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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:	Marshall, John, 1755-1835	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Opinions delivered in the circuit court of the United States
	Dates:	1803-1831
	Abstract:	This collection contains a series of federal circuit court decisions rendered by John Marshall. The cases heard span a wide range of areas and include such topics as international law, property, banking, bankruptcy, estates, laws of evidence, and trade. Among the cases he heard was Livingston v Jefferson, which involved property rights related to the United States' purchase of the Louisiana Territory. There are also a series of cases in 1819-1820 involving merchant ships that seem to be related to fallout from property disputes from the War of 1812. One case relates to the Bank of the United States. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.345.41.M35
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Government Affairs \| Law \| War of 1812
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Bank of the United States (1816-1836) \| Judicial opinions \| United States. Circuit Court (4th Circuit)

3	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Pennsylvania. General Assembly. The Great Law, 1682
	Dates:	1682
	Abstract:	This collection contains a copy of the Great Law signed between William Penn and colonists when he arrived in the colony in 1682. The original is in the State Archives of Pennsylvania. Influenced by Quaker principles, the Great Law listed the crimes and punishments that the new colony would enforce and aimed to regulate morality and behavior. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.345.12.P38L
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Law \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records

4	Author:	Hicks, Isaac.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Isaac Hicks account books, 1772-1797, 1810-1824
	Dates:	1772-1824
	Abstract:	These two volumes record Isaac Hick's financial transactions in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where Hicks was a magistrate (justice of the peace). The volumes cover the American Revolution and early republic. The types of transactions recorded are generally payments for services, although other transactions are recorded, such as how much he paid for whiskey. The volumes contain a name index in the front. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H521
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Government Affairs \| Law \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Judges -- Pennsylvania.

5	Author:	State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	Requires cookie*
	Title:	State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Records
	Dates:	1819-1955
	Abstract:	These two volumes record the admissions to Eastern State Penitentiary for the years 1839-1850 (excluding, apparently, 1844). The records contain a wealth of information about each prisoner admitted. The entries often contain a physical description of the inmate, a description of the crime(s) committed, and, occasionally, statements the prisoner made. Most entries contain a detailed biographical history of the prisoner that includes information on the background of the criminal, such as their family life, how they were raised, previous incarcerations, and the social habits of the prisoner, such as drinking in taverns or their religiosity. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.365.P381p
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Government Affairs \| Law \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Prisons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Women prisoners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

6	Author:	Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Ely Samuel Parker Papers
	Dates:	1794-1946
	Abstract:	The Ely Parker Collection is a large and rich amalgamation of documents relating to the New York Seneca and to Ely Parker's own life. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.497.3.P223
	Extent:	3.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Government Affairs \| Language and Linguistics \| Law \| Military History \| Native America \| Religion \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Language Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Native American Materials \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Canals -- New York (State) \| Engineers -- New York (State) \| Freemasons -- New York (State) \| Iroquois Indians \| Ogden Land Company \| Seneca Indians -- Missions \| Seneca Indians -- New York (State) \| Seneca Indians -- Religion \| Seneca language \| Society of Friends -- Relations with Indians \| Tonawanda Indian Reservation (N.Y.)