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1	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	North American Land Company ledger, 1795-1805
	Dates:	1795-1805
	Abstract:	This large bound contains a few records of stock sales and transfers for the North American Land Company, which had Robert Morris as one of its main investors. Interestingly, John Fries, leader of Fries Rebellion in Northampton County, purchased shares in 1795. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.N75
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Land and Speculation
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Land companies -- Pennsylvania. \| Land speculation \| Real estate investment.

2	Author:	Fox, George, 1759-1828	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George Fox letterbook, 1786-1797
	Dates:	1786-1797
	Abstract:	This letter book contains the correspondence of George Fox, a prominent Philadelphian and associate of William Temple Franklin, for the years 1786-1797. Fox corresponded with William Temple Franklin extensively and discussed financial and political matters. Lands owned by Franklin and Fox in western Pennsylvania were frequently discussed, as were other investments and speculations. For much of this period, Franklin was in Europe and Fox served as Franklin's business representative in Pennsylvania. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F832
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records
	Subjects:	Real property -- Pennsylvania.

3	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Tilghman papers, 1771-1838
	Dates:	1771-1838
	Abstract:	This collection consists of two different holdings. B.T45.2 is a small, bound volume that contains receipts from his checkbook. The second part of the collection is slightly richer and contains correspondence and receipts relating to the Tilghman family's various business interests. Land holdings and legal proceedings are discussed. Most of the correspondence dates to before 1800. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.T45
	Extent:	58 item(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Law
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| General Correspondence \| Legal Records
	Subjects:	Courts. \| Law.

4	Author:	Various authors	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Deeds, 1703-1798, for land in Pennsylvania
	Dates:	1703-1798
	Abstract:	The Deed Collection is a miscellaneous assortment of land deeds and indentures from Pennsylvania. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.D363
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Deeds -- Pennsylvania.

5	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Moon, Moses, Cyphering Book with tipped-in deed and map
	Dates:	1772; 1787
	Abstract:	This collection contains two discrete documents. The first contains astronomical calculations performed by Moses Moon dated 1772. The second document is a deed with a map for land in Bucks County dated 1787. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.SMs.Coll.10
	Extent:	2 item(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Scientific Data

6	Author:	Keating, William Hypolitus, 1799-1840	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William H. Keating Notebooks
	Dates:	1801-1839
	Abstract:	The William Keating collection consists of four volumes of records. Three volumes are his personal cash book, which records his financial transactions from 1830-1839. The fourth volume is a survey book. This volume contains detailed descriptions of land that the Keatings' owned in Pennsylvania, likely purchased under or associated with the Holland Land Company. Keating's surveys contain detailed descriptions of the land and area. At times, it reads like a travel narrative. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.K22
	Extent:	4 volume(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Finance, Personal \| Surveys -- Pennsylvania

7	Author:	Mifflin family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Mifflin family papers, 1772-1851
	Dates:	1772-1851
	Abstract:	The Mifflin Family Papers consists of various documents relating to property the family owned and estates of descendants. The deed collection includes some that represent the estate of the Penn family. Also included in the collection is a plan for the Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M586.f
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Land and Speculation
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records

8	Author:	Penn family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Quit rent rolls,1688/9, 1788-1793
	Dates:	1688-1798
	Abstract:	The Penn Family Estates Collection consists of two volumes that contain quitrent data for land the Penns owned. The first is what appears to be a copy of a rent roll from 1688/1689. It lists names of individuals and their status (first purchaser, renter, etc.) and their tax information. The second is a large ledger book from 1788 that contains the names of individuals in Lancaster County who apparently leased land still owned by the Penn family. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.P38p
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Rent -- Pennsylvania.

9	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Rush memorandum book, 1805-1813
	Dates:	1805-1813
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Rush memorandum book documents a variety of Rush's financial transactions and investments. The book often contains specific details on lands Rush owned in Pennsylvania. Other transactions recorded include payments to schoolmasters for his children and the loans of books he made to people. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89m
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Real property -- Pennsylvania.

10	Author:	Newman, John.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A short account of the situation, soil, production, etc. of the state of Tennessee, 1797
	Dates:	1797
	Abstract:	Written in 1797, this essay discusses Tennessee's soil, climate, and environment. The tract appears to be promotional – noting that "no other milk or butter has such flavor and richness as that afforded from the cows that feed" in the state – but also reflects the enthusiasm many Americans held for the opportunity these western lands afforded them. The essay includes a map of settlements near William Dunbar on the Natchez River as well, providing a snapshot of a recently settled frontier community. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.917.68.N46
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Exploration. \| Land and Speculation \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- Tennessee. \| Crops and soils. \| Natchez Indians \| Plant growing media -- Tennessee.

11	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Temple Franklin-Charles Pemberton Fox Legal Records
	Dates:	1692-1881
	Abstract:	This portion of the Fox Family Collection at the APS contains information on their land holdings in western and northern Pennsylvania during the 19th century, some of which relate to the interests of William Temple Franklin. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F86L
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Law \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Real property -- Pennsylvania

12	Author:	Georgia. Governor	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Grant no 115 to Patrick Crookshanks for 1,000 acres of land.
	Dates:	1773
	Abstract:	This collection contains a grant for 1000 acres that Georgia's governor made to Patrick Crookshank in 1773. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.975.8.G294
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Land and Speculation \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records

13	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Papers of American Loyalists, 1782-1798
	Dates:	1782-1798
	Abstract:	The Loyalist Collection contains ten documents that pertain to the interests and affairs of American Loyalists after the American Revolution. The items convey the grievances of Loyalists, particularly merchants. The documents of relate to how the states treated Loyalists and their property after the Revolution. Most of the documents are either official government documents or formal reports. Reports by the Committee of American Merchants, a Loyalists group that formed in Britain after the war, are included as are records relating to the disposition of Penn family interests in Pennsylvania. Also of note is a multi-page, loose-leaf list of loyalists and their claims on the British treasury for services rendered during the war. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.314.L95
	Extent:	10 item(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Land and Speculation
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	American loyalists. \| Commerce.

14	Author:	Pennsylvania. General Assembly	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Records concerning the early settlements on the Delaware River, 1630-1682, 1774
	Dates:	1630-1774
	Abstract:	The volume contains records relating to the history of Dutch settlers in the territories that the English acquired. These are copies of documents that are held at the State Archives. Many were originally in Dutch but were translated to English in this volume. The documents contain records from as early as 1638 and continue through Edmund Andros' term as governor of New England and ends in 1700. The documents include many official government proclamations and legal documents relating to Dutch property and their rights within English colonies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.P37
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Law \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Official Government Documents and Records

15	Author:	Watson, John	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Narrative of the Indian walk, 1822
	Dates:	1822
	Abstract:	Printed in Hazard's Register, this essay recounts the history of the Walking Purchase. It focuses less on the walk itself, and more on the historical origins of the walk and the subsequent disillusionment of the Delaware, including accounts of treaties. At the back of the document, John Watson includes a letter that recounts the recollections of the Walk by Moses Marshall, whose father was one of those who made the walk. This letter contains details on the actual walk itself. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.W32
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America \| Land speculation

16	Author:	Fox, George, 1759-1828	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Temple Franklin-George Fox Collection
	Dates:	1791-1800
	Abstract:	This collection of correspondence complements the much larger collection of William Temple Franklin Correspondence and the records and correspondence of George Fox, Franklin's business agent and executor. This collection contains a series of letters from William Temple Franklin to George Fox that begins in the 1791 when W.T. Franklin was in London and ends in 1800. Most of the letters deal with Franklin's business, especially his land speculations. There are two documents from Goveneur Morris that deal with business. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F86f
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Land and Speculation \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Real property -- Pennsylvania \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

17	Author:	Clymer, George, 1739-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George Clymer Papers, 1745-1848
	Dates:	1745-1848
	Abstract:	This small collection contains just twenty-seven documents relating to the life of George Clymer, one of the most prominent politicians in revolutionary Philadelphia. The majority of the collection dates to after Clymer's death and relates to his estate, beginning first with his will dated January 22, 1813. There are a few documents written by Clymer in the collection. The most notable one may be a long letter from Clymer that discusses education, particularly mathematics and mathematicians. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.C625
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| Land and Speculation \| Marriage and Family Life
	Genre:	Educational Material \| General Correspondence \| Legal Records
	Subjects:	Estate -- Valuation \| Finance,Personal \| Patents -- Pennsylvania \| Power of Attorney -- Pennsylvania \| Trust indentures-United States

18	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. View finding aid for a full description
	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

19	Author:	Say, Thomas, 1787-1834	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thomas Say papers, 1819-1883, 1955
	Dates:	1819-1883
	Abstract:	The Thomas Say Collection contains correspondence and scientific material relating to Say's work as a conchologist. The correspondence has a few items written to the New Harmony utopian community before Say decided to live there. The scientific correspondence contains letters to prominent fellow natural historians, such as Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The data includes sketches of shells, some in color. There is also a relatively detailed biographical profile, likely written in the late-nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sa95.g
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Land and Speculation \| Natural history \| Science and technology \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks
	Subjects:	Entomology. \| Mollusks. \| Natural history.

20	Author:	Byrd, William, 1674-1744	Requires cookie*
	Title:	The secret history of the line between Virginia and North Carolina, [1728]
	Dates:	Circa 1728
	Abstract:	The collection of William Byrd's writings consists of two leather bound, handwritten copies of Byrd's History of the Dividing Line Run in the Year 1728 (Mss.975.5.B99h) and A Secret History of the Dividing Line (Mss.975.5.B99s). The former was likely written for public audiences and contains the details of drawing the lines, interactions with Indians, observations of the flora and fauna of the area, the health and culture of settlers, and the official actions of the commissioners. Byrd regularly wrote Peter Collinson, an English scientist, about his journal and his hope that it would be of interest and benefit to a wide audience. The Secret History, on the other hand, contains a wealth of the more personal, private, and often humorous anecdotes of the trip. Neither manuscript was published in Byrd's lifetime, although both were eventually published. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.975.5.B99s
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Exploration. \| Land and Speculation \| Natural history \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Manuscript Essays \| Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Boundaries, State.

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