| 1 | Author: | Burd, James, 1726-1793 | Requires 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. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| 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 |
