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| | 42 | Author: | Byrd, William, 1674-1744 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | The history of the dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina, 1728
| | | | Dates: | 1728 | | | | Abstract: | The collection of William Byrd's writings consists of two leather bound, handwritten copies of Byrd's History of the Dividing Line Run in the Year 1728 (Mss.975.5.B99h) and A Secret History of the Dividing Line (Mss.975.5.B99s). The former was likely written for public audiences and contains the details of drawing the lines, interactions with Indians, observations of the flora and fauna of the area, the health and culture of settlers, and the official actions of the commissioners. Byrd regularly wrote Peter Collinson, an English scientist, about his journal and his hope that it would be of interest and benefit to a wide audience. The Secret History, on the other hand, contains a wealth of the more personal, private, and often humorous anecdotes of the trip. Neither manuscript was published in Byrd's lifetime, although both were eventually published.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.975.5.B99h | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Colony and State Specific History | Exploration. | Native America | Natural history | Surveying and Maps | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Boundaries, State. | |
| 44 | Author: | Ord, George, 1781-1866 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Extracts from letters on John James Audubon, [n.d.]
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | This single volume serves as George Ord's indictment of Audubon's work. The volume contains twenty-two letters likely written by Ord between 1831 and 1838 that highlight deficiencies and mistakes in Audubon's work. There is also a manuscript copy of a review of Audubon's work that details Audubon's history in Philadelphia and the origins of the rivalry between Ord and Audubon.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Au25o | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Natural history | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Scientific Correspondence | |
| 50 | Author: | Wister, Charles Jones,1822-191 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Memoir of Charles J. Wister, 1782-1865, [n.d.]
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains a biography of Charles J. Wister and his family, as compiled by Charles Jones Wister, one of his descendants. Written on loose leaf pages, the work was subsequently published as The Labour of a Long Life. There appears to be transcriptions of correspondence and travel journals included in this material that may not have made it into the printed volume.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W765 | | | | Extent: | 2 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Medicine | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Travel Narratives and Journals | |
| 51 | Author: | Fisher, Joshua Francis, 1807-1873 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Catalogue of political tracts relating to the history of the colony of Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770, 1838
| | | | Dates: | 1838 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains a series of manuscript essays compiled by Joshua Francis Fisher and presented to the APS in the early 19th Century. It is part of the APS collection of documents relationg to colonial Pennsylvania politics and governance. The first part of the volume has a bibliography made in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century that lists all of the printed pamphlets and other similar documents printed about Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770. The remaining documents appear to involve the political career and rivalries of William Keith and Andrew Hamilton. The first is an essay "The Life and Character of a strange 'He Monster," that is purportedly written by William Keith about Andrew Hamilton. The second and third pamphlets "A Modest Apology" and "A Petition … against the Quakers" were written during Hamilton's life and involve political controversies he was involved in surrounding defensive measures. The final document is an obituary for Andrew Hamilton.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.016.9748.C28 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Society of Friends. | |
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