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1	Author:	Michaux, André, 1746-1802	Requires cookie*
	Title:	André Michaux letters and papers, 1783-1890
	Dates:	1783-1890
	Abstract:	The Andre Michaux collection includes some correspondence that Michaux, a prominent French visitor to America who undertook various exploring expeditions in the early 19th century, wrote to his son. The collection is not large, but does provide insight into the relationship between father and son. There are also various government documents from New Jersey that contain information on land Michaux owned there. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M58
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Marriage and Family Life \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Family Correspondence
	Subjects:	Botanical gardens -- New Jersey. \| Botany -- 18th century

2	Author:	Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Bache papers, 1779-1793
	Dates:	1779-1793
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Franklin Bache Collection is composed primarily of correspondence sent from B.F. Bache. The vast majority dates to his time in Europe during the American Revolution while a young child under the care of his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, who was then serving as one of America's ambassadors to France. These letters consist of B.F. Bache writing from his school in Switzerland to his grandfather in Paris (often in French) and to his parents in America (in English). Most of the letters relay information on B.F.'s formal education and his experience learning the printing trade. The only letter dated after Bache's time in Europe is a personal letter mourning the loss of Benjamin Franklin that he wrote to his soon-to-be-wife, Margaret Markoe. The letter contains one of the most detailed accounts of Franklin's last days. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B122
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Diplomatic History \| Education \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence
	Subjects:	Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, with the United States of America (1794 November 19)

3	Author:	Bache family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Bache family papers, 1770-1890 (bulk), 1770-1923 (inclusive)
	Dates:	1770-1923 (Bulk 1770-1890)
	Abstract:	The Bache Family collection contains a range of letters from members of the extended Franklin-Bache family, descendants of Benjamin Franklin. Although the vast majority are from the early republic, there are some papers from the twentieth century that involve Franklin's legacy (the collection appears to have been acquired by the APS in 1938). Among the correspondence included are letters to and from Benjamin Franklin Bache, William Temple Franklin, Sarah Franklin Bache, Richard Bache, William Bache and Catherine Wistar Bache. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B121
	Extent:	50 item(s)
	Topics:	Law \| Marriage and Family Life \| Printing and Publishing \| Women's History
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Legal Records \| Miscellaneous

4	Author:	Audubon, John James, 1785-1851	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John James Audubon Papers
	Dates:	1821-1845
	Abstract:	This fairly large collection (over 200 letters) of John James Audubon material consists primarily of John's correspondence with his wife Lucy and son Victor. The collection shows a personal side of Audubon who kept his wife and son informed of all aspects of his work and travels. The letters to his wife – "my dearest friend" – are particularly affectionate and open. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Au25
	Extent:	0.75 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Natural history \| Printing and Publishing \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Art \| Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence
	Subjects:	Birds -- North America \| Natural history -- North America \| Naturalist \| Ornithologist \| Ornithology -- North America

5	Author:	Duane family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Duane Family Collection
	Dates:	1764-1933
	Abstract:	The Duane Family Collection is a rich and diverse collection that includes papers from numerous prominent citizens from the colonial era to the antebellum period. The bulk of the collection is from 1800-1840. These letters often touch on political affairs as they relate to Duane's editorship of the Aurora. Also of particular note, the collection contains a series of letters on early national politics with some significant presidential correspondence. There are also family letters between William John Duane's son, also named William Duane, and his sisters Mary and Sarah Duane that discusses social events, courtship, and gossip about individuals, including details on the deaths of two of Duane's friends in a duel. Some of the early documents (before 1800) include records of Duane's newspaper business in India, where he operated in the 1790s as a dissenting voice against the East India Company's policies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.SMs.Coll.2
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Jackson, Andrew -- 1767-1845 -- Correspondence. \| Newspapers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence.

6	Author:	Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Violetta Delafield-Benjamin Smith Barton Collection
	Dates:	1783-1817
	Abstract:	The extensive Benjamin Smith Barton collection contains six sections: Correspondence, Bound Volumes (including notebooks), Subject Files, and Graphic Materials. The material includes numerous images, sketches, notes, printed material, and other correspondence. The collection also has numerous copper plates that were used to print images drawn by Barton. Although a collection this large touches on a variety of interesting and important subjects, the collection's strength is its wealth of data on nineteenth century medical, botanical, and Native American studies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B284d
	Extent:	10 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| Language and Linguistics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Medicine \| Native America \| Natural history \| Printing and Publishing \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	Art \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Language Material \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Botanists \| Botany -- Study and teaching -- 19th century \| Botany -- Virginia \| Chemistry -- 18th century \| Cherokee Indians \| Cherokee language \| Choctaw Indians \| Dysentery. \| Electricity -- 18th century \| Ethnobotany \| Geology -- 18th century \| Gout \| Indians of North America \| Indians of North America -- Agriculture \| Indians of North America -- Languages \| Kaigana Indians \| Kaskaskia Indians \| Mammals -- Classification \| Mandan Indians \| Mastodons \| Materia medica \| Medicine -- Practice -- 18th century \| Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 18th century \| Meteorology -- United States -- 18th century \| Meteors \| Mineralogy \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 19th century \| Osage language \| Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Physics \| Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 \| Seminole Indians \| Seneca Indians \| Tuscarora Indians \| University of Pennsylvania -- Faculty \| Venereal disease \| Yellow fever \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1793 \| Zoology -- 18th century

7	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