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1	Author:	Franklin, William, 1731-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Franklin Papers
	Dates:	1757-1813
	Abstract:	This is a small but rich collection of William Franklin papers, most of which were written during the imperial crisis and American Revolution when Franklin served variously as royal governor of New Jersey and governor of occupied New York. The collection is a mix of official documents issued by William Franklin as governor and private correspondence with other prominent political officials, such as Joseph Galloway, speaker of colonial Pennsylvania's Assembly and a fellow loyalist. Among his private correspondence is a series of letters written to Thomas Wharton that touch upon the Franklin family's dealings in land speculation in Western Pennsylvania. William was involved in the New Jersey-based Burlington Land Company. There are also a few family letters William wrote to his son William Temple Franklin and Sarah Franklin Bache. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F861
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Colonial Politics \| Colony and State Specific History \| International Affairs \| Marriage and Family Life
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	American loyalists. \| Land speculation

2	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. View finding aid for a full description
	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