Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	United States. Constitution.
	Dates:	1787
	Abstract:	This collection contains Benjamin Franklin's copy of the United States Constitution. It has Franklin's annotations in the margins. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.342.73.Un3c.d
	Extent:	1 item(s)
	Topics:	Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Law
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Miscellaneous \| Official Government Documents and Records

2	Author:	Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Eli K. (Eli Kirk) Price papers, 1820-1853
	Dates:	1820-1853
	Abstract:	Eli Price was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer who became a member of the APS in 1854. This small manuscript collection is primarily related to his legal career and financial dealings. Court records and other legal documents comprise much of the collection. There are other types of documents as well, including some correspondence about international trade, business, and politics. The most notable letters include one to Daniel Webster regarding patent applications, a series of letters on lobbying efforts to reduce the tariffs on teas coming from Asia, and an essay by Price on the "impolicy" of slavery that he delivered to the "association formed for the education of men of colour." View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P926
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Early National Politics \| Education \| International Trade. \| Law
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| General Correspondence \| Legal Records \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Commercial law -- United States. \| Personal property. \| Real property.

3	Author:	Hare-Willing family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Hare-Willing Family Papers
	Dates:	1724-1965
	Abstract:	This is a large and wide ranging collection on materials. The collection contains over 1300 individual items along with 53 bound volumes, which range from letter books to records of the First Colored Wesley Methodist Church. Letters to and from the various members of the extended Hare-Willing family compose the bulk of the loose correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.104
	Extent:	52 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Law \| Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Religion \| Science and technology \| Travel \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Legal Records \| Miscellaneous \| Notebooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	African American churches -- United States \| Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Religion, religious organizations \| Science -- United States -- 19th century. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Steam-engines. \| Titantic (Steamship) \| World War I \| World War II

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