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1	Author:	Various	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Pennsylvania Stamp Act and Non-Importation Resolutions Collection
	Dates:	1765-1775
	Abstract:	This collection contains a range of documents on the imperial crisis in Philadelphia. Specifically, the documents focus on the Stamp Act and the Non-importation agreements of 1773. For the Stamp Act, there are many letters from John Hughes, the Stamp Tax collector. The letters detail his tribulations. There is also a large, oversize letter from John Hughes to the Commissioners of the Stamp Office in London defending his actions and outlining his experiences during the Stamp Act controversy (first page missing). The documents surrounding the 1773 boycott of tea in Philadelphia include detailed reports from commissioners appointed by residents to negotiate with the East India company officials and the testimony of the firm of James and Drinker who were designated distributors of the tea. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.2.M31
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material
	Subjects:	Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769 \| Sons of Liberty \| Stamp Act, 1765 \| Tea tax (American colonies)

2	Author:	Penn, William, 1644-1718	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Penn miscellaneous letters and documents, 1665-1801
	Dates:	1665-1801
	Abstract:	This collection of William Penn's miscellaneous documents and letters largely consists of material relating to the early settlement of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. There are also records that relate to William Penn's interests in the Jerseys. Most documents are from before 1710, although some do come after and some appear to be manuscript copies of older documents. Most of the documents are signed by or addressed to William Penn and have been published in various publications from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and in the Papers of William Penn. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P38
	Extent:	4 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material
	Subjects:	Land speculation \| Sugar.

3	Author:	Braddock, Edward, 1695-1755	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1755-1792, [n.d.]
	Dates:	1755-1792
	Abstract:	These volumes contain an assortment of documents relating to colonial Pennsylvania's relations with Indian groups. Most notably, the collection contains journals and treaty minutes from the Seven Years' War, including a journal by Conrad Weiser, a manuscript version of Charles Thomson's "Enquiry into the Alienation," and official government records from the war. There are other documents that do not bear directly on Indian affairs. Most notably, there is a manuscript essay by Lewis Evans on German immigration that details the often brutal experience of immigrants' journey to Pennsylvania and proposes a series of reforms. There is also a printed essay in the back of the volume that opposes capital punishment and was printed in Philadelphia in 1792. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.970.4.M415
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Diplomatic History \| Law \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Travel
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Manuscript Essays \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Printed Material \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Braddock's Campaign, 1755. \| Delaware Indians \| Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania \| Indians of North America -- Treaties \| Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 \| Shawnee Indians

4	Author:	Feinstone, Sol,1888-1980,colle	Requires cookie*
	Title:	The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s
	Dates:	Circa 1760s-1850s
	Abstract:	The Sol Feinstone Collection of the David Library contains a wide array of original documents relating especially to the American Revolution. The collection is particularly strong in military affairs and contains a variety of original letters from generals and prominent officers from both British and American forces. The collection has a notable number of items relating to George Washington and his family, including a deed from 1604 to Laurence Washington that contains an original seal from James I. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F327
	Extent:	27 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Military Records \| Miscellaneous \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material

5	Author:	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Papers, 1642-1841
	Dates:	1642-1841
	Abstract:	The Papers of Benjamin Franklin are a rich source as varied and expansive as Dr. Franklin's storied life. The Collection has been calendared, catalogued, and much of it is transcribed in printed volumes and online at www.franklinpapers.org. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F85
	Extent:	85.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| Government Affairs \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Manuscript Essays \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Electricity -- Early works to 1800 \| Postal service -- United States \| Printers -- Pennsylvania \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform