Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Agriculture |
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| | • | American Philosophical Society |
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| | • | Apprentices -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Art -- United States. |
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| | • | Bankruptcy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- Equipment and supplies. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Book industries and trade -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Bookbinding |
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| | • | Brewing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Accounting. |
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| | • | Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. |
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| | • | Civil engineering -- United States. |
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| | • | Commerce. |
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| | • | Culture, community, organizations |
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| | • | Drawing. |
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| | • | Engineering. |
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| | • | Finance, Personal |
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| | • | Germans -- United States. |
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| | • | Guilds -- United States. |
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| | • | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting |
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| | • | Horticulture |
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| | • | Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Indentured servants -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Indians of North America |
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| | • | Inoculation |
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| | • | Insurance agents -- United States. |
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| | • | Land speculation |
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| | • | Locomotives. |
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| | • | Marriage. |
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| | • | Medicine, Military. |
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| | • | Medicine. |
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| | • | Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Military supplies. |
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| | • | Natural history. |
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| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs |
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| | • | Portraits, American. |
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| | • | Printers -- Pennsylvania -- History |
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| | • | Printing -- Pennsylvania -- History |
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| | • | Printing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Quakers |
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| | • | Race, race relations, racism |
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| | • | Real property -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Reconstruction |
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| | • | Religion, religious organizations |
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| | • | Religion. |
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| | • | Scales (Weighing instruments) -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Science -- United States -- 19th century. |
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| | 3 | Author: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983
| | | | Dates: | 1683-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Carpenter's Company Collection is a potentially rich source for those interested in Philadelphia history and early trade unions. The Carpenters' Company was one of the most prominent trade associations in colonial Philadelphia and the early national period. The collection includes official minutes of the Carpenter's Company for nearly all of early America. These volumes capture the inner workings of one of the most prominent business institutions in the city. The minute books capture a wide range of company business, including establishing prices for the public, member procedures, and public relations. The collection also includes the minutes of the Friendship Company from its founding in 1769 – 1775 and their accounts from 1769-1799.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.811.C22.a | | | | Extent: | 18 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. | Guilds -- United States. | |
| 6 | Author: | Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Recollections of my acquaintance with deceased members of the American Philosophical Society, 1862
| | | | Dates: | 1862 | | | | Abstract: | The Samuel Breck Collection consists of two separately-cataloged, bound volumes. The first, "Historical Sketch of the Continental Bills of Credit, from 1775 to 1781, with Specimens thereof" (332.5 B74h), is a long manuscript essay on Continental Bills of credit from 1775 – 1781, which reflects Breck's interest in historical matters. The second volume is a handwritten account of Breck at 92 years old reminiscing on prominent APS members he had met.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.920.B74 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Manuscript Essays | |
| 11 | Author: | Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Israel Pemberton, Letterbook D, 1744-1747
| | | | Dates: | 1744-1747 | | | | Abstract: | The Israel Pemberton Letter book contains a range of data on Philadelphia shipping and trade. Pemberton was a merchant who had connections to Samuel Coates (Mss.B.C632 , Mss.C.632.1d , Mss.B.C632.1). These records precede Coates and pertain to trade in Philadelphia during the 1740s. They show a merchant with strong ties throughout the Atlantic World. His letters discuss a range of business matters, such as prices of commodities, costs of insurance, and general trade environment. Pemberton's letters discuss intercolonial trade with Maryland and Virginia (tobacco in particular), while others with matters in Europe and the Caribbean (sugar, rum, bar iron), reflecting his various trading interests. In addition to the business correspondence, Pemberton's letters occasionally discuss more quotidian matters, describing events in Philadelphia and relaying news he hears from abroad and on very rare occasions his family affairs.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.380.P36 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | General Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Commerce. | |
| 12 | Author: | Bohlen, John | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Bohlen Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1889-1912 | | | | Abstract: | John Bohlen was a prominent Philadelphia merchant in the nineteenth century, dying a millionaire. Bohlen, a Hollander, established a firm with his brother that specialized in trade with his native country. His greatest success came in the lucrative gin trade. As his business increased, so too did his connections. He served on the Board of the first Bank of the United States and was well-connected with highest the political and business leaders in the nation. Although John Bohlen was a prominent and successful businessman, these documents have little bearing on Bohlen himself. Instead, they are a series of letters (ten total) written by prominent Americans either to Bohlen or to his relatives.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B63 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | Philadelphia History | Religion | Trade | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | |
| 13 | Author: | Cadwalader, Lambert | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Lambert Cadwalader Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1779-1798 | | | | Abstract: | This collection of letters, while tiny, is actually quite rich in content. Cadwalader wrote to Samuel Meredith, a politician and fellow Revolutionary War soldier, concerning the war, his real estate holdings in Philadelphia, and the local political climate. The seven items are dated from October 5, 1779 to March 9, 1798, during which Cadwalader served in the military, reentered politics, got married, and then retired from public service.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C625.1 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Land and Speculation | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Inoculation | Smallpox | Taxation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | |
| 15 | Author: | Philadelphia (Pa.).Mayor. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Record of indentures of individuals bound out as apprentices, servants, etc., and of German and other redemptioners, 1771 October 3 - 1773 October 5
| | | | Dates: | 1771-1773 | | | | Abstract: | This large volume contains the records of those entering contracts of indentured servitude in Philadelphia from 1771-1773. The records not only list the name of the person, but contain details on their profession and on the terms of the indenture. Although the volume is described as the records of German immigrants, there are other indentures included, such as that of John Slour, "a free negro," records of those arriving from Ireland, and of young Philadelphians choosing to enter indentured contracts. The volume had been on loan to the City Archives until 1987. During that time, approximately twenty pages went missing. Otherwise, the volume appears to be complete and contains over 800 pages of records with each page containing information for about four to six individuals.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.647.P53 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | African American | Business and Skilled Trades | Government Affairs | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Women's History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Apprentices -- Pennsylvania. | Germans -- United States. | Indentured servants -- Pennsylvania. | |
| 18 | Author: | Wyck Association | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Wyck Association Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1663-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.52 | | | | Extent: | 151.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Agriculture | Culture, community, organizations | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting | Horticulture | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs | Quakers | Race, race relations, racism | Reconstruction | Religion, religious organizations | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Social problems. | |
| 19 | Author: | Smith Family | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Smith-Houston-Morris-Ogden Family papers, 1659-1985
| | | | Dates: | 1659-1985 | | | | Abstract: | The Smith-Houston-Morris-Ogden Collection is the APS's largest collection. It has a vast array of materials from early America. The APS has on file a 303-page survey of the collection that scholars may want to consult before beginning their research. In general, the collection contains information on business, politics, family and social life, Philadelphia history, land expansion, and estates. A good part Morris portion of the collection comes from Governeur Morris and his wife. The bulk of this material begins with his time as an emissary to France during the early republic and continues to his death. There is also a fairly extensive collection of his wife's correspondence, most of which follows Governeur's death. Her letters touch on issues relating to his estate and to other affairs. It includes discussions of slavery in Virginia and contains correspondence from memebers of the extended Jefferson family. The Ogden's were surveyors and land speculators in the late colonial and early national period. This portion of the collection contains discussion of land, business, politics, and family matters. A significant amount of these papers focus on the operations of a grist mill in New York. There are papers from numerous other prominent families, such as the Clemsons, Morgans, and Lewises, who were related through marriage.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.76 | | | | Extent: | 350 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Colony and State Specific History | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | International Affairs | Land and Speculation | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Surveying and Maps | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Diplomatic Material | Family Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Land speculation | |
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