Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Dixon, Jeremiah	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Correspondence and accounts of the Mason and Dixon survey, 1758-1769
	Dates:	1758-1769
	Abstract:	The Mason and Dixon Survey Collection at the APS consists of 1.) two volumes relating to their work drawing a border between Pennsylvania and Maryland and 2.) a box of correspondence. The portion of the collection being described here consists of the correspondence. This part of the collection is a box of photostats, mostly from 1761 and 1769, that include field reports and other correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M381
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History \| Science and technology \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Meteorology. \| Surveys. \| Transits.

2	Author:	Say, Thomas, 1787-1834	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thomas Say papers, 1819-1883, 1955
	Dates:	1819-1883
	Abstract:	The Thomas Say Collection contains correspondence and scientific material relating to Say's work as a conchologist. The correspondence has a few items written to the New Harmony utopian community before Say decided to live there. The scientific correspondence contains letters to prominent fellow natural historians, such as Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The data includes sketches of shells, some in color. There is also a relatively detailed biographical profile, likely written in the late-nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sa95.g
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Natural history \| Science and technology \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Entomology. \| Mollusks. \| Natural history.

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