Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Moon, Moses, Cyphering Book with tipped-in deed and map
	Dates:	1772; 1787
	Abstract:	This collection contains two discrete documents. The first contains astronomical calculations performed by Moses Moon dated 1772. The second document is a deed with a map for land in Bucks County dated 1787. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.SMs.Coll.10
	Extent:	2 item(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Scientific Data

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.

3	Author:	Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Meteorological observations, 1784
	Dates:	1784
	Abstract:	This slender volume contains meteorological and some astronomical data taken at Wilmington, Delaware from July 1 to October 14, 1784. In addition to the data, the volume contains marginalia on the weather, his astronomical clock, and his calculations for finishing the Mason-Dixon Line. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.526.62.R51
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Pennsylvania History \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Meteorological Data \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Astronomy -- Observations. \| Longitude. \| Meteorology -- Observations.

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