| 1 | Creator: | Lloyd, Thomas,1756-1827. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Thomas Lloyd commonplace book, 1789-1796
| | | | Dates: | 1789-1796 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains letters (a few in shorthand) relating to his pursuit of the position as principal recorder, and then, upon accomplishing this, his problems in publishing. There are sales accounts and a diary (April, 1793 to June, 1794), written while he was imprisoned in Newgate Prison, London (1793 to Jan., 1796). Included for this period is an interesting description, brought to him at Newgate by an Englishman, John Ford, who was seeking support and American contacts for his plan to take an English textile process to America: "A Manufacture of Wollen & Cotton Cloth & Without spinning or weaving," August, 1794. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.L774 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Accounts. | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Commonplace Book | Diaries. | Ford, John | Lloyd, Thomas,1756-1827. | Miscellaneous | Publishers and publishing. | Textile industry -- England. | Travel Narratives and Journals | United States -- Politics and government. | |
| 2 | Creator: | De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Augustus De Morgan letters, 1841-1866
| | | | Dates: | 1841-1866 | | | | Abstract: | These letters are to William Hepworth Dixon, who was editor of the "Athenaeum," a journal of literature, science, the fine arts, music, and drama, from 1871 to 1900. They concern current publications and publishing expenses, Michael Faraday, astronomy, perspective, M. F. Maury, P. B. Du Chaillu, all in relation to the "Athenaeum" or letters to the editor thereof. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.D396 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Astronomy. | Beyond Early America | De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871. | Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821-1879 | Du Chaillu, Paul B., (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903 | Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867 | Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 | Printing and Publishing | Publishers and publishing. | Science publishing. | Scientific Correspondence | |
| 3 | Creator: | Dawes, Elizabeth F.,collector. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Miscellaneous documents on American history, 1681-1921
| | | | Dates: | 1681-1921 | | | | Abstract: | These documents are principally of Pennsylvania interest, 1757-1809, including letters to Richard I. Manning from John C. Calhoun, Marquis de Lafayette, George McDuffie, and William Wirt. There are also letters of Clement C. Biddle, James Buchanan, Francis J. Grund, James Madison, Timothy Pickering, and William H. Seward. In addition, there are several musical scores (n.d.) and 19 cancelled checks (1861-1871) drawn by Ticknor and Fields in Boston, to the order of various American authors. | | | | Call #: | Mss.973.D32 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Biddle, Clement C., (Clement Cornell), 1784-1855 | Business Records and Accounts | Calhoun, John C., (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 | Colony and State Specific History | Dawes, Elizabeth F.,collector. | Early National Politics | General Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Musical scores. | Native America | Official Government Documents and Records | Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century. | Pennsylvania History | Publishers and publishing. | Ticknor and Fields. | |
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