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1	Author:	Burd, James, 1726-1793	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Pennsylvania (Province). French and Indian War Military records and accounts, 1753-1763
	Dates:	1753-1763
	Abstract:	This collection relates to Pennsylvania's military history during the Seven Years’ War and Pontiac’s Rebellion. The content is primarily official account books of officers at the fort, which includes names and lists that may be of interest to genealogists and military and social historians. The information on supplies and goods also likely contains data that would be of interest to business historians and scholars interested in Indian-white interactions. Combined with the Burd-Shippen Papers, the Samuel Hunter Collection, and the Fort Augusta records, this collection adds to a wealth of sources at the APS on military matters during the Seven Years' War in Pennsylvania. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.2.B89rs
	Extent:	8.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Law \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records \| Military Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Military supplies.

2	Author:	Fort Pitt (Pa.)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fort Pitt (Pa.) cashbook, July 12, 1760 - December 10, 1760
	Dates:	July 12, 1760 - December 10, 1760
	Abstract:	This collection consists of a single volume of Quartermaster accounts related to supplying Fort Pitt for 1760-1761 with goods and supplies. This material may be of interest to military, business, and social historians. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.2.F78c
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War \| Trade
	Genre:	Military Records
	Subjects:	Fortification -- Pennsylvania. \| Military supplies.

3	Author:	Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Timothy Matlack account book, 1783-1800
	Dates:	1783-1800
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains some financial records of the Flying Camp (a militia unit that fought in the American Revolution) for the year 1783 and Timothy Matlack's personal accounts for the years 1785-1800. These records are scattered and not complete. Indeed, much of the volume is blank. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.3.M42
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Military History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Military Records
	Subjects:	Military supplies. \| Travel costs -- United States.

4	Author:	Fort Augusta (Pa.).	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fort Augusta (Pa.) account books, 1753-1765
	Dates:	1753-1765
	Abstract:	This collection relates to Fort Augusta, a Pennsylvania fort constructed and manned during the Seven Years’ War and Pontiac’s Rebellion. The fort was the only one the colony continued to support after peace in 1758 and was a central location for organizing a defense during Pontiac’s Rebellion. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.2.B89a
	Extent:	8.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Military History \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Seven Years' War
	Genre:	Military Records
	Subjects:	Fortification -- Pennsylvania. \| Legal documents. \| Military supplies.

5	Author:	Shippen, Edward, ca. 1703-1781	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:	10.0 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.

6	Author:	Huntar, Alexander.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Docket of cases, 1764-1765
	Dates:	1763-1765
	Abstract:	Edward Shippen’s docket book for 1764-1765 records various legal records for Lancaster County, including those of apprenticeships in the area. Among the information maintained in the legal records are the punishments meted out, including the sentencing of several women to the workhouse because of complaints made by their masters. Note the record is bound with Alexander Hunter's receipt book for Fort Augusta. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.2.H91r
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Government Affairs \| Law \| Women's History
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Court calendars -- Pennsylvania. \| Fortification -- Pennsylvania. \| Law -- Cases. \| Military supplies.