Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Adena culture -- West Virginia |
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| | • | Advance (Brig) |
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| | • | Africa, West -- Description and travel |
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| | • | African American churches -- United States |
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| | • | African Americans -- Religion |
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| | • | Agriculture |
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| | • | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| | • | American Colonization Society |
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| | • | American Philosophical Society |
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| | • | Animals -- Habits and behavior of |
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| | • | Anishinaabe |
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| | • | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Apprentices -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Archaeology -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration |
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| | • | Art -- United States. |
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| | • | Astronomy -- 18th century |
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| | • | Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Birds of America |
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| | • | Aztecs. |
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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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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States. |
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| | • | Birds -- Study and teaching |
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| | • | Boilers. |
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| | • | Book industries and trade -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Bookbinding |
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| | • | Botanists. |
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| | • | Botany. |
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| | • | Brandywine, Battle of, 1777 |
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| | • | Brewing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Accounting. |
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| | • | British Landing at Head of Elk, Maryland, 1777 |
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| | • | Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. |
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| | • | Cemeteries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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| | • | Cherokee Indians |
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| | • | Choctaw Indians |
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| | • | Cholic Acid |
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| | • | Church buildings -- Pennsylvania-Philadelphia |
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| | • | Cicada (Genus) |
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| | • | Civil engineering -- United States. |
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| | • | Colonization, repatriation |
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| | • | Columbidia |
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| | • | Commerce. |
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| | • | Communicable diseases. |
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| | 1 | Author: | Miller, Peter | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Register Book H, 1765-1777
| | | | Dates: | 1765-1777 | | | | Abstract: | The Peter Miller deposition book contains a wealth of information about the social life of Philadelphia. Miller was a notary public in the city and had many people appear before him on a variety of matters. The depositions can occasionally provide intriguing details about events and litigation that happened in Philadelphia. One deposition describes a controversy over a rotten tobacco shipment, while others deal with personal disputes over debts. Some of the depositions are in German, providing insight on the German community within Philadelphia.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.347.96.M615 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Legal Records | | | | Subjects: | Legal documents. | Notaries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | |
| 4 | Author: | St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia minutes and accounts, 1749-1843
| | | | Dates: | 1749-1843 | | | | Abstract: | The minutes of St. Andrew's Society begin in 1749 and end in 1776. Included in the minutes are member lists, governing rules, and meeting minutes of the Society. The volume at the APS is a photocopy of an original that the St. Andrew's Society owns. The Minutes record various petitions the Society received and the charitable works of the Society.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.361.Sa2 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Societies. | |
| 9 | Author: | Anonymous | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Journal of a voyage in the Ship Sampson, May 23, 1819 - August 23, 1819
| | | | Dates: | 1819 | | | | Abstract: | The "Journal of a Voyage in the Ship Sampson" tracks the transatlantic crossing of an unknown immigrant from Liverpool to Philadelphia in 1819. The last pages describe the approach to Philadelphia in detail. The journal also touches on some of the emotions the author felt as he disembarked. The last page contains a poem written by the journal's author titled "On Leaving England for America" and a letter written to friends from "this land of liberty."
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.910.J82 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Philadelphia History | Travel | | | | Genre: | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Emigration and immigration. | Voyages and travels. | |
| 10 | 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. | |
| 16 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | H. I. Z., Advice and instruction to the Palatines newly arrived in the Province of Pennsylvania
| | | | Dates: | 1727 | | | | Abstract: | This short piece offers a satirical take on some Philadelphians. Framed as a list of advice for new German immigrants, the piece has a more political tone in which it offers a critical appraisal of some prominent members of society and business. These two pages are in Benjamin Franklin's hand. Once thought to a work of Franklin's, since 1963, it has been believed that Franklin was not the original author of this piece.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.171.6.Z1 | | | | Extent: | 1 item(s) | | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | |
| 17 | Author: | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | To the freeholders and freemen
| | | | Dates: | 1727 | | | | Abstract: | This essay, written in 1727, advocates free and open election in Philadelphia. It criticizes the recent practice of governor's appointing assessors and other officers. Instead, it argues that more power should reside in the legislature of the colony. This document is in Benjamin Franklin's hand, although it is likely that Franklin transcribed a printed pamphlet published by Andrew Bradford.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.324.F85 | | | | Extent: | 1 item(s) | | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | |
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