Crawford's travels with the Russian Army from 1737-1739. The volumes have large maps of Europe in them. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.947.J82
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Military History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Military maneuvers. \| Russo-Turkish War, 1736-1739.

3	Author:	Crawford, John Lindsay,Earl of	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Journal of a voyage from the Thames to Russia and of campaigning with the Russian army, 1738-1739
	Dates:	1738-1739
	Abstract:	This is one of four large volumes that were part of Benjamin Franklin's personal library. The four volumes comprise a series of John Lindsay Crawford's travels with the Russian Army from 1737-1739. The volumes have large maps of Europe. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.947.L64
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Military History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Military maneuvers. \| Voyages and travels.

4	Author:	Williams, Henry Jonathan,1791-	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A brief account of the family of General Jonathan Williams, 1751-1815
	Dates:	1873
	Abstract:	Compiled in 1873, this slender volume contains Henry Jonathan Williams' personal remembrances of and family records relating to General Jonathan Williams, a nephew of Benjamin Franklin and chief of the Army Corp of Engineers. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.929.2.W672
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Engineering \| Military History
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays

5	Author:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Chronological series of facts relating to Louisiana; its limits and bounds, 1804
	Dates:	1804
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains two discreet documents written by Thomas Jefferson (which have been subsequently printed in various sources). The first is a letter from Thomas Jefferson to Peter Du Ponceau dated Monticello, December 30, 1817. In it, Jefferson discusses his acquisition of Louisiana, his Indian vocabularies, and Meriwether Lewis' contributions to it. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.4.J35c
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Exploration. \| Language and Linguistics \| Military History
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Louisiana Purchase -- Discovery and exploration.

6	Author:	Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ely Samuel Parker Papers
	Dates:	1794-1946
	Abstract:	The Ely Parker Collection is a large and rich amalgamation of documents relating to the New York Seneca and to Ely Parker's own life. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.3.P223
	Extent:	3.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Government Affairs \| Language and Linguistics \| Law \| Military History \| Native America \| Religion \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Language Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Native American Materials \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Canals -- New York (State) \| Engineers -- New York (State) \| Freemasons -- New York (State) \| Iroquois Indians \| Ogden Land Company \| Seneca Indians -- Missions \| Seneca Indians -- New York (State) \| Seneca Indians -- Religion \| Seneca language \| Society of Friends -- Relations with Indians \| Tonawanda Indian Reservation (N.Y.)

7	Author:	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Papers, 1642-1841
	Dates:	1642-1841
	Abstract:	The Papers of Benjamin Franklin are a rich source as varied and expansive as Dr. Franklin's storied life. The Collection has been calendared, catalogued, and much of it is transcribed in printed volumes and online at www.franklinpapers.org. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F85
	Extent:	85.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Electricity -- Early works to 1800 \| Postal service -- United States \| Printers -- Pennsylvania \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform