Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Books of Hours--France |
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| | • | Braddock's Campaign, 1755. |
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| | • | Delaware Indians |
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| | • | Electricity--Early works to 1800 |
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| | • | Indians of North America--Florida |
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| | • | Indians of North America--North Carolina |
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| | • | Indians of North America--Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Indians of North America--Treaties |
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| | • | Land speculation |
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| | • | Lumbee Indians |
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| | • | Mohawk Indians |
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| | • | Non-Importation agreements, 1768-1769 |
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| | • | Oneida Indians |
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| | • | Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
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| | • | Physicians |
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| | • | Postal service--United States |
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| | • | Printers--Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Seminole Indians |
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| | • | Shawnee Indians |
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| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| | • | Sons of Liberty |
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| | • | Southeast Indians |
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| | • | Stamp Act, 1765 |
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| | • | Sugar. |
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| | • | Tea tax (American colonies) |
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| | • | Trials (Assault and battery) -- New York (State) |
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| | 1 | Author: | Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Opinion On A Project For Removing the Obstructions To A Ship Navigation To Georgetown, Col.
| | | | Dates: | 1812 | | | | Abstract: | This volume from Thomas Jefferson’s personal library contains a series of pamphlets dealing with internal improvements that Jefferson bound together. The earliest and first one in the series dates to 1812 and is by Benjamin Latrobe. There are also official state reports on internal improvements, most notably from New York, and one from France and another from Great Britain. One of the pamphlets has detailed sketches of canal boats.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.626.L35o | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Engineering | International Trade. | Science and Technology | Trade | | | | Genre: | Printed Material | |
| 3 | Author: | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Battle of the kegs
| | | | Dates: | 1866 | | | | Abstract: | This bound folio is a limited edition print of Francis Hopkinson’s "Battle of the Kegs," which recounts an attempt by Philadelphians to attack British ships in the Delaware with floating kegs of gunpowder. Each verse is accompanied by a detailed sketch. Printed in 1866, the sketches can provide some insight into the historical memory of nineteenth-century Philadelphia.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.973.391.H77b | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | | | | Genre: | Printed Material | |
| 9 | Author: | Correia da Serra, José Francisco, 1750-1823 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Note nécrologique sur le Docteur Wistar, 1818
| | | | Dates: | 1818 | | | | Abstract: | This small bound volume contains a range of information on Caspar Wistar’s life. There is a French essay on Wistar, a 47-page printed eulogy published by the APS, various newspaper clippings, and letters from others, all commemorating Wistar’s life. A range of significant moments in Wistar’s life are discussed, such as the yellow fever epidemic, scientific pursuits and friends, and his career as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W76c | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Medicine | Philadelphia History | Science and Technology | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Manuscript Essays | Printed Material | | | | Subjects: | Physicians | |
| 11 | 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.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.970.4.M415 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 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 | |
| 15 | Author: | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Benjamin Franklin Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1730-1791 | | | | Abstract: | Summary(s) of Collection: 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 available online at franklinpapers.org and in printed volumes. The APS inventory in MOLE is extraordinarily detailed. The aim of this entry is not to reproduce what is already readily accessible, but to focus on material that is unavailable in printed or online sources.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85 | | | | Extent: | 48.5 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 | |
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