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1	Author:	Pennsylvania (Province)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Extracts from the Ancient Records of Pennsylvania.
	Dates:	1748-1758
	Abstract:	This volume contains a copy of the Provincial Council's internal minutes for the years 1748-1758. Portions of the volume were printed in Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania. Much of the volume involves correspondence on military aspects of the Seven Years War and on Indian affairs. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8 Sq7B.P31 4
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence

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	Title:	Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775
	Dates:	1737-1775
	Abstract:	This large volume contains a wealth of data on Pennsylvania history beginning in 1737 and ending in 1775. Documents include letters, orders, and treaty minutes relating to Pennsylvania's military and political history. Although much of the material relates to the Seven Years' War, there are also documents relating to the Maryland-Pennsylvania border dispute, impressments of sailors, the founding of the Pennsylvania hospital, and other aspects of the political history of the colony. The bulk of the material deals with military, diplomatic, and political issues. Most of the documents have been printed in either the Pennsylvania Archives or Hazard's Register. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.P19
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania \| Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 \| United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763

3	Author:	Horsfield, Timothy, 1708-1773	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Timothy Horsfield Papers
	Dates:	1684, 1733-1771
	Abstract:	Timothy Horsfield was a prominent official in Northampton County in Pennsylvania during the Seven Years' War and its aftermath. This relatively small collection contains a wealth of information on the war. The letters are content rich and often relay details on society and life in the area. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of the letters. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.H78
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Government relations -- To 1789 \| Iroquois Indians \| Miami Indians \| Moravian Indians \| Moravians -- Pennsylvania -- History

4	Author:	Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Temple Franklin Papers
	Dates:	1775-1819
	Abstract:	This is a large collection of William Temple Franklin papers, most of which were written while he was serving alongside his grandfather in France as the secretary of the American mission there. The bulk of the collection is correspondence written to William Temple Franklin during the American Revolution. Franklin had a wide network of friends and associates, and this correspondence captures the range of dealings Franklin had in France. As secretary, he received intelligence, requests, reports of military actions, especially those pertaining to naval actions in the Atlantic, and various other communications. As a private individual, Franklin had relations with many merchants, traders, and land speculators and continued to cultivate these relationships while in Europe. The Collection also includes a diary kept in an almanac for much of 1785, catalogued separately in MOLE. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F86
	Extent:	4.75 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Balloons -- Early works to 1800 \| Mesmerism

5	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