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	Author:	Edwards, Benjamin	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Edwards Papers
	Dates:	1819-1827
	Abstract:	Two letters in this brief collection may be of interest to students of African American history. In letters dated 27 March 1823 and 1 March 1824, Benjamin Edwards discusses his experiences as a slave overseer at a sawmill in Louisiana.
	Call #:	Mss.B.Ed9
	Extent:	0.25 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	African American \| Edwards, Benjamin \| Edwards, Oliver \| Exploration \| Exploration. \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864 \| Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) \| Travel \| Travel Narratives and Journals \| West (U.S.)-Description and travel

	Author:	Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Parker Foulke Papers, 1840-1865
	Dates:	1840-1865
	Abstract:	Among his many interests, Foulke was concerned with the colonization of West Africa for settlement of ex-slaves. As an agent for the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, Foulke kept a valuable diary of his activities in 1852. Colonization also appears as a theme in his correspondence with Edward Everett (1794-1865), Elliott Cresson (1796-1854), John H. B. Latrobe (1803-1891), William Francis Lynch (1801-1865), and William McLain (1855-1857), among others.
	Call #:	Mss.B.F826
	Extent:	3.75 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Advance (Brig) \| Africa, West--Description and travel \| American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| American Colonization Society \| Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania \| Archaeology--Pennsylvania \| Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration \| Bache, A.D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 \| Bringhurst \| Cadwalader, John \| Carey , Henry Charles, 1793-1879 \| Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876 \| Cassin, John, 1813-1869 \| Colonization, repatriation \| Dinosaurs--New Jersey \| Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 \| Du Ponceau , Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 \| Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 \| Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865 \| Frazer, John Fries, 1812-1872 \| Freemasons--Pennsylvania \| General Correspondence \| Geology--Pennsylvania \| Gilpin, Henry D. (Henry Dilworth), 1801-1860 \| Grinnell, Henry \| Hart, George H. \| Haviland, John, 1792-1852 \| Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 \| Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 \| Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 \| Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison \| Landis, Henry D. \| Law \| LeConte, John L., (John Lawrence), 1825-1883 \| Legal Records \| Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891 \| Lesley, J. P., (J. Peter), 1819-1903 \| Literature \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Lyceums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia \| Manuscript Essays \| Mesmerism \| Miscellaneous \| Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 \| Native America \| New York Prison Association \| Olden, Charles Smith \| Packard, Frederick A., (Frederick Adolphus), 1794-1867 \| Pennsylvania History \| Pennsylvania--Description and travel--19th century \| Philadelphia History \| Philadelphia Society For Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons \| Philadelphia--History--19th century \| Political Correspondence \| Prison reformers--Pennsylvania \| Prisons--Design and construction \| Prisons--New York (State) \| Prisons--Pennsylvania \| Reformers--Pennsylvania \| Rogers, Henry D., (Henry Darwin), 1806-1866 \| Science and Technology \| Sheafer, Peter W. \| Slavery -- United States. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 \| Wilson, John Wall

	Author:	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Papers
	Dates:	1730-1791
	Abstract:	The Franklin papers contain several letters which refer to African Americans, particularly in regards to the need to abolish slavery and the establishment of a school for African American children.
	Call #:	Mss.B.F85
	Extent:	48.5 Linear feet
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	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 Franklin, 1712-1794 \| Military History \| Pen works \| Pencil works \| Pennsylvania History \| Pennsylvania--History--18th century \| Pennsylvania--Politics and government--18th century \| 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.

	Author:	Hare, Robert, 1781-1858	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Robert Hare papers, 1764-1858
	Dates:	1764-1858
	Abstract:	In a series of essays originally rolled up as scrolls (Series II), Hare asserted that slavery was a positive good for slave, master, and community alike, but argued nevertheless that it be abolished gradually, with full compensation to slave owners, in favor of a free labor system marked by a pronounced racial subordination.
	Call #:	Mss.B.H22
	Extent:	3.0 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| African American \| American Philosophical Society \| Antebellum Politics \| Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania \| Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864 \| Banks and banking -- United States. \| Blasting, Submarine \| Blowpipe. \| Business Records and Accounts \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Capital punishment. \| Chemical apparatus \| Chemistry \| Chemists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia \| Cyclones. \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Educational Material \| Electricity--19th century \| Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 \| Epidemics--United States \| Essays. \| Federalist Party--Pennsylvania \| Fire extinction \| Fisher, John, 1806-1882 \| Fisher, Richard \| General Correspondence \| Guano \| Hare, Robert, 1781-1858 \| Kane , John K., (John Kintzing), 1795-1858 \| Lectures \| Literature \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Manuscript Essays \| Mesmerism \| Money \| Paper money--United States--19th century \| Partridge, Charles \| Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--19th century \| Poems \| Powel, Samuel, Jr. \| Race, race relations, racism \| Railroads \| Religion \| Rome (Italy)--Antiquities \| Science and technology \| Scientific Data \| Silliman, Benjamin, Sr., 1779-1864 \| Sketchbooks \| Slaughtering and slaughter-houses--United States--19th century \| Slavery -- Pennsylvania. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Smithsonian Institution \| Spiritualism--Pennsylvania \| Storms \| Tornadoes \| Travel Narratives and Journals \| United States--Politics and government--19th Century

	Author:	Hare-Willing family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Hare-Willing Family Papers
	Dates:	1724-1965
	Abstract:	Of particular interest to students of African American history are records of the First Colored Wesley Methodist Church of Philadelphia (receipt book, 1820-1848; minute book, 1827-1844).
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.104
	Extent:	52.0 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Account books. \| African American \| African American churches--United States \| Americans Abroad \| Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. \| Beale, Catherine C., 1857- \| Beale, Charles Willing, 1845-1932 \| Beale, Constance R., 1849- \| Beale, Edward Fitzgerald, 1853- \| Binney, Horace, 1780-1875 \| Business Records and Accounts \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 \| Clark, John Innes \| Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| First Colored Wesley Methodist Church of Philadelphia. \| Flint (Ship) \| General Correspondence \| Hare, Charles Willing, 1871-1942 \| Hare, Ellen Mary Cassatt \| Hare, Emily P. Beale, 1848-1935 \| Hare, Esther Binney, 1873-1967 \| Hare, Esther Coxe Binney \| Hare, George Harrison \| Hare, Horace Binney \| Hare, Horace Binney, 1843-1879 \| Hare, Horace Binney, 1876-1956 \| Hare, John Innes Clark, 1816-1905 \| Hare, Margaret Willing, 1753-1816 \| Hare, Robert, 1752-1811 \| Hare, Robert, 1781-1858 \| Hare, Robert, 1869-1875 \| Hare, Thomas Truxtun, 1878-1956 \| Hare-Willing family. \| Harvard University. \| Institutional Records \| International Travel \| Journals (notebooks). \| Law \| Legal Records \| Letterbooks. \| Mac Veagh, Margaret \| Meigs, Ellen Mary Cassatt Hare \| Minutes. \| Miscellaneous \| Natural History \| Notebooks \| Perry-Smith, Oliver, 1884-1969 \| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. \| Philadelphia (Pa.). -- Councils. -- Common Council. \| Philadelphia History \| Receipt books. \| Religion \| Religion, religious organizations \| Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 \| San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel. \| Science -- United States -- 19th century. \| Science and Technology \| Scrapbooks. \| Smith, Stuart Farrar, 1874-1951 \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Steam-engines. \| Titantic (Steamship) \| Travel \| Travel Narratives and Journals \| United States (Ship) \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. \| Willing, Thomas, 1731-1821 \| Women's History \| World War I \| World War II

	Author:	Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Elisha Kent Kane Papers
	Dates:	Bulk, 1843-1857
	Abstract:	Among the most popular of American explorers of the mid-nineteenth century, Kane visited Africa in 1846 aboard the frigate United States. The Kane collection contains a variety of fascinating materials relating to the slave trade and plight of African Americans in the nineteenth century. The papers consist of manuscript materials entitled " Journal of a Trip to Africa," " Slave voyage notebook," and " Whydah slave trade." Also, there are two " Africa: miscellaneous" folders which include an essay on the commercial policy and history of the Gold Coast, along with quantitative data for the years 1820-1843 regarding the repatriation of African Americans to Liberia.
	Call #:	Mss.B.K132
	Extent:	6.75 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Africa \| Africa--Description and travel \| Americans Abroad \| Arctic Indians \| Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration \| Arctic regions-Pictorial works \| Asia Minor--Description and travel \| Bills. \| Blockley Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| China--Foreign relations--United States \| Colonization, repatriation \| Cracroft, Sophia, 1816-1892 \| Egypt--Description and travel \| Engravings. \| Exploration \| Exploration. \| Explorers--United States \| Family Correspondence \| Fox, Margaret, 1833-1893 \| Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 \| General Correspondence \| Geometry--Study and teaching \| Grinnell Expedition, 1st, 1850-1851 \| Grinnell Expedition, 2d, 1853-1855 \| Grinnell, Henry, 1799-1874 \| Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 \| Hospitals--Pennsylvania \| Indians of North America--Nunavut \| International Travel \| Inuit--Canada \| Inuit--Greenland \| Inuit--Nunavut--Baffin Island \| Journals (notebooks) \| Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 \| Kane, Jane Duval Leiper \| Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870 \| Lectures \| Letterbooks \| Liberia--Description and travel \| Logbooks \| Maps. \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine--Practice--Pennsylvania \| Medicine--Study and teaching--Pennsylvania \| Meteorology--Arctic Regions \| Mexico--Description and travel \| Mineralogy--Study and teaching \| North Carolina--Description and travel \| Northwest Passage \| Notebooks \| Obstetrics \| Philadelphia (Pa.)--Hospitals \| Philadelphia. General Hospital \| Plantations \| Receipts \| Silhouettes \| Sketches. \| Slave trade--Africa \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social Life and Custom \| Travel Narratives and Journals \| United States--Foreign relations--China \| United States. Navy \| Watercolors

	Author:	Lesley, J. P., (J. Peter), 1819-1903	Requires cookie*
	Title:	J.P. Lesley Papers
	Dates:	1826-1898
	Abstract:	The antislavery interests of J. Peter and Susan Lesley are reflected in letters from correspondents such as Lydia Maria Child, James Freeman Clarke, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The collection also includes a letter of Frederick Douglass (September 6, 1856) in which Douglass offers to assist Susan Lesley in locating the son of a "colored" friend of hers.
	Call #:	Mss.B.L56
	Extent:	7.75 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Americans Abroad \| Avesta \| Biographies. \| Cartography. \| Charities -- United States. \| Clippings. \| Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 \| Cope, E. D. , (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897 \| Desor, E. (Edouard), 1811-1882 \| Diaries. \| Education--United States \| Egypt--Antiquities. \| Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic \| Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 \| Family Correspondence \| Flint, Austin \| France--Description and travel \| Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt \| Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 \| General Correspondence \| Geological Survey of Pennsylvania \| Geology--Maps \| Geology--Nova Scotia--Surveys \| Geology--Pennsylvania \| Germany--Description and travel \| Gibbs, Wolcott, 1822-1908 \| Hale, Lucretia P., (Lucretia Peabody), 1820-1900 \| Hawaiian language \| Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 \| International Travel \| Javanese language \| Journals (notebooks) \| Lesley, Allen \| Lesley, J. P., (J. Peter), 1819-1903 \| Lesley, Joseph, 1831-1889 \| Lesley, Susan I., (Susan Inches), 1823-1904 \| Literature \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920 \| M'Kim, J. Miller, (James Miller), 1810-1874 \| Marriage and Family Life \| Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899 \| McKinley, Alexander \| Nova Scotia--Surveys \| Obelisks \| Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 \| Paleontology--Pennsylvania \| Pennsylvania--Surveys \| Philology \| Photographs \| Poems \| Scientific Data \| Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate , 1841-1906 \| Sketches. \| Slavery -- United States. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 \| Switzerland--Description and travel \| Thomson, J. Edgar, (James Edgar), 1808-1874 \| Transcendentalism \| Travel Narratives and Journals \| Unitarianism \| United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 \| Whitney, J. D. (Josiah Dwight), 1819-1896 \| Wright, Chauncey,1830-1875.

	Author:	Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Samuel George Morton Papers
	Dates:	1819-1850
	Abstract:	Morton's diary, made on a trip that be made to the West Indies, records observations made on many of the Islands on life, work, agriculture, slavery, and derogatory comments on the native inhabitants.
	Call #:	Mss.B.M843
	Extent:	2.25 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. \| African American \| Archaeology \| Aymara Indians \| Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 \| Barbados--Description and travel--19th century \| Botany \| Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853 \| Conrad, T. A., (Timothy Abbott), 1803-1877 \| Cooper, William, 1776-1848 \| Craniology. \| Craniometry \| Dana, James D. (James Dwight), 1813-1895 \| Diaries. \| Du Ponceau , Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 \| Eastern Woodlands Indians \| Education \| Egyptology. \| Exploration. \| Fermine Gomez Farias \| French, B. F., (Benjamin Franklin), 1799-1877 \| General Correspondence \| Geology \| Gliddon, George R.(George Robins),1809-1857. \| Gomez, Jose Justo Gomez de la Cortina, conde de la, 1799-1860 \| Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 \| Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880 \| Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 \| Indians of North America--Kentucky \| Indians of North America--Massachusetts \| Indians of North America--Mississippi \| Indians of North America--Ohio \| Indians of North America--Physical characteristics \| Indians of North America--Rhode Island \| Indians of North America--Tennessee \| Indians of South America--Peru \| Indians of South America--Physical characteristics \| International Travel \| Kane , John K., (John Kintzing), 1795-1858 \| Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 \| Medicine \| Mineralogy \| Miscegenation \| Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 \| Natural history \| Naumkeag Indians \| Ornithology \| Paleontology \| Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860 \| Pentland, Joseph Barclay \| Phrenology \| Race \| Race, race relations, racism \| Rush, William, 1756-1833 \| Science and technology \| Scientific Correspondence \| Sketches. \| Skull. \| Slavery--Barbados \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Southeast Indians \| Travel \| Travel Narratives and Journals \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) \| Watercolors \| Wied-Neuwied, Maximilien Alexandre Philippe, prinz von, 1782-1864

	Author:	Sellers family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Sellers family papers, 1675-1928 (inclusive)
	Dates:	1675-1928
	Abstract:	There is at least one item in this collection which may be of interest to students of African American history: Carre, John Thomas. Letter to Charles Willson Peale. Circa 1792. Describes Carre's escape from the slave uprising in Saint Domingue.
	Call #:	Mss.B.P31.50
	Extent:	3.0 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| American Revolution \| Artists -- United States. \| Education \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Hill, Hannah Sellers \| Hill, Peter, d. 1857 \| Inventions. \| Inventors -- United States. \| Land and Speculation \| Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 \| Legal Records \| Literature \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Maps and Surveys \| Marriage and Family Life \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Patents. \| Peale family. \| Peale, Charles Linnaeus, 1794-1832 \| Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 \| Peale, Franklin,1795-1870. \| Peale, Raphaelle, 1774-1825 \| Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860 \| Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865 \| Peale, Sophonisba Angusciola,1786-1859. \| Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885 \| Pennsylvania -- Industries. \| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. \| Philadelphia History \| Race, race relations, racism \| Sellers, Ann,b. 1785. \| Sellers, Anna,1824-1908. \| Sellers, Coleman,1781-1834. \| Sellers, Coleman,b. 1827. \| Sellers, Elizabeth Coleman, 1751-1832 \| Sellers, George Escol \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social Life and Custom \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Surveying and Maps \| Technology -- United States. \| Travel \| Travel Narratives and Journals

	Author:	Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Vaughan Papers
	Dates:	1746-1900
	Abstract:	This collection contains at least one item which may be of interest to students of African American history: a manuscript concerning slaves in the British West Indies, entitled "Negroes."
	Call #:	Mss.B.V46p
	Extent:	13.25 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Agriculture \| American Revolution \| Animal magnetism. \| Architecture \| Astronomy \| Beyond Early America \| Blake, Anne Susannah \| Bowdoin College \| Breeding. \| Colonial Politics \| Diplomacy. \| Diplomatic History \| Diplomatic Material \| Diseases \| Dueling. \| Early National Politics \| Electricity \| Family Correspondence \| Genealogies \| General Correspondence \| Hallowell (Me.) \| Harlowe, Harris \| Hunter, John, 1728-1793 \| Hunter, John, d. 1809 \| Land and Speculation \| Lectures \| Littlefield, William B. \| Locke, John, 1632-1704 \| Manufactures \| Maps and Surveys \| Medicine \| Mesmerism \| Meteorology \| Mitchill, Samuel L., (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831 \| Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 \| Notes \| Pennell, Jacob \| Plantations \| Punctuation \| Raymond, Edward \| Religion \| Science and Technology \| Silk industry. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Taxation \| Unitarianism \| United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 \| Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835 \| Vaughan, John, 1756-1841

	Author:	Vaux, George	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George Vaux papers, 1738-1985
	Dates:	1738-1985
	Abstract:	The collection may contain materials of interest relating to the family's involvement with the anti-slavery movement.
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.73
	Extent:	3.5 Linear feet
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	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| African American \| American Revolution \| Antebellum Politics \| Business Records and Accounts \| Early National Politics \| Family Correspondence \| Genealogy. \| General Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Land speculation \| Legal Records \| Maps and Surveys \| Marriage and Family Life \| Mineralogy. \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Quakers -- Missions. \| Seneca Indians \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social Life and Custom \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Surveying and Maps \| Travel \| Vaux, George \| Vaux, George, VI \| Vaux, George, VII \| Warder , Ann Head, 1758-1829 \| Yellow fever.

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	Title:	Richard Price Papers
	Dates:	1767-1790
	Abstract:	Some correspondence relating to slavery in the Price Papers may be of interest to scholars of African American history. APS also possesses copies of Price's influential work "Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution" (print collection) in which, among other things, he condemns slavery. The Price papers contain Thomas Jefferson's response to this work (see above), complete with an analysis of how Price's antislavery message may meet with a mixed response from Americans.
	Call #:	Mss.B.P93
	Extent:	90.0 items
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	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| African American \| American Philosophical Society \| American Revolution \| Bingham, William \| Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790 \| Bunker Hill, Battle of, 1775 \| Colonial Politics \| Eliot, Samuel, 1739-1820 \| Ethics--Great Britain--Early works to 1850 \| France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799 \| Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 \| Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787 \| General Correspondence \| Graves, Thomas Graves, 1st Baron, 1725-1802 \| Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789 \| Harvard College \| Howard, John, 1726-1790 \| Italy--Description and travel--18th century \| Jackson, John \| Lathrop, John, 1740-1816 \| Lexington, Battle of, 1775 \| Life expectancy \| Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 \| Pensions--Massachusetts \| Political Correspondence \| Price, Richard, 1723-1791 \| Prisons \| Religion \| Slavery. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 \| Smith, Isaac, 1744-1817 \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 \| United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects \| United States--Politics and government, 1783-1788 \| Van der Capellen, Joan Derk , 1741-1784 \| Vaughan, Samuel, Sr., 1720-1802