Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Smith Barton journals ; notebooks, 1785-1806
	Dates:	1785-1806
	Abstract:	This collection contains a typescript copy of Benjamin Smith Barton's account books, diary, and travel log for the period 1785-1803. The material includes a commonplace book, his notes from surveying the state's western boundary in 1785, and travel journals to Niagara and Virginia. It was compiled by Waldo Atlee and contains a manuscript he wrote. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B284.1
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Pennsylvania History \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Surveying -- Ohio. \| Surveying -- Pennsylvania.

2	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fox Family papers, ca. 1690-1915
	Dates:	1690-1915
	Abstract:	This collection contains information on the prominent Philadelphian Fox family with a large portion of the collection focusing on the family's land holdings and business dealings. George Fox was a close friend of William Temple Franklin, who bequeathed to Fox his grandfather's papers. George Fox was a doctor educated at the University of Pennsylvania. His brother Samuel was a businessman. Samuel's son Charles became a doctor. The collection reflects various papers relating to the lives and careers of these three men. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F832f
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Law \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Pennsylvania History \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals

3	Author:	Shippen, Edward	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Edward Shippen letters and papers, 1727-1781
	Dates:	1727-1781
	Abstract:	The Edward Shippen Collection is composed of two discrete sections: two boxes of manuscripts and ten letter books. What follows is an overview of some of the most notable documents and themes in the correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh62
	Extent:	10 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps \| Trade \| Travel
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Military Records \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. \| Military supplies. \| Real property -- Pennsylvania.

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