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1	Author:	Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862	Requires 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. View finding aid for a full description
	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

2	Author:	Brice, James	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Materials on revenue from the distilling and retailing of liquors, 1794-1803
	Dates:	1794-1803
	Abstract:	This collection contains a number of tax lists for the collection of revenue on spirits. It begins in 1794, the year of the Whiskey Rebellion, and continues to 1803. The lists appear to be for sellers of “wine and foreign distilled spirits,” meaning that this was not the tax Whiskey rebels found odious. Although the documents are not uniform, most lists contain the distiller’s name, place of operation, and amount of tax paid. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.336.27.M414
	Extent:	0.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Liquor industry -- Pennsylvania. \| Tariff on liquors -- Pennsylvania.

3	Author:	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. View finding aid for a full description
	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.

4	Author:	Pennsylvania. General Assembly	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Forms for the return of slaves, 1798, for tax purposes in Pennsylvania
	Dates:	1798
	Abstract:	These two volumes contain tax returns on the the number of slaves in York and Franklin Counties. They list 59 total slaves. The data includes the name of the owner, often the town of residence, and the number of slaves owned. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.326.F76
	Extent:	2.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	African American \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History
	Genre:	Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Slavery -- Pennsylvania.

5	Author:	Hare, Robert, 1781-1858	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Robert Hare papers, 1764-1858
	Dates:	1764-1858
	Abstract:	The Robert Hare collection is a large, diverse, and rich collection. The collection contains essays, lectures, and letters to and from Robert Hare, the preeminent chemist in the United States during much of the nineteenth century. But as this collection shows, Hare was far more than a chemist. His essays and lectures touch on an array of topics, including discussions of democracy, currency, history, slavery, among others. The APS collection captures the sophistication of Hare’s thought. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H22
	Extent:	3.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	African American \| Antebellum Politics \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Literature, Arts, and Culture
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Educational Material \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| American Philosophical Society \| Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania \| Banks and banking -- United States. \| Blasting, Submarine \| Blowpipe. \| Capital punishment. \| Chemical apparatus \| Chemistry \| Chemists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia \| Cyclones. \| Electricity--19th century \| Epidemics--United States \| Federalist Party--Pennsylvania \| Fire extinction \| Guano \| Mesmerism \| Money \| Paper money--United States--19th century \| Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--19th century \| Race, race relations, racism \| Railroads \| Religion \| Rome (Italy)--Antiquities \| Science and technology \| Slaughtering and slaughter-houses--United States--19th century \| Slavery -- Pennsylvania. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Smithsonian Institution \| Spiritualism--Pennsylvania \| Storms \| Tornadoes \| United States--Politics and government--19th Century

6	Author:	Peale-Sellers families.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963
	Dates:	1686-1963
	Abstract:	The Peale-Sellers Collection is an extensive collection that contains various records of the extended Peale family. MOLE contains an extensive inventory. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P31
	Extent:	19.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Art -- United States. \| Civil engineering -- United States. \| Drawing. \| Engineering. \| Locomotives. \| Medicine, Military. \| Natural history. \| Portraits, American. \| Technology.

7	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.

8	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Rush commonplace book, 1792-1813
	Dates:	1792-1813
	Abstract:	The commonplace book is better described as Benjamin Rush's diary of events from 1792. Rush recounts in great detail the spectacular failure of William Duer and other investors in Philadelphia and New York, noting the panic and uncertainty that swept elite society in those months. The second portion of the volume contains a range of Rush’s thoughts and observations on society, making this portion more like a traditional commonplace book. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89c
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries
	Subjects:	Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Indians of North America \| Marriage. \| Medicine. \| Religion.

9	Author:	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. View finding aid for a full description
	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.

10	Author:	Duane family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Duane Family Collection
	Dates:	1764-1933
	Abstract:	The Duane Family Collection is a rich and diverse collection that includes papers from numerous prominent citizens from the colonial era to the antebellum period. The bulk of the collection is from 1800-1840. These letters often touch on political affairs as they relate to Duane’s editorship of the Aurora. Also of particular note, the collection contains a series of letters on early national politics with some significant presidential correspondence. There are also family letters between William John Duane’s son, also named William Duane, and his sisters Mary and Sarah Duane that discusses social events, courtship, and gossip about individuals, including details on the deaths of two of Duane’s friends in a duel. Some of the early documents (before 1800) include records of Duane’s newspaper business in India, where he operated in the 1790s as a dissenting voice against the East India Company’s policies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.SMs.Coll.2
	Extent:	2.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Printing and Publishing \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Jackson, Andrew--1767-1845--Correspondence. \| Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia \| Presidents--United States--Correspondence.

11	Author:	Azambuja, Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Memoria sobre o valor das moedas
	Dates:	1833
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains an essay Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja presented to the American Philosophical Society in 1833. Jacob Azambuja was the Portuguese charge d’ affaires in the United States from 1829-1834. The essay describes the monetary history and system of Portugal. Presented after Andrew Jackson’s election, banking and currency were important political topics at the time. This essay likely reflects the growing interest APS members had in the subject and in understanding alternative systems to the United States. The essay can offer insight into prevalent European ideas about currency and may offer insight into how these ideas may have influenced how Americans thought about reforming their system. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.332.4946.Az1m
	Extent:	1.0 Volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| International Affairs
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Manuscript Essays
	Subjects:	Money--Portugal

12	Author:	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. View finding aid for a full description
	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

13	Author:	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. View finding aid for a full description
	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

14	Author:	Bancker family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894
	Dates:	1733-1894
	Abstract:	This extensive collection (13 boxes) contains a range of correspondence, although the bulk of it relates to Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the 1800s. The letters provide a picture of the family life and business career of Bancker from his earliest beginnings to his success later in life. Aside from the Charles Bancker portion of the collection, the holdings contain a wide variety of other documents, ranging from colonial era documents written in Dutch in Albany to letters from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson from the nineteenth century on religious education. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B22.c
	Extent:	3.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Antebellum Politics \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Colonial Politics \| Colony and State Specific History \| Early National Politics \| Education \| Land and Speculation \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom \| Trade \| Travel \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Manuscript Essays \| Political Correspondence \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Insurance agents -- United States.