| 1 | Author: | Sellers, Nathan,1751-1830. | Requires cookie* |
| Title: | Nathan Sellers records, 1771-1844 | ||
| Dates: | 1771-1844 | ||
| Abstract: | Nathan Sellers was a prominent engineer who specialized in the papermaking industry in Philadelphia. This collection of his papers consists of a variety of documents related to his life and career. It includes two volumes of commonplace books, a notebook he kept while serving in the Philadelphia Common Council, records of his early work as a surveyor, and an assortment of financial and business records. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.B.P31.36-42 | ||
| Extent: | 14.0 Volume(s) | ||
| Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Land and Speculation | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Philadelphia History | Printing and Publishing | ||
| Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Commonplace Book | Literature | Manuscript Essays | Miscellaneous | Notebooks | Official Government Documents and Records | ||
| Subjects: | Carpentry. | Paper industry. | Papermaking -- Pennsylvania. | Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Technology. | Watermarks. | Wire industry. | Wire netting. | Wiredrawing. |
