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1	Author:	Watson, John	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Narrative of the Indian walk, 1822
	Dates:	1822
	Abstract:	Printed in Hazard's Register, this essay recounts the history of the Walking Purchase. It focuses less on the walk itself, and more on the historical origins of the walk and the subsequent disillusionment of the Delaware, including accounts of treaties. At the back of the document, John Watson includes a letter that recounts the recollections of the Walk by Moses Marshall, whose father was one of those who made the walk. This letter contains details on the actual walk itself. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.W32
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America \| Land speculation

2	Author:	Burd, James, 1726-1793	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Burd-Shippen Papers
	Dates:	1708-1792
	Abstract:	This collection is one of the largest early American collections the APS holds. Its breadth of sources provides insight into colonial Pennsylvania history, especially that of Lancaster County. Although largely material composed of material from James Burd, there are also significant documents relating to the Shippen family. Documents touch on matters financial, political, and social. While the collection is of wide ranging material, its strength lies in three main parts: the Seven Years' War and Pontiac's Rebellion in Pennsylvania, Burd's business records, and life in Lancaster County from 1754-1776. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B892
	Extent:	6.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Land and Speculation \| Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War \| Surveying and Maps \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diaries \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Court calendars -- Pennsylvania. \| Fort Augusta (Pa.) \| Fort Duquesne \| Fort Granville (Pa.) \| Fort Hunter \| Fort Pitt (Pa.) \| Fort William Henry (N.Y.) \| Fortification -- Pennsylvania. \| Iroquois Indians \| Lancaster County (Pa.) -- History \| Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations \| Military supplies. \| Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 \| Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 \| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce \| Shippenburg Library Company \| United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 \| United States. Army. Supplies and stores