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1	Author:	Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Joseph Priestley Papers
	Dates:	1771-1803
	Abstract:	The Joseph Priestley Collection contains a series of original letters (about 40) from this leading scientist and thinker. The letters date to the 1790s. The MOLE entry contains a detailed inventory of the original letters. There is also a box of photostats in a separate box. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P931
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Early National Politics
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	American Philosophical Society \| Chemistry -- 18th century \| Church and State -- Great Britain -- 18th century \| Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 \| France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 \| Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820 \| Oxygen \| Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 \| Phlogiston \| Riots -- England -- Birmingham \| Science and technology \| Taxation \| Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835

2	Author:	Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Vaughan Papers
	Dates:	1746-1900
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Vaughan Papers contain an extensive amount of correspondence and other documents. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of its holdings. Vaughan was a prominent figure in the revolutionary Atlantic. This large collection captures the complex and high profile life Benjamin led. He was born in the Caribbean but grew up in London. He became a friend of Franklin and his circle in London in the 1770s. During the War for Independence, he served as an emissary to the peace negotiations between the U.S. and British. He then spent a few years in Switzerland before emigrating to the United States with his wife. They settled in Maine, where Vaughan dabbled in speculation, farming, and other pursuits. His brother John became active in the American Philosophical Society. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.V46p
	Extent:	13.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Animal magnetism. \| Architecture \| Astronomy \| Bowdoin College \| Breeding. \| Diplomacy. \| Diseases \| Dueling. \| Electricity \| Genealogies \| Hallowell (Me.) \| Manufactures \| Medicine \| Mesmerism \| Meteorology \| Notes \| Plantations \| Punctuation \| Religion \| Silk industry. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Taxation \| Unitarianism \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783