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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| | • | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | American Colonization Society |
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| | • | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Archaeology -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration |
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| | • | Armies, Colonial. |
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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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| | • | Braddock's Campaign, 1755. |
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| | • | Canals -- New York (State) |
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| | • | Colonization, repatriation |
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| | • | Commercial law -- United States. |
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| | • | Courts. |
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| | • | Delaware Indians |
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| | • | Dinosaurs -- New Jersey |
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| | • | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | Engineers -- New York (State) |
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| | • | Freedom of the seas. |
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| | • | Freemasons -- New York (State) |
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| | • | Freemasons -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Geology -- Pennsylvania |
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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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| | • | Indians of North America -- Languages |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Treaties |
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| | • | Iroquois Indians |
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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 |
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| | • | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison |
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| | • | Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History |
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| | • | Language and languages |
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| | • | Law -- Study and teaching. |
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| | • | Law -- United States -- History -- 19th century |
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| | • | Law schools. |
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| | • | Law. |
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| | • | Legal instruments -- New Jersey. |
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| | • | Lusanna (Vessel) -- Trials, litigation, etc. |
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| | • | Lyceums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| | 5 | Author: | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Sea terms in different languages, [n.d.]
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | The Peter Stephen Du Ponceau Collection has a wide array of material. This entry refers to a dictionary of terms relating to the sea and seafaring (359.03 D92). This portion likely reflected both Du Ponceau's personal interest in linguistics and his career as a lawyer who specialized in international law and trade. This volume include terms from French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Danish.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.359.03.D92 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | International Trade. | Law | | | | Genre: | Language Material | Legal Records | | | | Subjects: | Language and languages | Philology. | |
| 13 | 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. | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 16 | Author: | State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Records
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1955 | | | | Abstract: | These two volumes record the admissions to Eastern State Penitentiary for the years 1839-1850 (excluding, apparently, 1844). The records contain a wealth of information about each prisoner admitted. The entries often contain a physical description of the inmate, a description of the crime(s) committed, and, occasionally, statements the prisoner made. Most entries contain a detailed biographical history of the prisoner that includes information on the background of the criminal, such as their family life, how they were raised, previous incarcerations, and the social habits of the prisoner, such as drinking in taverns or their religiosity.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.365.P381p | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Government Affairs | Law | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Prisons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Women prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | |
| 17 | Author: | New Hampshire.Admiralty Court. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Lusanna Prize Case Records
| | | | Dates: | 1777 - 1778 | | | | Abstract: | Although the record states that this bound volume contains the proceedings of the controversial Admiralty Courts for New Hampshire, the court cases brought before it cover all of New England, especially Massachusetts. The records in this volume date from 1775 to 1778 and involve a single case brought against Elisha Doane from Wellfleet. A variety of evidence is included in this case, including copies of letters, cargo manifests, depositions, and court proceedings. The case appears to have continued until 1778. The last page is signed by Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress, who reports that the case files were sent to him, but he does not know why.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.973.3.N41 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | International Trade. | Law | Military History | | | | Genre: | Legal Records | | | | Subjects: | Admiralty | Lusanna (Vessel) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Privateering -- New Hampshire | Prize-courts -- New Hampshire | Prizes -- Cases | |
| 18 | Author: | Pennsylvania. General Assembly | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Records concerning the early settlements on the Delaware River, 1630-1682, 1774
| | | | Dates: | 1630-1774 | | | | Abstract: | The volume contains records relating to the history of Dutch settlers in the territories that the English acquired. These are copies of documents that are held at the State Archives. Many were originally in Dutch but were translated to English in this volume. The documents contain records from as early as 1638 and continue through Edmund Andros' term as governor of New England and ends in 1700. The documents include many official government proclamations and legal documents relating to Dutch property and their rights within English colonies.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.P37 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Land and Speculation | Law | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Official Government Documents and Records | |
| 19 | Author: | Adye, Stephen Payne | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Stephen Payne Adye correspondence, 1769-1783
| | | | Dates: | 1769-1783 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of Stephen Payne Adye's correspondence during some of his time in North America (1769-1783), where he served as a Deputy Judge Advocate General of the British Army during the Revolutionary War. The correspondence is primarily related to wartime events and trials, although there are four letters that predate Independence and make vague references to events happening during the imperial crisis, especially military courts in Boston during 1774 and 1775 when the colony was put under martial law.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Ad95 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | African American | American Revolution | Law | Military History | | | | Subjects: | Armies, Colonial. | Trials (Military offenses) -- New York (State). | |
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