| 1 | Creator: | New Sweden Company. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | New Sweden Records
| | | | Dates: | 1650-1655 (1820) | | | | Abstract: | The New Sweden Company was founded as a joint stock enterprise in 1637 including Swedish, Dutch, and German investors seeking to trade in American furs and tobacco. Centered at Fort Christina, near present day Wilmington, Delaware, the colony expanded up both sides of Delaware Bay and the Delaware Reiver to present day Philadelphia, but capitulated to the Dutch in 1655.
This volume contains selected transcripts in Swedish and German of documents in Swedish archives relating to the settling and governance of the colony of New Sweden in Delaware and Pennsylvania, made at the expense of Jonathan Russel, United States minister to Sweden, 1820. The documents have all been translated into French, and were printed in
Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania, vol. 4 (1829), 177-8,200, 314-315, 373-374, 398-400; vol. 5, 14-15, 219-221. No. 27 was not printed. Bound in at the end of the volume is Ch. 5 of Per Lindeström, "Description de la nouvelle Suède et des Indes Occidentales, 1691." | | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.Sw2 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Colonial Politics | General Correspondence | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | New Sweden--History | Official Government Documents and Records | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Printz, Johan, 1592-1663 | Russell, Jonathan, 1771-1832 | Sweden--Colonies | Swedes--United States | Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 | |
| 2 | Creator: | Mifflin, John F.(John Fishbourne),1759-1813. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John F. (John Fishbourne) Mifflin receipt book, 1800-1813
| | | | Dates: | 1800-1813 | | | | Abstract: | This volume includes receipts for payments of taxes, ground rents, rents, judgements, bills of exchange, and settlements of estates. Some are for monies collected for the American Philosophical Society, and for Major Zebulon Pike's expedition (1811). The names of Samuel Breck, James Mease, Robert Millegan, and John Vaughan appear. Under date of Feb. 11, 1804 is receipt signed by Jn. Vaughan for admission fee to the American Philosophical Society. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M585 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Philosophical Society. | Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862 | Business Records and Accounts | Business and Skilled Trades | Legal documents. | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | Mifflin, John F.(John Fishbourne),1759-1813. | Millegan, Robert | Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813 | Receipts. | Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 | |
| 3 | Creator: | British Museum. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | American manuscripts, 1703-1806, from the British Museum
| | | | Dates: | 1703-1806 | | | | Abstract: | This is a miscellaneous collection of manuscripts (ca. 35 items) from the British Museum, selected for filming by Whitfield J. Bell, Jr. Included are letters, botanical lists, illustrations, and other types of documents. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.503 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 | Ames, Nathaniel, 1708-1764 | Bartram, John, 1699-1777 | Botany. | Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776 | Dudley, Paul, 1675-1751 | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Garden, Alexander, 1686-1756 | Illustrations. | Lists. | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | Microfilm Collection | Mitchell, John, 1711-1768 | Natural history. | Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788 | |
| 4 | Creator: | Weedon, George,1734-1793. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | George Weedon Orderly Book
| | | | Dates: | 1777-1778 | | | | Abstract: | A Brigadier General in the Continental Army, George Weedon served under the immediate command of his fellow Virginian George Washington from, 1776 until 1778. This orderly book was kept under Weedon's command during the fall and winter, 1777-1778, documenting the hardships suffered by the American soldiers during their bitter encampment at Valley Forge. | | | | Call #: | Mss.973.3.W41 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry | Germantown, Battle of, 1777 | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | Mercer, Hugh Tennant Weedon, 1776-1853 | Military History | Military Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Orderly books | Stephen, Adam | United States--History--Revolution, 1776-1783 | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Weedon, George,1734-1793. | Whitemarsh, Battle of, 1777 | |
| 5 | Creator: | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Jared Sparks selected papers, 1819-1863 Franklin Bache S. D. Bradford William Duane Peter S. Du Ponceau J. Francis Fisher George Gibbs Henry D. Gilpin Edward D. Ingraham James Mease William B. Reed Henry Stevens, Sr. Henry Stevens, Jr. Benjamin Vaughan Petty Vaughan William Vaughan There are also extracts from Sparks's journal, 1831-1841, relating to his Franklin researches. Table of contents (11 pp.). (Film 570)
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1863 | | | | Abstract: | Letters and papers relating to Sparks's research on Benjamin Franklin and the publication of an edition of the latter's writings. There are also extracts from Sparks's journal, 1831-1841, relating to his Franklin researches. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.570 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864 | Bradford, Samuel Dexter | Correspondence. | Du Ponceau , Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Duane, William, 1760-1835 | Fisher, J. Francis, (Joshua Francis), 1807-1873 | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Gibbs, George | Gilpin, Henry D. (Henry Dilworth), 1801-1860 | Ingraham, Edward D., (Edward Duncan), 1793-1854 | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | Reed, William B. , (William Bradford), 1806-1876 | Research notes. | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 | Stevens, Henry | Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835 | Vaughan, Petty, 1788-1854 | Vaughan, William | |
| 6 | Creator: | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Autograph letters of naturalists, 1744-1894
| | | | Dates: | 1744-1894 | | | | Abstract: | Collection of 283 letters assembled and presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by John Torrey. Correspondents include: Louis Agassiz, Zaccheus Collins, Peter S. Du Ponceau, Elie M. Durand, Asa Gray, William Hembel, Alexander von Humboldt, William H. Keating, James Mease, Samuel G. Morton, George Ord, Charles Pickering, Constantine S. Rafinesque, Benjamin Silliman, Sr., John Torrey, Charles Waterton, Alexander Wilson. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.628 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 | Collins, Zaccheus, 1764-1831 -- Correspondence | Du Ponceau , Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 -- Correspondence | Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 -- Correspondence | Hembel, William -- Correspondence | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Correspondence | Keating, William Hypolitus, 1799-1840 -- Correspondence | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | Microfilm Collection | Minutes. | Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 | Ord, George, 1781-1866 | Pickering, Edward C., (Edward Charles), 1846-1919 | Rafinesque, C. S., (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840 | Silliman, Benjamin, Sr., 1779-1864 | Torrey, John, 1796-1873 | Waterton , Charles, 1782-1865 | Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813 | |
| 7 | Creator: | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Selected papers, [ca. 1819-1863], relating to Benjamin Franklin
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1819-1963 | | | | Abstract: | These selected papers include correspondence concerning Franklin, Franklin's descendants, and Franklin's papers, extracts from Philadelphia newspapers on Franklin, papers used in Sparks' biography, miscellaneous entries in his diary (1830-1854) relating to his search for Franklin manuscripts, and his preparation of an edition of Franklin's writings. Correspondents include Henry Stevens, Jr.; Henry Stevens, Sr.; Benjamin Vaughan; Petty Vaughan; James Mease; H. D. Gilpin; J. Francis Fisher; Franklin Bache; and others. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sp25 | | | | Extent: | 9.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864 | Bradford, Samuel Dexter | Du Ponceau , Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Duane, William J.(William John),1780-1865. | Fisher, J. Francis. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Gibbs, George, 1776-1833 | Gilpin, Henry D. (Henry Dilworth), 1801-1860 | Ingraham, Edward D., (Edward Duncan), 1793-1854 | Literature | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | Miscellaneous | Printing and Publishing | Reed, William B. , (William Bradford), 1806-1876 | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 | Stevens, Henry, 1791-1867 | Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886 | Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835 | Vaughan, Petty, 1788-1854 | Vaughan, William, 1752-1850 | |
| 8 | Creator: | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Thomas Jefferson papers, 1775-1825
| | | | Dates: | 1775-1825 | | | | Abstract: | The Thomas Jefferson papers contain a large number of correspondence both to and from Jefferson, as well as various other material related to American Revolutionary War and Early Republic. Includes correspondence with Patrick Henry, Charles Willson Peale, Richard Henry Lee, Horatio Gates, David Rittenhouse, Robert Patterson | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.J35 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Philosophical Society. | American Revolution | Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864 | Boundaries, State. | Byrd, William, 1674-1744 | Canals. | Chemistry | Colony and State Specific History | Correia da Serra, José Francisco, 1750-1823 | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Eppes, John Wayles, 1773-1823 | General Correspondence | Government Affairs | Indians of North America--Languages | Ingenhousz, Jan, 1730-1799 | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Linguistics. | Louisiana Purchase -- Enclopedias. | Mease, James, 1771-1846 | Mitchill, Samuel L., (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831 | Native America | Natural History | Official Government Documents and Records | Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824 | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Plants. | Political Correspondence | Presidents -- United States. | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Science -- United States -- 18th century. | Science and Technology | Scientific apparatus and instruments. | Seeds. | Thornton, William, 1759-1828 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865. | Virginia -- History. | Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829 | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Williams, Jonathan. | |
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