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1Author:  Voight family.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Voight family papers 1788-1839     
 Dates:  1788-1839 
 Abstract:  The Voight Collection is a relatively small collection reflecting the interests of this Philadelphia family of clockmakers. It has documents relating to the property owned by the Voight family and their business interests. There is a series of documents relating to scales that banks asked the Voights to make. There is also a detailed order from Elias Boudinot, director of the U.S. Mint, on what to do should the Mint be closed because of fever.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.V87 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Philadelphia History 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Banks and banking -- Equipment and supplies. | Real property -- Pennsylvania. | Scales (Weighing instruments) -- Pennsylvania. | Weights and measures. | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 
2Author:  Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862Requires cookie*
 Title:  Historical Sketch of the Continental Bills of Credit, from 1775 to 1781, with Specimens thereof     
 Dates:  1840, 1862 
 Abstract:  The Samuel Breck Collection consists of two bound volumes. The first is a long manuscript essay on Continental Bills of credit from 1775 – 1781, which reflects Breck’s interest in historical matters. The second volume is a handwritten account of Breck at 92 years old reminiscing on prominent APS members he had met.

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 Call #:  Mss.332.5.B74h 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records 
 Subjects:  Diplomats | Paper money--United States--Forgeries | Paper money--United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | Physicians | Presidents | Scholars | Statesmen 
3Author:  Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983     
 Dates:  1683-1983 
 Abstract:  The Carpenter’s Company Collection is a potentially rich source for those interested in Philadelphia history and early trade unions. The Carpenters’ Company was one of the most prominent trade associations in colonial Philadelphia and the early national period. The collection includes official minutes of the Carpenter’s Company for nearly all of early America. These volumes capture the inner workings of one of the most prominent business institutions in the city. The minute books capture a wide range of company business, including establishing prices for the public, member procedures, and public relations. The collection also includes the minutes of the Friendship Company from its founding in 1769 – 1775 and their accounts from 1769-1799.

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 Call #:  Mss.974.811.C22.a 
 Extent:  18.0 Linear feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. | Guilds -- United States. 
4Author:  Montgomery family.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Montgomery family papers, ca. 1650-1900     
 Dates:  Circa 1650-1900 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of an assortment of documents relating to the Montgomery Family that settled in New Jersey around 1701. The documents include items from the 1680s written in England relating to property in New Jersey, a series of letters from the eighteenth century, and a couple of letters from the revolutionary era. The correspondence deals with a range of issues, including trade and business, but they are more often family letters. John Burnett and John and Anna Forbes are the most frequent correspondents. The letters are written variously from Aberdeen, Scotland, Perth Amboy, and even some from Barbados. The remaining collection deals with genealogical material, much of which was written in the nineteenth century, although some was also done in the eighteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.M763 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Colony and State Specific History | International Trade. 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Genealogy. 
5Author:  0 New York (State). Canal Commissioners.Requires cookie*
 Title:  New York (State). Canal Commissioners. Records     
 Dates:  1825-1826 
 Abstract:  This collection contains official documents and correspondence of the New York State Canal Commission for the years 1825-1826. Although a small collection, it does contain some interesting documents, including correspondence among officials who discuss building new canals, a petition from inhabitants near Seneca Lake that offers their opinion on the best route for a canal near them, and official reports of the commissioners.

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 Call #:  Mss.629.9.N47d 
 Extent:  7.0 Volume(s) 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Colony and State Specific History | Engineering | Government Affairs | Trade 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records 
 Subjects:  Canals--New York (State) 
6Author:  Zehnder, J. A.,recorder.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Bankruptcy notices, 1842-1845     
 Dates:  1842-1845 
 Abstract:  This volume contains a list of bankruptcy filings in Philadelphia with their creditors listed. There is very little additional information aside from names, docket numbers, and court dates.

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 Call #:  Mss.332.75.Z3 
 Extent:  1.0 Volume(s) 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Law | Philadelphia History 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Legal Records | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records 
 Subjects:  Bankruptcy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 
7Author:  Wyck Association.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Wyck Association Collection     
 Dates:  1663-1972 
 Abstract:  The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences.

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 Call #:  Mss.Ms.Coll.52 
 Extent:  151.5 Linear feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and Technology | Trade 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous 
 Subjects:  Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Agriculture | Culture, community, organizations | Home economics--United States--Accounting | Horticulture | Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs | Quakers | Race, race relations, racism | Reconstruction | Religion, religious organizations | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Social problems. 
8Author:  Feinstone, Sol,1888-1980,collector.Requires cookie*
 Title:  The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s     
 Dates:  Circa 1760s-1850s 
 Abstract:  The Sol Feinstone Collection of the David Library contains a wide array of original documents relating to the American Revolution. The collection is particularly strong in military affairs and contains a variety of original letters from generals and prominent officers from both British and American forces. The collection has a notable amount of papers relating to George Washington and his family, including a deed from 1604 to Laurence Washington that contains an original seal from James I.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.F327 
 Extent:  2.5 Linear feet 
 Topics:  American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Colonial Politics | Colony and State Specific History | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Military History | Pennsylvania History 
 Genre:  Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Military Records | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | Printed Material 
9Author:  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.

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 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. 
10Author:  Burd, James, 1726-1793Requires cookie*
 Title:  Burd-Shippen Papers     
 Dates:  1708-1792 
 Abstract:  This collection is one of the largest early American collections the APS holds. Its breadth of sources provides insight into colonial Pennsylvania history, especially that of Lancaster County. Although largely material composed of material from James Burd, there are also significant documents relating to the Shippen family. Documents touch on matters financial, political, and social. While the collection is of wide ranging material, its strength lies in three main parts: the Seven Years’ War and Pontiac’s Rebellion in Pennsylvania, Burd’s business records, and life in Lancaster County from 1754-1776.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.B892 
 Extent:  2.5 Linear feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Land and Speculation | Military History | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | Surveying and Maps | Trade 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Diaries | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Fort Augusta (Pa.) | Fort Duquesne | Fort Hunter | Fort Pitt (Pa.) | Fort William Henry (N.Y.) | Iroquois Indians | Lancaster County (Pa.)--History | Meteorology--Pennsylvania--Observations | Pennsylvania --History --French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce | Shippenburg Library Company | United States--History--French and Indian war, 1755-1763 | United States. Army. Supplies and stores 
11Author:  Hare-Willing family.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Hare-Willing Family Papers     
 Dates:  1724-1965 
 Abstract:  This is a large and wide ranging collection on materials. The collection contains over 1300 individual items along with 53 bound volumes, which range from letter books to records of the First Colored Wesley Methodist Church. Letters to and from the various members of the extended Hare-Willing family compose the bulk of the loose correspondence.

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 Call #:  Mss.Ms.Coll.104 
 Extent:  52.0 Linear feet 
 Topics:  African American | Americans Abroad | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Education | International Travel | Law | Natural History | Philadelphia History | Religion | Science and Technology | Travel | Women's History 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Institutional Records | Legal Records | Miscellaneous | Notebooks | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  African American churches--United States | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. | Religion, religious organizations | Science -- United States -- 19th century. | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Steam-engines. | Titantic (Steamship) | World War I | World War II