Subject• | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| • | Advance (Brig) |
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| • | Africa, West -- Description and travel |
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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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| • | Animal magnetism. |
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| • | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania |
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| • | Archaeology -- Pennsylvania |
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| • | Architecture |
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| • | Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration |
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| • | Astronomy |
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| • | Bowdoin College |
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| • | Breeding. |
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| • | Colonization, repatriation |
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| • | Dinosaurs -- New Jersey |
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| • | Diplomacy. |
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| • | Diseases |
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| • | Dueling. |
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| • | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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| • | Electricity |
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| • | Freemasons -- Pennsylvania |
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| • | Genealogies |
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| • | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania |
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| • | Geology -- Pennsylvania |
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| • | Hallowell (Me.) |
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| • | Haviland, John, 1792-1852 |
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| • | Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 |
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| • | Hypnotism. |
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| • | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 |
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| • | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison |
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| • | Lyceums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| • | Manufactures |
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| • | Medicine |
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| • | Mesmerism |
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| • | Mesmerism. |
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| • | Meteorology |
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| • | New York Prison Association |
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| • | Notes |
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| • | Pennsylvania -- Description and travel -- 19th century |
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| • | Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century |
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| • | Philadelphia Society For Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons |
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| • | Plantations |
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| • | Prison reformers -- Pennsylvania |
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| • | Prisons -- Design and construction |
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| • | Prisons -- New York (State) |
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| • | Prisons -- Pennsylvania |
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| • | Punctuation |
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| • | Reformers -- Pennsylvania |
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| • | Religion |
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| • | Silk industry. |
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| • | Slavery -- United States. |
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| • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| • | Taxation |
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| • | Unitarianism |
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| • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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| • | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
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| • | Wilson, John Wall |
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| 1 | Author: | Bruno, M. de | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Essai metaphysique, physique et phisiologistique relativement à la découverte de M. Mesmer, 1786
| | | Dates: | 1786 | | | Abstract: | This is a handwritten essay on Franz Mesmer and his claims to have healing and other metaphysical powers. Mesmer is today thought of as an early user of hypnosis. Throughout the 1770s and 1780s, he captivated French society. Marie Antoinette was particularly interested in his abilities. Finally, King Louis convened a scientific body in 1784 to examine the claims of Mesmer and his disciples. Benjamin Franklin, still in France as an American envoy, headed the committee, which debunked Mesmerism. The report can be found in the Papers of Benjamin Franklin and in the Diary of Benjamin Franklin Bache, both of which are at the APS.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.134.B83 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | Medicine | Natural history | Science and technology | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | | | Subjects: | Animal magnetism. | Hypnotism. | Mesmerism. | |
3 | Author: | Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William Parker Foulke Papers, 1840-1865
| | | Dates: | 1840-1865 | | | Abstract: | The William Parker Foulke Collection is one of the largest and richest collections at the APS. The collection, described and inventories in depth in MOLE, reflects the wide and varied interests of one of Philadelphia's most prominent 19th century citizens.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.F826 | | | Extent: | 3.75 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Law | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Legal Records | Literature | Manuscript Essays | Miscellaneous | Political Correspondence | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Advance (Brig) | Africa, West -- Description and travel | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) | American Colonization Society | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania | Archaeology -- Pennsylvania | Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration | Colonization, repatriation | Dinosaurs -- New Jersey | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Freemasons -- Pennsylvania | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania | Geology -- Pennsylvania | Haviland, John, 1792-1852 | Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison | Lyceums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Mesmerism | New York Prison Association | Pennsylvania -- Description and travel -- 19th century | Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century | Philadelphia Society For Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons | Prison reformers -- Pennsylvania | Prisons -- Design and construction | Prisons -- New York (State) | Prisons -- Pennsylvania | Reformers -- Pennsylvania | Slavery -- United States. | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | Wilson, John Wall | |
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