Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	Shippen, Edward,1729-1806.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Edward Shippen receipts, 1754-1789
	Dates:	1754-1789
	Abstract:	The Edward Shippen Collection is composed of nineteen documents, which are contained within the Shippen Family Collection. The documents are Edward Shippen's receipts from 1764 to 1789. The receipts are for various personal purchases he made. A small, disjointed collection, the receipts touch on the personal consumption preferences of one of the wealthiest men in the colony. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh621
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Marriage and Family Life \| Social Life and Custom \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Household supplies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

2	Author:	Shippen, Edward	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Edward Shippen letters and papers, 1727-1781
	Dates:	1727-1781
	Abstract:	The Edward Shippen Collection is composed of two discrete sections: two boxes of manuscripts and ten letter books. What follows is an overview of some of the most notable documents and themes in the correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh62
	Extent:	10 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Education \| International Travel \| Marriage and Family Life \| Military History \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Seven Years' War \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps \| Trade \| Travel
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Military Records \| Political Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. \| Military supplies. \| Real property -- Pennsylvania.

3	Author:	Bancker family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894
	Dates:	1733-1894
	Abstract:	This extensive collection (13 boxes) contains a range of correspondence, although the bulk of it relates to Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the 1800s. The letters provide a picture of the family life and business career of Bancker from his earliest beginnings to his success later in life. Aside from the Charles Bancker portion of the collection, the holdings contain a wide variety of other documents, ranging from colonial era documents written in Dutch in Albany to letters from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson from the nineteenth century on religious education. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B22.c
	Extent:	3.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Antebellum Politics \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Colony and State Specific History \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Land and Speculation \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Trade \| Travel \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Manuscript Essays \| Political Correspondence \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Insurance agents -- United States.

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