| 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 David Library Collection includes miscellaneous letters of high interest pertaining to all aspects of the American Revolution, including naval concerns. Among topics covered are privateers and privateering, prize cases, the British and Continental Navies, and the United States Navy and Marine Corps. There are also letters from John Barry, Francois-Joseph-Paul comte de Grasse, John Paul Jones, and Sir Richard Howe.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.F327 | | | Extent: | 27 Linear Feet | | | Subjects: | Adams, John, 1735-1826 | Adams, Samuel | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Colonial Politics | Colony and State Specific History | Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829 | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Family Correspondence | Feinstone, Sol,1888-1980,colle | General Correspondence | Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 | Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818 | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de, 1757-1834 | Military History | Military Records | Miscellaneous | New Jersey -- History -- 1775-1865. | New Jersey -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Official Government Documents and Records | Pennsylvania History | Political Correspondence | Presidents. | Printed Material | Statesmen. | United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. | United States -- History -- 1775-1865. | United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | United States -- History, Military. | Washington, George (1732-1799) | |
| Author: | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Benjamin Franklin Papers, 1642-1841
| | | Dates: | 1642-1841 | | | Abstract: | The Franklin papers contain numerous letters which may be of interest to naval historians. The following are organized by subject:
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85 | | | Extent: | 85.5 Linear Feet | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Account books. | American Philosophical Society | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Bache, Catherine Wistar, 1770-1820 | Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808 | Business Records and Accounts | Business and Skilled Trades | Diaries. | Diplomatic History | Diplomatic Material | Electricity -- Early works to 1800 | Family Correspondence | France -- Foreign relations -- United States | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Franklin, Deborah Read Rogers, 1708-1774 | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | Franklin, William, 1731-1813 | General Correspondence | Government Affairs | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States | Hays, I. Minis (Isaac Minis), 1847-1925 | Hodge, Sarah Bache, 1798-1849 | International Travel | Land and Speculation | Manuscript Essays | Marriage and Family Life | Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794 | Military History | Pen works | Pencil works | Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 18th century | Pennsylvania History | Political Correspondence | Postal service -- United States | Printed Material | Printers -- Pennsylvania | Printing and Publishing | Scientific Correspondence | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social Life and Custom | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | United States -- Foreign relations -- France | United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain | United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca.1600-1775 | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | United States -- Politics and government -- Colonial period, ca.1600-1775 | United States -- Politics and government -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | Williams, Jonathan, 1719-1796 | Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 | |
| Author: | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Franklin-Bache Papers
| | | Dates: | 1707-1799 | | | Abstract: | The Franklin-Bache Papers contain a few letters pertaining to John Paul Jones which may be of interest to naval historians:
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85.ba | | | Extent: | 4 Linear Feet | | | Subjects: | Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798 | Business Records and Accounts | Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray de (James Le Ray), 1760-1841 | Colonial Politics | Colony and State Specific History | France -- Foreign relations -- United States | Franklin, Abiah Folger, 1667-1752 | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 | Miscellaneous | Pen works | Pencil works | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Postal service -- United States | Printing -- France | Printing and Publishing | United States -- Foreign relations -- France | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- French participation | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Peace | |
| Author: | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections
| | | Dates: | 1710-1822 | | | Abstract: | The Miscellaneous Benjamin Franklin Collections contain a few items which may be on interest to naval historians:
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85.misc | | | Extent: | 5 Linear Feet | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Education | American Philosophical Society | Bingham, William, 1752-1804 | Brillon de Jouy, Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt, 1744-1824 | Chaumont, Jacques-Donatien Leray de, 1725-1803 | Childs, Francis, 1763-1830 | Cook, James, 1728-1779 | Electricity -- Early works to 1800 | France -- Foreign relations -- United States | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803 | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States | Greene, William, 1731-1809 | Hartley, David | Helvétius, Anne-Catherine | Ingersoll, Jared, 1722-1781 | Junto | Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 | Le Roy, Jean Baptiste, 1720-1800 | Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792 | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- Colonial period, ca.1600-1775 | Postal service -- United States | Price, Richard, 1723-1791 | Printers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Stamp Act, 1765 | Stevenson, Margaret | United States -- Foreign relations -- France | United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain | United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca.1600-1775 | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes | Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de, 1719-1787 | Waring, John, 1716-1794 | Williams, Jonathan | Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818 | |
| Author: | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William Temple Franklin Papers
| | | Dates: | 1775-1819 | | | Abstract: | The William Temple Franklin Papers contain several letters which may be of interest to naval historians:
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.F86 | | | Extent: | 4.75 Linear Feet | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Balloons -- Early works to 1800 | Business Records and Accounts | Business and Skilled Trades | Diplomatic History | Diplomatic Material | Family Correspondence | Fox, Joseph Mickle, 1757-1784 | France -- Foreign relations -- United States | France -- History -- Louis XVI, 1774-1793 | France -- Social life and customs -- 18th century | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | General Correspondence | International Travel | Land and Speculation | Marriage and Family Life | Mesmerism | Military History | Morrelet, Abbé André, 1727-1819 | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1815 | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | Political Correspondence | Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785 | United States -- Foreign relations -- France | United States -- History -- 1783-1815 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Peace | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1815 | |
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