Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Bartram, John, 1699-1777	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Bartram correspondence, 1735-1775
	Dates:	1735-1775
	Abstract:	The John Bartram Collection consists of typed transcriptions of originals held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The transcripts take up two volumes and are extensive. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B28.w
	Extent:	719 item(s)
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Botanists. \| Botany. \| Horticulture. \| Horticulturists. \| Natural history. \| Plant collectors. \| Plants -- Collection and preservation.

2	Author:	Muhlenberg family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Muhlenberg family papers, 1769-1866
	Dates:	1769-1866
	Abstract:	The collection contains miscellaneous papers from this prominent Pennsylvania family. Some of the material is in German. Included in the collection are diplomas and various certificates of family members, including Peter Muhlenberg's original certificate of membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. There is a significant amount of correspondence from Christian Dencke to the Muhlenbergs in 1798-1799, a period when he was setting up a mission to Indians in Ontario. The letters, in German and Latin, seem to discuss natural history. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M891
	Extent:	4.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Military History \| Native America \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Religion
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| Foreign Language \| General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- United States. \| Barns. \| Botany \| Delaware Indians \| Fungi. \| Grasses. \| Herbaria. \| Lichens. \| Lutheran Church -- Clergy. \| Meteorology - Observations \| Natural history. \| Plants. \| Shrubs. \| Trees. \| Zoology -- Vermont.

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