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1	Author:	Vaughan, John, 1756-1841	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Vaughan papers, 1768 - Circa 1936
	Dates:	1768 - Circa 1936
	Abstract:	The John Vaughan Collection is a large collection that reflects the life of this prominent Philadelphian and active member of the American Philosophical Society. The collection is large, but not as large as the Benjamin Vaughan Collection, the collection of John's brother's papers. John lived in Philadelphia and his correspondence contains information on elite society in this city. It also contains data on the operations of the APS during his lifetime. The collection has been well described and inventoried in MOLE. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.V462
	Extent:	5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Political Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Medicine. \| Planetariums.

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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.

3	Author:	Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ebenezer Hazard papers, 1766-1813
	Dates:	1766-1813
	Abstract:	The Ebenezer Hazard Collection contains a range of documents relating to the early history and establishment of the postal service in the new American nation. Ebenezer Hazard was a New Yorker who served as a deputy postmaster general during the American Revolution and early republic.Included in the collection are two letters from Benjamin Franklin, one appointing him to the post and another advising him to quickly establish a post to Albany. There are a series of military passes issued to Hazard, lending insight into how the postal service operated during the war years. Other correspondents include Thomas Jefferson, who wrote a letter to Hazard in 1775 endorsing a proposed public papers project, and George Washington, who corresponded with Hazard as General of the Army during the war and as President. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H338
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Government Affairs \| Military History
	Genre:	Institutional Records \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Postal service -- United States.