Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1668-1983 :: American Philosophical Society

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Collection information
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Detailed inventory

Abstract

Though the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection is composed of items that do not fall readily into any other existing collection, the two dominant intellectual areas represented in the collection are Early American History and History of Science.

Scope and content

The Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection is composed of items that do not fall readily into other collections. The two dominant intellectual areas represented in the collection are early American history and the history of science.

In the collection there are letters by, and material relating to, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, William and Thomas Penn, Horatio Gates, John Hancock, Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, William Pitt, the U. S. Continental Congress, Benedict Arnold, George Washington, General Lafayette, Albert Gallatin. Also of interest is James Logan’s “Questionnaire used basis of testimony in the Penn-Maryland boundary dispute,” and George III’s 1783 Commission to David Hartley to negotiate peace with the thirteen United States.

Additionally, the collection holds a variety of material about the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and non-importation resolutions. There is also such items as a petition to John Adams from “sundry female inhabitants of Philadelphia” asking for the release of prisoners from Fries Rebellion (1799); Jared Sparks correspondence concerning the publication of the Franklin Letters; and a facsimile of Lee’s General Order No. 9, surrendering the Army of Northern Virginia (April 10, 1865).

In the history of science, the collection holds letters by, and material relating to, many of the big names in science, especially natural philosophers of the 18th century but including scientists through into the 1930s. Among those represented are Johannes Fredericus Gronovious, John Bartram, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, William Herschel, William Dunbar, James Rumsey and the Rumsian Society, Sir Joseph Banks, Jean Baptiste de Lamarck, James Edward Smith, Charles L. Bonaparte, Sir David Brewster, William Buckland, George Cuvier, Michael Faraday, Louis Agassiz, Edward Hitchcock, Benjamin Silliman, Charles Wilkes, Elisha Kent Kane, John Tyndall, Francis Trevelyan Buckland, Thomas Edison, Lord Kelvin, Nikola Tesla, Max Born and Max Planck.

Also included is material related to the Bristol Institution; a letter asking Lord Kelvin permission to use "Kelvin" as measurement for electricity (May 3, 1892); a letter signed by Albert Einstein, from Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, asking for money to educate the public about the responsibility of atomic energy; Neils Bohr’s “Challenge to Civilization”; letters concerning the development of physics and atomic energy, answering questions from E. Chudzicki. Together this material highlights the emerging fields of geology, astronomy, physics, natural history, ornithology, botany, chemistry and genetics.

Native American Images note : Nearly 200 black and white silver gelatin photographs, negatives, slides, and photomechanical prints of Iroquois chiefs, signatures, scenes of the Isleta pueblo, Ojibwa portraits, Penobscot attire, and Baffinland Inuits. Copies of images from Catlin, Parsons, McKenney, Speck and Boas are found. Of note, pictographs of Iroquois signatures are represented by symbols of hatchets, deer, turtles, arrows, and pipes. Each name is identified with the date of the signing of various eighteenth century treaties. Referenced in Freeman’s Guide to manuscripts relating to the American Indian, number 1644.

Collection information

Processing information

Inventory not complete, material dated after 1978 is not uncataloged. For additional information on these items, see the in-house shelf list.

General physical description

25 linear feet.

Naval History Note

There are numerous items in this collection which may be of interest to students of naval history:

Barry, John, 1745-1803.

United States, Continental Congress. Letter to John Barry. 1776 April 11. Relative to prize sloop Edward. 1 page.

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.

Byrd, Richard Evelyn. Letter to Mrs. Anna Lane Lingelbach. 1950 April 5. Appeal to help save people in Soviet concentration camps. 1 item.

Humphreys, Joshua, 1751-1838.

Humphreys, Joshua. Letterbook, with letters to Tench Francis, Thomas Truxton, etc. pertaining to ships for the navy. 1797 August - 1797 November. Correspondence. 7 pages.

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.

Jones, John Paul. Letter to General William Whipple. 1777 December 11. Reporting on trip of the Ranger, refers to U. S. commissioners. 3 pages.
Jones, John Paul. Letter to Robert Morris. 1779 October 13. News of his activities including the battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis on September 23, mentions Dr. Franklin. 4 pages.

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873.

Maury, Matthew Fontaine. Letter to Naval School of Philadelphia. 1843 January 17. Thanking for information. 1 page.
Fitzroy, Robert. Letter to W. Hepworth Dixon. 1860 November 29. Will review Matthew Fontaine Maury's work. 4 pages.
Fitzroy, Robert. Letter to W. Hepworth Dixon. 1860 December 17. Concerning his review of Matthew Fontaine Maury. 3 pages.

Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860.

Paulding, James Kirke. Letter to John Vaughan. 1839 March 18. Enclosing new plan for keeping log book at sea, by Captain E. Beaufort of the British Admiralty. 1 page.
Poinset, Joel R. Letter to John Vaughan. 1839 June 28. Encloses note from James Kirke Paulding. Hopes to visit Philadelphia by the end of July. Mr. Sully in Washington. 2 pages.

United States. Navy.

Barton, William P. C. Letter to C. H. Stedman. 1842 January 1. Concerning J. Francis Tuckerman and his examination for the U.S. Navy. 2 pages.
Barton, William P. C. Letter to Jacob Bigelow. 1842 January 7. Concerning J. Francis Tuckerman and his examination for the U.S. Navy. 2 pages.
Barton, William P. C. Letter to J. Francis Tuckerman. 1842 January 7. Concerning his treatment by members of the board and how he [Barton] has answered them at the naval board. 3 pages.
Hamilton, Harry D. Concerning the ships named Franklin. 1948 July 3. Concerning the ships named Franklin. 5 pages.

United States Naval Observatory.

Abbe, Cleveland. Letter to H. F. Peters. 1890 January 7. Astronomy, and proposal to rotate superintendency of the U.S. Naval Observatory. 3 pages.

Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877. United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842).

Poinsett, Joel Roberts. Letter to Mahlon Dickerson. 1837 January 7. Wishes William Davis appointed to serve on the United States Exploring Expedition. 2 pages.
Wilkes, Charles. Letter to Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. 1837 July 1. Concerning the Wilkes expedition (United States Exploring Expedition), use of India Rubber. 2 pages.
Paulding, James Kirke. Letter to Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. 1838 July 3. Encloses letters from Mr. N. L. Lee, who is soliciting appointment as carpenter. 1 page.
Peale, Titian Ramsay. Letter to Robert M. Patterson. 1838 November 13. Life aboard the Peacock on the United States Exploring Expedition. 3 pages.
Peale, Titian Ramsay. Letter to to John K. Kane. 1840 April 5. Accounts of adventures with United States Exploring Expedition. Discovery of Antarctic Continent. 4 pages.
Jay, John C. Letter to Benjamin Tappan. 1843 February 8. Applies to work on shells brought back by Wilkes Expedition (United States Exploring Expedition). 2 pages.
Prime, Frederick. Letter to Joseph L. Tillinghast. 1843 February 11. Recommends Mr. Jay as conchologist to report on specimens returned to Wilkes. 2 pages.
Peale, Titian Ramsay. Letter to George Ord. 1843 March 14. Complains of the manner in which members of the late Exploring Expedition (the United States Exploring Expedition) were treated upon return. 2 pages.
Peale, Titian Ramsay. Letter to George Ord. 1844 November 26. Forwards newspaper containing Senator Tappan's Plan for the investment of the Smithsonian bequest. Related to the United States Exploring Expedition. 2 pages.
Ord, George. Letter to Titian R. Peale. 1844 December 4. Hopes the American Philosophical Society will receive a copy of Captain Wilkes' book. 3 pages.
Peale, Titian Ramsay. Letter to George Ord. 1845 April 7. Introducing Mr. William Rich, botanist of the late United States Exploring Expedition. 1 page.
Ord, George. Letter to Titian R. Peale. 1845 May 20. Concerning identity of a partridge. Charles Wilkes has promised the American Philosophical Society a copy of his work. 2 pages.
Peale, Titian Ramsay. Letter to George Ord. 1845 July 3. May present himself for appointment as superintendent of National Gallery if Captain Wilkes of the late United States Exploring Expedition resigns or is removed. 3 pages.
Ord, George. Letter to Titian R. Peale. 1845 December 21. Has "not read a page" of Wilkes' Narrative. 4 pages.
Dana, James Dwight. Letter to Charles Wilkes. 1848 October 3. Is working on the geological report and the marine crustacea. 1 page.
Ord, George. Letter to Titian R. Peale. 1852 January 27. "I have been long persuaded there was a plot concocted to defraud you of the produce of your labors" in connection to the United States Exploring Expedition. 4 pages.
Ord, George. Letter to Titian R. Peale. 1852 December 4. Injustice of treatment accorded to Mr. Peale in connection with his work on the United States Exploring Expedition. 3 pages.
Wilkes, Charles. Letter to William Pitt Fessenden. 1857 February 20. Concerns the publication of the information collected during the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842. 4 pages.
Tennessee Historical Society. Letter to Charles Wilkes. 1857 September 2. Certificate of election to the Tennessee Historical Society. 1 page.
New York (N.Y.), Common Council. Letter to Captain Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. 1861 November 25. Granting the freedom of the city to Captain Charles Wilkes for his service in the capture of Mason and Slidell. 1 page.
New York (N.Y.), Common Council. Letter to Captain Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. 1861 November 25. Resolutions adopted upon the capture of Mason and Slidell. 2 pages.
O'Connell, Maurice, Sir. Letter to Captain Charles Wilkes. Tuesday morning. He and lady O'Connell accept invitation. 1 page.

Early American History Note

J. Stephen Catlett wrote of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection that “there is no other way to describe these manuscript letters, essays, and other papers that are contained presently in 49 boxes.” Catlett then listed a random assortment of names of authors found in the collection. Each individual item was catalogued in the card catalogue, but his data has now been put online. Rather than try to replicate that data, this entry will focus on some of the main themes of the collection and some of the most notable documents.

Among the many singular items are a letter by John Locke (in French); a letter by Isaac Newton; a receipt of Josiah Franklin's; letters by William Pitt; a letter from Patience Lovell Wright, a sculptor turned spy for the Americans during the Revolution (although the letter predates Independence, it does show her support for the colonies); and notes by and letters to Crevecoeur.

There is also a heretofore unpublished essay on the reasons for and a detail of the Albany plan of union.

The collection also contains interesting odds and ends, such as the story of John Kinsey’s death and the strange circumstances surrounding it in which he had a detailed premonition of his demise the night before. Also of note is a letter from one of Deborah Franklin’s cousins that relates the birth of Deborah's son in 1768.

The collection also has a heavy focus on Pennsylvania and Philadelphia history, especially in the early period. There are some early and official documents, such as an original William Penn grant to Thomas Powell. Some of these documents are potentially research-rich, such as the alphabetical listing of all grants of land in the colony from 1682-1698 and a list of the lots in Philadelphia granted from 1682-1692 that also has a partial sketch of Mulberry and Sassafras Streets. There is also what may be one of the first drafts of Philadelphia’s charter and the finished official charters of Philadelphia and Chester. There is a fair amount on colonial politics, especially in the correspondence of James Logan.

In addition, there are many wills, various bonds, some inventories and surveys, and legal documents on the care of orphans.

There is also an interesting series of Benjamin Rush’s letters written in 1768 that touch on affairs of the heart and make mention of Rush’s support for the colonies in their struggles with the “Mother Country.”

The Revolutionary era documents include letters from William Strahan to David Hall that supplement the APS’s Hall and Strahan collections. The letters often touch on political matters, including Strahan’s belief that nonimportation was an ineffective means of protest. A significant number of other items touch on Revolution-era activities and circumstances.

For the post-War period, there is a fascinating narrative of a rebellion in Lewistown, Pennsylvania in 1790 that involved a judge. There is also a notebook by Jonathan Donath on beekeeping that is identical to the other one in the APS collection, although this one appears to be the original and includes a reference to George Washington and others visiting Donath's apiary during the Constitutional Convention. This period also has a number of letters from Thomas FitzSimmons, a prominent Philadelphia politician and one of the only Catholic signers of the Constitution.

There is also a remarkable petition from female residents of Philadelphia requesting those held in Philadelphia jails because of Fries Rebellion be released.

For the nineteenth century, the collection shifts toward material about science and about the Philadelphia elite.

Included in the scientific material are notes, letters, notebooks, and meteorological diaries. There are also a series of records relating to the transportation revolution, including notes from Loammi Baldwin and canal engineering, and numerous letters regarding steam boats and internal improvements.

The Vaughan family have a heavy presence in the collection, though almost all material from John was in 2010 removed to a separate collection. Miscellaneous Manuscripts also has a series of Matthew Carey correspondence.

One of the more noteworthy themes of the collection is of people writing about history and historical memory. There is a fascinating translation of letters from an unnamed Frenchman who describes the histories of various colonies and the American Revolution from his perspective. There are records of Lafayette’s visit to US in 1824-1825. The collection also has an large number of notes from Moredcai Jacobs in which he adds his own memory of events and places depicted in John Watson’s Annals of Philadelphia. Finally, there are many letters from Jared Sparks seeking letters and documents on Benjamin Franklin.

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Gelatin silver prints
General Correspondence
Miscellaneous
Negatives
Photomechanical prints
Scientific Correspondence
Slides.

Subject(s)

Arctic Indians
Beyond Early America
Cayuga Indians
Colonial Politics
Early National Politics
Eastern Woodlands Indians
History of science and technology.
Inuit--Canada
Iroquois Indians
Isleta Indians
Mohawk Indians
Natural History
Ojibwa Indians
Oneida Indians
Onondaga Indians
Penobscot Indians
Physics -- History.
Seneca Indians
Southwest Indians
Tuscarora Indians
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Detailed Inventory

Papers			Request Series
Eliot, John, 1604-1690. Agreement with John Prudden to keep a school in Roxborough;	Feb. 25, 1668	13x8	Request File
Photo. (?) of D.S. by 7 persons. 1p. General physical description: 13x8
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Letter to Dr. [John] North;	April 21, 1677	7 1/4" x 11 3/4"	Request File
Cambridge, Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add. Presented by the Royal society of London, through Dr. Frank Aydelotte, Nov. 1945. See Nature, Aug 18,1945,p.193, for printed ed. of letter and an account of it. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 11 3/4"
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Patent to Virginia;	Oct. 10, [1677]	7-1/2x12-1/2	Request File
Westminster, D. 2p. Copy. General physical description: 7-1/2x12-1/2
Account book;	Dec., 1677., [1672]	18x12-1/2	Request File
D. 2p. Incomplete. Presented by C.H.Hill; June 15. General physical description: 18x12-1/2
Banks, John. Letter to Sir John Moore;	Aug. 29, 1678	7-1/2x6	Request File
A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Concerning the election of an M.P. from Hull. On same sheet is draft of a letter, pertaining to the same election. General physical description: 7-1/2x6
Penn, William, 1644-1718. Indenture for 500 acres of land in the county of Chester granted to Thomas Powell;	March 22, 1681	26" x 23"	Request File
D.S. 1p. and end. ca. Parchment. General physical description: 26" x 23"
Pennsylvania. Charters. Charter granted by Charles II to William Penn;	March 4, 1682	23 1/2" x 17 1/2"	Request File
Photostat of D. Sec.1,2,4. From original in Archives of Pennsylvania. Facsimile in Pa. Archives, ser.2, v.7,pt.2. Printed: 345.12:P38h,81 and various other places. General physical description: 23 1/2" x 17 1/2"
Pennsylvania. Surveyor general's office. Alphabetical listing of warrants for lots in Philadelphia, on the west side of the city towards the Schuylkill, but includes lots at the center of the city;	1682/3-1692	12-1/2x8	Request File
D. 2p. Film 403 Frame 42 General physical description: 12-1/2x8
Pennsylvania. Surveyor general's office. List of warrants and returns of surveys of lots, lands, etc. received of Silas Crispin;	1683-1694	12x7-3/4	Request File
[]. D. 2p. Film 403 Frame 41 General physical description: 12x7-3/4
Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Letter to [Otto Mencke;	May 30, [1693 ?]	11 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
A.Dr. of L. 1p. Pertains to copies of the Acta eruditorum sent in exchange for his [Principia]. With this is a photostat of printed description and translation of the letter by S.A. Ives. Printed:Turnbull, Corres., III, 270. MICROFILM FRAME NO.737 General physical description: 11 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Banks, John. Letter to Sir John Moore;	Feb. 27, 1695/6	6x5-3/4	Request File
A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Recommends a family for charity. General physical description: 6x5-3/4
Pennsylvania. Surveyor general's office. An account of certain books,	Oct. 27, 1698	12x7-3/4	Request File
[]. writings, etc. belonging to the Surveyor-General's Office, received from Thomas Jenner by Edward Penington; D. 40p. Film 403 Frame 40 General physical description: 12x7-3/4
Pennsylvania. Surveyor general's office. Account of lots returned [Front, High, Walnut, Chestnut, Mulberry, 2nd Streets: 2nd and 4th Streets: etc.];	Oct. 27, 1698	12-1/2x8	Request File
D. 11p. Film 403 Frame 40 General physical description: 12-1/2x8
Pennsylvania. Surveyor general's office. Alphabetical listing of surveys,from Assistant Surveyors, in New Castle, Sussex and Kent Counties, and loss in Philadelphia;	June 19, 1700	12x7-3/4	Request File
(?), D. 6p. Film 403 Frame 41 General physical description: 12x7-3/4
Vaughan, John. Will;	Sept. 7, 1700	13x8	Request File
Philadelphia, D.S.by mark of John Vaughan. 1p. Witnessed: Sam. Richardson, Dav. Lloyd, and Elizabeth Phelps. Seal. Mutilated. (This John Vaughan was a Philadelphia carpenter). General physical description: 13x8
Read, John. Marriage bond - John Read and Sarah White;	Feb. (?) 23, 1701		Request File
Photostat of printed D. filled in in ms. 1p. and end. From original in the Diocesan Registry, Lichfield, England. These are the parents of Deborah Read Franklin. FILM54-Family FRAME 1
Philadelphia. Charters. Charter granted by William Penn;	Oct. 25, 1701	12" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Philadelphia, Copy of D. 11p. Contemporary copy; probably the one sent to William Penn with proposed charter of 1706 - cf. Wolf, E. The 1706 charter of Philadelphia, APS Library Bulletin,1952,pp.388-405. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/2"
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges	1701	1.0 Item(s)	Request Item
Abstract: William Penn's Charter of Privileges, creating a frame for Pennsylvania government. Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/text:2631
Penn, Letitia. Deed for tract of land at Front and High Streets, Philadelphia, to John Smart;	Oct. 27, 1701	12" x 15"	See OS Request File
Ms.D.S. 1p. and end. Seals General physical description: 12" x 15"
Penn, William, 1644-1718. Charter of privileges to the province of Pennsylvania...Philadelphia,	Oct. 28, 1701	26 1/4" x 30 1/2", 25" x 29 1/2"	See Extra OS Request File
D.S. 2p. parchment seal. Acknowledgment signed: Jos. Growdon, speaker; Edwd. Shippen, Phineas Pemberton, Sam. Carpenter, Griffith Owen, Caleb Pusey, Tho. Story, propry and governrs council. Recorded...31st 8th mo. 1701 - signed: Tho. Story. Printed: Colonial records, v.2,pp.56-60. FEB.7,1812 Presented by Joseph Anthony; cf. Minutes, Jan. 17,1812. ---- ---- photographs (full size, and 8" x 10"). General physical description: 26 1/4" x 30 1/2", 25" x 29 1/2"
Pennsylvania. Charters. [The charter to privileges granted by William Penn, to the inhabitants of Pensilvania and territories]	October 28, 1701	29" x 25"	See Extra OS Request File
D.S: Wm. Penn [and others] 2 pieces of parchment, approx. Seal. This is the original charter; it was presented by Joseph Anthony, cf. Minutes Jan. 17 and Feb. 7, 1812. Charters of the province of Pensilvania...Philadelphia, Franklin,1742,p.17. Also in Colonial records, v.2, 1852,p.56. Framed, hangs in Green room of the Hall of the Society. ---- Portion of copy of the Charter. 2p. General physical description: 29" x 25"
Penn, William, 1644-1718. Charter of the borough of Chester,	October 31, 1701	31 1/2" x 25 1/2" and 31 1/2" x 15"	See Extra OS Request File
Parchment D.S.: Wm. Penn. 2 sheets, Seal. End: Recorded in the Rolls Office at Philadelphia in Patent book A - Vol.2,page 138 to 141 - this 6th 9br 1701 By me Tho. Story... Printed: Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania,v.3,p. 264 General physical description: 31 1/2" x 25 1/2" and 31 1/2" x 15"
Franklin, Josiah, 1658-1745. Bill to the town of Boston for candles delivered to the alms house;	Feb.26, Oct. 27, 1703	4" x 7"	Request File
allowed Nov. 8 (?), 1703. A.D.S. 1p. and end. FILM54-63 FRAME 47 General physical description: 4" x 7"
Philadelphia. Charters. Proposed charter,	1706	32"x32", 32"x 23"	Request File
D. 2p. - Parchment. See Wolf, E. The 1706 charter of the city of Philadelphia, in Library Bulletin for 1952. pp.388-405. Not Found: 2/10/2011 General physical description: 32"x32", 32"x 23"
Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Governor (1704-1709 : Evans). [Ordinance for establishing courts of judicature;]	February 22, 1706	23 1/2" x 30"	Request File
Parchment D.S: John Evans. 1p. Seal. End: Recorded in the Rolls Office at Philada in Patent Book A vol. 4 p the 16th 2d mo 1707. By me Tho. Story... Printed: Statutes at large of Pennsylvania, 1682-1801, v.2,1896,p.500. Not Found: 2/10/2011 General physical description: 23 1/2" x 30"
Franklin, Josiah, 1658-1745. Receipt to Mdm. Shrimpton;	Feb. 14, 1707/8	4 1/2" x 2 1/2"	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. FILM54-family FRAME 2 General physical description: 4 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Pennsylvania. Commissioners of Property. Order to Jacob Taylor to survey a certain tract of land for John Gumly;	May 7, 1712	7 1/2" x 12 1/4"	Request File
Phila., D.S: Edwd. Shippen, Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, James Logan 1p.and end. Seal. FILM 403 FRAME 45 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 12 1/4"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to the Governor [William Penn];	Feb. 26, 1712/13	12 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Phila., 26th 12mo 1712/13 A.L.S. 4p. Management of government of Pennsylvania established of the Pennsylvania-Mary-land boundary. Printed: Pa. archives, s.2,v.7,31. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 8"
Penn, William, 1644-1718. Commission to William Keith to be Lieutenant Governor of the province of Pennsylvania and counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware;	Nov. 29, 1716	7 1/2" x 12"	Request File
Copy of D. 4p., end. Contains also note S: R. Peters. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 12"
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to Abraham Gronovius, Oxford;	Sept., 1717	10x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add. In Dutch. (from original in Universität Bibliothek, University of Munich.) General physical description: 10x8
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to Abraham [Gronovius];	Jan. 30, 1717	10x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 2p.and end. In Dutch. (from original in Universität Bibliothek, University of M,,nich.) General physical description: 10x8
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to Abraham Gronovius, London;	Dec. 16, 1717	10x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add. In Latin. (from original in Univerität Bibliothek, University of Munich.) General physical description: 10x8
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to Abraham Gronovius, London;	Jan. 21, 1718	10x8	Request File
Leiden, Photo.of A.L.S. 3p.,add. In Latin. (from original in Universität Bibliothek, University of Munich.) General physical description: 10x8
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to Abrah[am] Gronovius, London;	Feb. 2, 1718	10x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 2p.,add. In Dutch and Latin. (from original in Universität Bibliothek, University of Munich.) General physical description: 10x8
Law, John, 1671-1729. Note, no. 334996, of John Law's bank for ten livres Tournois.	January 1, 1720	3 3/8" x 5 3/4"	Request File
Paris, 1 p. Pr.D. (In French.) Presented to American Philosophical Society by Peter S. DuPonceau. General physical description: 3 3/8" x 5 3/4"
Law, John, 1671-1729. Note, no. 930139, of John Law's bank for ten livres Tournois.	January 1, 1720	3 1/4" x 6"	Request File
Paris, 1 p. Pr.D. (In French.) Presented to American Philosophical Society by Peter S. DuPonceau. General physical description: 3 1/4" x 6"
Law, John, 1671-1729. Note, no. 1229313, of John Law's bank for ten livres Tournois.	January 1, 1720	3 3/8" x 5 7/8"	Request File
Paris, 1 p. Pr.D. (In French.) Presented to American Philosophical Society by Peter S. DuPonceau. General physical description: 3 3/8" x 5 7/8"
Law, John, 1671-1729. Note, no. 2789118, of John Law's bank for ten livres Tournois.	January 1, 1720	3 3/8" x 6"	Request File
Paris, 1 p. Pr.D. (In French.) Presented to American Philosophical Society by Peter S. DuPonceau. General physical description: 3 3/8" x 6"
Dudley, Paul, 1675-1751. Letter to [John Chamberlain ?];	Jan.9, 1720/21	7 1/2" x 5 3/4"	Request File
Boston, A.L.S. 1p. and end. Sends [account of] his poison wood tree for Royal Society; mentions Dr. Mead's work on poisons. Cf. Roy. Soc. Phil. Trans,31,145, for printed account. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 5 3/4"
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to A[braham] Gronovius, Utrech;	April 6, 1721	10x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 2p.and add. In Dutch. (from original in Universität Bibliothek, University of Munich.) General physical description: 10x8
Pennsylvania. Provincial Council. Report made to the Council,	March 21, 1722	8" x 13"	Request File
of evidence taken at Conestogoe, by Col. John French & James Logan about the murder of an Indian. D. [2]18p. Printed: Colonial records of Pennsylvania, v.3,p.147. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to H. Gouldney;	Feb. 17, 1724/25	9 1/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Phila., 17th 12 mo, 1724[]. A.L.S. 1p.and end. General physical description: 9 1/4" x 7 1/4"
Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772. Witness as to authenticity of two letters,	1725-1726	12-1/2x8	Request File
pertaining to a copper mill and to a paper mill; 1725-1726. D.S.: Em.Swedenborg,et al. 1p. In Swedish. General physical description: 12-1/2x8
Morgan, Joseph, 1671-ca. 1749. Letter to Thomas Prince, Boston;	Aug. 16, 1726		Request File
Freehold, New Jersey, Photo.of A.L.S. 2p.and add. (from original in the Mass. Hist. Society.) His ideas on a subject. Presented by W.J.Bell, Jr., 1955. Used in: Bell, APS. Proc., 1951,vol.95,254ff.
Denham, Thomas, d. 1728. Ledger;	1726-1729	11x8-1/2	Request File
Typed D. 1p. (from original in Hist. Soc. of Penna [Am.9055].) Concerning loan to B.Franklin. FILM54-65 FRAME 230 General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to Abr[aham] Gronovius, Leyden;	July 28, 1727	10x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add. In Dutch. (from original in Universität Bibliothek, University of Munich.) General physical description: 10x8
Parker, James, 1714-1770. Indenture for apprenticeship with William Bradford;	Aug. 7, 1727	11x8-1/2	Request File
Xerox of D.S. 2p. (from original in possession of the New York Historical Society.) Presented by C.William Miller; Feb. 21,1969. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to Abr[aham] Gronovius, Leyden;	Aug. 22, 1727	10x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add. In Dutch. (from original in Universität Bibliothek, University of Munich.) General physical description: 10x8
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Conrad Weiser.	[1727]	12" x 7 1/2"	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. and end. Rebukes him for settling and attempting to sell Penn's land without authority. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/2"
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741. Writ to the sheriffs of Philadelphia county concerning a debt against the estate of William Trent,	June 10, 1728	12 3/4" x 8"	Request File
Phila., D.S. 2p. and end. General physical description: 12 3/4" x 8"
Hall, David, 1714-1772. Indenture...to John Mos[s]man and Wil[l]iam Brown;	April 16, 1729		Request File
Edinburgh, D. 2p. Xerox copy. From original in Apprentice Rolls, City of Edinburgh, City chambers. Presented by. W.Spawn, 25. 1966.
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Marriage certificate of John Bartram and Ann Mendenhall;	Dec. 7, 1729	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
Typescript 2p. Presented by Francis D. West,1950 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Nicholas Scull;	Oct. 22, 1730	7 1/4" x 12"	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Indians; land claims. FILM403 FRAME69 General physical description: 7 1/4" x 12"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Permit to George Renick to settle on lands near Susquehanna;	Jan.25, 1730/31	6" x 6 1/4"	Request File
Stenton, A.D.S. 1p. and end. FILM403 FRAME 70 General physical description: 6" x 6 1/4"
Evans, Peter. Peter Evans, register of wills in the province of Pennsylvania,	July 8, 1732	8 1/4" x 12"	Request File
regarding the last will and testament of Moses Cox. Philadelphia, 2 pp. D. Unsigned. Copy. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 12"
Pennsylvania-Maryland commissioners. [Papers relative to the boundary dispute] Newcastle,	Sept. 6, Nov. 24, 1733	9" x 14"	Request File
2 D.S. by the Commissioners. Attested: Phila., Oct. 20,1740. See Pa. Archives, S.2,v.16,pp.193-194, 216. General physical description: 9" x 14"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to the Proprietor [Thomas Penn];	May 16, 1733	8 3/4" x 7"	Request File
Stenton, A.L.S. 4p. Controversy with Maryland over land titles. Printed: Pa. archives, s.2,v.7,140. General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to T[homas] Penn;	June 7, 1733	7 1/4" x 8 3/4"	Request File
Stenton, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Indians. FILM 403 FRAME 71 General physical description: 7 1/4" x 8 3/4"
Whitemarsh, Thomas. Estate. Inventory of goods and effects;	Nov. 1, 1733	11x8-1/2	Request File
Xerox of typed D. 3p. (from original in the possession of the Charleston, S.C., Court House.) Presented by C.William Miller; Feb. 21, 1969. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Compagnie des Indes. Facture d'une caisee...	1734	14 1/4" x 9 1/2"	Request File
contenant les medicaments simples, mineraux et graines achettées à Canton pour le Jardin du Roy... janvier D.S: De la Tieteche Litoust (copy) 4 leaves At head of title: Comptoir de Canton. General physical description: 14 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to Batche Thornhill, Bakewell, Derbyshire;	July 3, 1734	9-1/4x7-1/4	Request File
Revesby, A.L.S. 1p.and add. Concerning the payment of a debt. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/4
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Thomas Penn;	Oct. 5, 1734	8 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Stenton, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Seal. Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary. Printed: Pa. archives, s.2,v.7,170. General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Johnston, Lewis. Letter to John Frederick Gronovius, Leyden;	Nov. 20, 1734	11-3/4x8	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 3p.and add. (from original in Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 'sGravenhage.) Concerning forwarding plants he wants. Is busily at work. Friendly letter. Would like to ship fruits to him. General physical description: 11-3/4x8
Hopkinson, Thomas, 1709-1751. Letter to Sam[ue]l Cooper;	Dec. 27, 1734	8 1/2" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 1p. and add. Transcribes his account with him, and asks for payment. General physical description: 8 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Humphrey, David, 1689-1740. Letters from the minister of Hampshire [D.Humphrey] to [William Williams] the bishop of London;	1734-1735	6-1/4x4	Request File
D. 16p. Concerning religion. General physical description: 6-1/4x4
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Thomas Penn;	March 26, 1735	8 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Stenton, A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Seal. Land disputes. General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Hughes, Griffith, b. 1706 or 7. Letter to [Benjamin] Eastburn;	April 25, 1735	8x12-3/4	Request File
Eastown, A.L.S. 1p.and add. Desires information about survey of land grant. On same sheet: B. Eastburn to G. Hughes, May 24, 1735 General physical description: 8x12-3/4
Franklin, John, 1690-1756. Receipt to Henry Dering for £19.2.10;	May 21, 1735	7 1/2" x 3"	Request File
Boston, D.S. entry on a p. - (evidently a page from a receipt book kept by Dering) Note resemblance to writing of B. Franklin. FILM54-fam. FRAME 59 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 3"
Eastburn, Benjamin. Letter to G[riffith] Hughes;	May 24, [1735]		Request File
Draft of A.L.S. (on sheet with letter from Hughes to Eastburn; April 25, 1735.) Information about survey of land grant.
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Johann Alberto Fabricius;	Dec. 5, 1735	10-1/2x7	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 5p. In Latin. (from original in Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leiden.) General physical description: 10-1/2x7
Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776. Letter to James Alexander, New York;	Jan. 7, 1735/6	12-3/4x8	Request File
A.L.S. 1p.and.,end. So cold the thermometers will not show the degree. Hypothesis for such coldness. General physical description: 12-3/4x8
Bankson, Swan. Estate of.. Account with Barbara Bankson,	June 22, Jan. 6, Jan. 14, 1735-1744	19" x 14 3/4"	Request File
Ms.D.S: with mark 1p. and end. Benjamin Franklin mentioned as one of the creditors. FILM54-66 FRAME 138 General physical description: 19" x 14 3/4"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Thomas Penn	Jan., 1736	8 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
[ca.]. A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. In re Pennsylvania boundary. Printed: Pa. archives,s.2,v.7,193. FILM403 FRAME 72 General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Conrad Weiser;	Jan. 22, 1736/37	12" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 2p. Instructions to treat with the Six Nations. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/2"
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to the Proprietor [Thomas Penn];	Feb. 22, 1736/37	8 3/4" x 7"	Request File
Stenton, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary dispute. General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7"
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Survey of the Library company's city lot;	Jan. 18, 1737		Request File
Photostat of D.S.: Benja[min] Eastburn, Survr. Genl. Positive and negative. 1p. Refers to B.Franklin as trustee. Presented by the Library company, July 19, 1958. FILM54-65 FRAME188
Leacock, John. Deposition declining to act as executor to the will of Caleb Cash;	April 8, 1737	2 1/2" x 7 1/2"	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. Photostat copy, containing also will of Caleb Cash...Pres.by Mrs. Frances H. Souser, 3/4/54. General physical description: 2 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Cash, Caleb. Inventory of goods and dwelling house of Caleb Cash...	May 11, 1737	9 1/4" x 7 1/2"	Request File
D.S: Tho. Peters. George Sharswood, app. 1p. and end. End. may be in hand of Benjamin Franklin. Estate. FILM54-66 FRAME 102 General physical description: 9 1/4" x 7 1/2"
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Marriage bond, William Strahan and Margaret Penelope Elphinston;	July 19, 1738	17 3/4" x 28"	Request File
London, D.S: William Hay, Margaret Pen: Elphinston, Will: Strahan 1p. and documentation Parchment, seals General physical description: 17 3/4" x 28"
Pennsylvania. Provincial Council. Minutes of a conference with Allummapis & others of the Delaware Indians,	October 3, 1738	8" x 13"	Request File
held at Philadelphia, from the ms. of James Logan. D. 4p. Printed: Colonial records of Pennsylvania,v.4,1851,p.307. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Mitchell, John, 1690?-1768. Letter to Dr. Chas. Allstone [sic];	Oct. 4, 1738		Request File
Urbanna, Virginia, Photostat of A.L.S. 7p. and add., end. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Abraham Gronovius;	Nov. 22, 1738	8-1/2x7	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 3p. In Latin. (from original in Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leiden.) General physical description: 8-1/2x7
Bankson, Swen estate. Bond for letters of administration;	May 26, 1739	12 3/4" x 8"	Request File
D.S: Daniel Bankson, Peter Bankson, Thos. Godfrey, Jn. Durborow. 1p. and end. General physical description: 12 3/4" x 8"
Dillenius, Johann Jakob, 1687-1747. Letter to [John] Bartram;	May 13, 174[2]	12x8	Request File
Oxford, A.L.S. 1p. 1p.and add.,with note by Bartram about a Yucca. Botany. Concerning mosses. Refers to Peter Collinson. General physical description: 12x8
Crow, William. Letter to Dr. [Charles] Alstone [Sic];	FEb. 5, 1740		Request File
Netherbyrnes (?) by Berwick, A.L.S. 3p. and add., end. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Benny, Elizabeth. Will;	July 11, 1741	12 3/4"x 8"	Request File
D.S. with mark 1p. and end. Witnessed by Joseph Breintnall and others. Appoints Benjamin Franklin and her daughter Elizabeth as executors. FILM54-66 FRAME106 General physical description: 12 3/4"x 8"
Zinzendorf, Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von, 1700-1760. Letter to [Benjamin] Franklin;	March 16, 1741-42	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
Typescript. 1p. Supposedly a translation by Hanns G. Altner, of a letter printed in: Budingische sammlung... 1743, pp.860-862. (284.6:B83) General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
W. , J.. Letter to [Benjamin] Franklin;	March 22, 1742	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
Typescript. 1p. Supposedly a translation by Hanns G. Altner, of a letter printed in : Büdingische sammlung... 1743, pp.862-863. (284.6:B83) General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Letter to James Read;	Sept. 29, 1742	15 1/4" x 9 1/4"	See OS Request File
London, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Book orders. Recommends Mr. William Hay. On same sheets are: Strahan to Read, Jan. 17,1742/3; P. Collinson to Read, FILM403 FRAME 36 General physical description: 15 1/4" x 9 1/4"
Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768. Letter to James [Read];	Feb.3, 1742/3		See OS Request File
London, A.L.S. On same sheet with letter from Wm. Strahan to Read; Sept. 29, 1742. Settlement of accounts with William Strahan. FILM 403 FRAME 36
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Letter to James Read;	Jan.17, 1742/3		See OS Request File
London, A.L.S. 3p. On same sheet with letter from Strahan to Reed, Sept. 29,1742. Book orders. Recommends another printer David Hall. Mr. Whitefield preparing to return to America. FILM403 FRAME 36
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Letter to James Read;	Feb. 28, 1742/3		See OS Request File
A.L.S. On same sheet with letter from Strahan to Read; Shipment of books; mentions Mr. Collinson. FILM403 FRAME 36
Philadelphia. Orphans court. Order concerning the partition of property belonging to Samuel Carpenter, on same sheet as Oct. 7, 1743.	March 29, 1743	12" x 7 1/2", 23 1/2" x 18"	Request File
deceased. D.S: Thos. Hopkinson 1p. Seal. Attached at this is a statement by Charles willing et al. concerning the partition of the property, Oct. 7,1743 - 8p. accompanied by a survey of the property - 1p. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/2", 23 1/2" x 18"
Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?. Statement concerning the division of property owned by the late Thomas Bristol, addressed to the Justices of the Orphans court of Phila.;	Aug. 16, 1743	12 1/2" x 7 3/4", 12 1/2" x 7 1/2"	Request File
D.S: Nicho. Scull, Samuel Rhoads, Jos. Fox et al. 1p. accompanied by survey of the property between Fourth and Front streets off Sassafras - 1p. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 7 3/4", 12 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?. Survey of lots at Sassafras and Fourth Streets, Philadelphia	1743 August 16	1 map, 19 x 31.8 cm	Request Item
Scull made this survey by order of the Orphans Court, Philadelphia, dividing the "three Messuages or Tenements and Lots of Land once the property of Thomas Bristol Case, deceased." The division was made to settle the claims of Case's five children.
Smith, Robert, (carpenter). Indenture to James English;	Oct. 5, 1743	12-1/4x8	Request File
D.S. Witnessed: Robert Lee and Willm. Bird. 1p.and end.and 1p.with receipt dated Feb.17,1744/5, signed James Ingels. Note by R.Smith asking John Ingels to receive the remainder of the debt. General physical description: 12-1/4x8
Willing, Charles, 1710-1754 (?). Statement concerning the division of property owned by Samuel Carpenter,deceased, addressed to the Justices of the Orphans court of Philadelphia; On same sheet as March 29, 1743	Oct. 7, 1743	12" x 7 1/2", 23 1/2" x 18"	Request File
D.S: Chas. Willing, Edward Shippen et al. 8p. accompanied by a survey of the property between Sixth and Seventh and High and Chestnut streets - 1p. (see with Phila. Orphans court. Order...property be longing to Samuel Carpenter...March 29,1743) General physical description: 12" x 7 1/2", 23 1/2" x 18"
Survey of the property of Samuel Carpenter	1743 March 9	1 map, 45.7 x 61 cm	Request Item
Survey of property on Chestnut Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets in Philadelphia. The lots are identified and the buildings are marked.
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. John Bartram to Cadwalader Colden,	April 29, 1744	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
----, 1 p. Typed copy of A.L.S. Extract from original in Hist. Soc. of Pennsylvania. Increase in membership of "Philosophick Society." Election of Dr. Colden. Sharp criticism of James Logan. General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Home, James. Letter to ----;	July 26, 1744		Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 2p. and end. Lower portion torn off. Mentions Mr. "Franklyn." FILM54-61 FRAME194
Logan, James, 1674-1751. Letter to Josiah Martin;	July 28, 1744	7 1/2" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Stenton, A.L.S. 2p. and add. "not sent" Exchange of books. Mentions his tract of Cicero on old age published in the spring [by B. Franklin]. FILM54-61 FRAME195 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9 1/4"
Virginia. Miscellaneous records;	1744-1774		See OS Request File
Photostats of D. 7 items. (from originals in Virginia State Library.) Concerning Indians. Concerning the dispute with Pennsylvania over lands around Pittsburgh.
Zinzendorf, Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von, 1700-1760. Letter to [Christopher Sower] Saur;	1745	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
[ca.] Typescript. 1p. Supposedly a translation,by Hanns G. Altner, of a letter printed in: Büdingische Sammlung... 1743; pp.858-859. (284.6:B83) General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Letter to [James Read];	March 9, 1745	13" x 8 1/4"	Request File
London, A.L.S. 1p. and end. Book orders. Mentions Mr. Franklin and Mr. Hall. Congratulates him on his probable marriage. FILM 54-64 FRAME 205 FILM 403 FRAME 37 General physical description: 13" x 8 1/4"
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Letter to Cadwal[l]ader Colden;	April 7, 1745	9-1/4x6	Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 3p.and add.,franked: "Free B.Franklin." Concerning the APS. Botany. From original in Boston Public Library. FILM54-65 FRAME 243 General physical description: 9-1/4x6
Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus, 1686-1762. Letter to [John Bartram];	April 14, 1745	9-1/4x7-1/2	Request File
Leyden, A.L.S. 4p. Incomplete. Concerning crabs. Refers to Collinson and the APS. Fishes in the U.S. Refers to Catesby and Colden. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/2
Middleton, James. Estate. Inventory of goods and chattells...of James Middleton, deceased;	June 13, 1745	9" x 7 1/2"	Request File
D.S: Ebenr. Kinnersley, Jacob Duché, app. 1p. and end. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/2"
Harris, John, 1726-1791 . Survey of land	July 17, 1745	1 map, 19 x 20.3 cm	Request Item
Draught of 405 as. and allowance situate in Antrim Town[shi]p Lanc[aste]r County, formerly granted to Jeremiah and Joseph Harris (sons of Jn. Harris) by two Warrts. from y ^e [?] each dated y ^e 4th 7ber 1738, who not complying with the Conditions of the sd. Warrts. nor either of them the same became void. And by Wart of y ^e 3d 7ber 1742 the same Land was surveyed for y ^e sd. Jno. Harris And returned for his use into the Survy's Office the 17th July A.D. 1745.
Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?. Statement of value of land;	Aug. 8, 1745	12-3/4x8	Request File
D.S.: Nich[ola]s Scull and 12 others. 1p. Presented by Seymour Adelman. General physical description: 12-3/4x8
Morgan, Joseph, 1671-ca. 1749. Letter to P[eter] Warren;	Sept. 10, 1745		Request File
Hopewell, New Jersey, Photo.of Â.L.S. 3p.and add. (from original in Mass. Hist. Society.) Printed: Bell, APS. Proc., 1951, vol. 95, 254ff. Presented by Dr. Bell; 1955.
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Letter to [J.F. Gronovius];	Nov. 16, 1745		Request File
Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. Acknowledges observations on curiosities sent him; asks that subsequent ones be in English rather than in Latin. From original in the Friends' Reference Library, London.
Humphrys, Jonathan. Indenture to John Kinsey, Thomas Leech, John Watson, Thomas Chandler and John Wright;	Feb. 14, 1746	12-1/4x7-1/2	Request File
Printed D.filled in in ms.S.: Jona.Humphrys. Witnessed: C.Brockden and Arthur Forster. Sworn to James Read, attorney. 2p.and end. General physical description: 12-1/4x7-1/2
Alexander, James, 1691-1756. Letter to [Richard Nicholls];	March 29, 1746	6 1/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and end. Contains also a short note by Nicholls in reply. Use of the mails for sending maps which are to be annexed to the volume, then in press, about the bill in the Chancery of New Jersey against some people of Elizabethtown. Mentions Mr. Franklin. For further information about the volume in press, see Evans: no.6021. FILM 54-61 FRAME 196 General physical description: 6 1/4" x 7 3/4"
Redman, Thomas. Estate of.. Account;	March 16, Aug. 5, 1746/47, 1747	12 1/2" x 14 3/4"	See OS Request File
Ms.D. 1p. Dated on reverse: June 6, 1750. Mentions debt to Benjamin Franklin. FILM54-66 FRAME 137 General physical description: 12 1/2" x 14 3/4"
Meuris, Mathias. Estate.. Inventory of the estate of Mathias Meuris, Paper Maker;	Feb. 17, 1746/7		Request File
17-11mo Photo.of D.S.: Willim Rittinghouse and J. Johnson. 1p. (from original in Phila. Archives.) Presented by C.William Miller; Oct. 1963.
Jones, Thomas. Indenture between Thomas Jones, et al, and John Sturgis, for a tract of land in Merion;	March 16, 1747	16 3/4" x 36"	See Extra OS Request File
Phila., D.S. 1p. and end. ca. Seals Presented by Mrs. Stuart Farrar Smith, Aug. 1955. General physical description: 16 3/4" x 36"
Diemer, John. Letter to George Thomas, Philadelphia;	April 22, 1747	14-1/2x9-1/4	Request File
Halfmoon, A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Asks that William Franklin be appointed to fill a vacant post in his corps. FILM54 Family FRAME 98 General physical description: 14-1/2x9-1/4
Klein, Jacob Theodor, 1685-1759. Brevis historia naturalis...muris alpini;	Feb. 25, 1747, 1748	9-1/4x7-1/2	Request File
A.D. 4p.with notes by Peter Collinson. In Latin. Printed: Royal Society of London. Transactions, 1748, vol.45, 180-186. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/2
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Book of ages;	1747-[1819]		Request File
Photostat of D. 10p. Contains also some notes by Josiah Flagg. From original in New England historic genealogical society. Printed: Van Domen's Franklin-Mecom, pp.100-101.
Smith, Robert, (carpenter). Business papers pertaining to building for Princeton university;	May 31, 1747 - Dec. 9, 1756		Request File
Photostats of D.S. 3p. (from original in possession of Princeton university.)
Philadelphia, Assembly. List of subscribers for an assembly under the direction of John Inglis,	1748	13 1/2" x 21"	See OS Request File
Linford Lardner, John Wall & John Swift...[1st Philadelphia assembly,] Facsimile of D. 1p. Original in Historical society of Pennsylvania. (Filed with Print collection) General physical description: 13 1/2" x 21"
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Letter to James Read, Phila;	Sept. 2, 1748	9" x 7 1/4"	Request File
London, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Mutilated. Requests settlement of account. Sent copy of it to Mr. Franklin. FILM54-64 FRAME 206 FILM403 FRAME 38 General physical description: 9" x 7 1/4"
Tressan, comte de (Louis Elisabeth), 1705-1782. Letter to ----;	Sept. 8, 1748	9x7-1/4	Request File
Boulogne, L.S. 4p. In French. Concerning the solar eclipse, as viewed from Scotland. Royal society and electricity. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Ross, John. Letter to Cadwalader Evans;	Nov. 13, 1748	7 3/4" x 12 3/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, Copy of L. 3p. and end. Contains account of the accidental death of John Kinsey, jr.; mentions B. Franklin as living in Dr. Evan's home. FILM54-61 FRAME 197 General physical description: 7 3/4" x 12 3/4"
Koyle, Michael. Will;	April 7, 1749	15 1/4" x 9 1/2"	See OS Request File
D.S. 1p. and cert. Att: Wm. Plumsted, Appoints Thomas Leech and Benjamin Franklin executors; mentions his son-in-law, John Read. FILM54-66 FRAME 103 General physical description: 15 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Shippen, Edward, ca. 1703-1781. Letter to Edward Shippen, jr., London;	Sept. 16, 1749	12" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, Copy of letter in hand of Joseph Shippen, jr. 2p. Transcribed on same sheet with letter of Sept. 18,1749. Comments on his education in London, and the possibility of his being admitted to the Bar. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/4"
Shippen, Edward, ca. 1703-1781. Letter to Edward Shippen, jr., London;	Sept. 18, 1749	12" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 2p., add. On same sheet is transcribed copy of his letter of Sept. 16,1749 - 2p. Thomas Lawrence and he have set up a business house. Prospects of trade with London merchants. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/4"
Beddome, Elizabeth. Will;	Sept. 24, 1749	15" x 9 1/2"	See OS Request File
D.S. 3p. and end. Seal Att: Wm. Plumsted, Witnessed by Deborah Franklin, Lewis Evans and Emanuel Rouse. Appointed Evan Morgan Cooper, Ebenezer Kinnersley and Samuel Hazard as executors. FILM 54-fam FRAME 62 General physical description: 15" x 9 1/2"
Paris, Ferdinand John. Letter to James Hamilton;	Dec. 2, 1749	9 1/2" x 7 1/4"	Request File
London, A(?) L.S. 1p. and end. Relative to the laws and charter of Pennsylvania. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 7 1/4"
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770. Letter to William Bradford;	Feb. 24, 1749/50	7 1/2" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Plymouth, A.L.S. 3p. and add. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9 1/4"
Philadelphia. Court of common pleas. Writ against Richard and John Renshaw for debt owing William Hodge...	1749?	13" x 4"	Request File
eighth day of December in the twenty third year of our reign [George II ]. D.S: Tho[ma] Hopkinson. 1p. and end. Seal. General physical description: 13" x 4"
Mullin, Katharine. Will;	Sept. 15, 1750	15 1/4" x 9 3/4"	See OS Request File
D.S. with mark 1p. and cert. Att: Wm. Plumsted, Dec. 12,1750. Appoints Benjamin Franklin one of her executors. FILM54-66 FRAME 104 General physical description: 15 1/4" x 9 3/4"
Burd, James, ca. 1710-1783. Indenture to Thomas Fayerweather;	March 30, 1751	12-1/2x7-1/2	Request File
Printed D.filled in in ms. Witnessed: Nicholas Cassell and John Parrock, Jr. 1p. Mutilated. General physical description: 12-1/2x7-1/2
Leacock, Mary. Bond to give complete inventory of the estate of John Leacock;	Dec. 4, 1752	13x8	Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of D.S.: Mary Leacock, David Hall and John Doe. 1p.,witnessed. Presented by Mrs. Frances H. Sousser; 3/4/54. General physical description: 13x8
Tressan, comte de (Louis Elisabeth), 1705-1782. Letter to ----;	Dec. 5, 1752	9x7-1/4	Request File
Luneville, L.S. 8p. In French. Concerning the womb of a woman and the infection in her breast. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Franklin & Hall. Account with Edward Shippen, Jr.,	March 6, April 10, Feb. 18, 1752-1761, 1764	7-1/2x9	Request File
D.S.: "For Franklin and Hall p[er] W[illia]m Sellers." 1p.and end. FILM54-67 FRAME 134 General physical description: 7-1/2x9
Garden, Alexander, 1730-1791. Letter to Dr. [Charles] Alston;	Jan. 21, 1753		Request File
So. Carolina, Photostat of A.L.S. 4p. and add., end., and enc. - 5p. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Letter to [Carolus Linnaeus];	March 20, 1753		Request File
Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. From original in Linnean society. Mentions Dr. Franklin. Printed in part, with some differences: Darlington,371. FILM 54-65 FRAME 11
Garden, Alexander, 1730-1791. Letter to Dr. Charles Alston;	April 24, 1753		Request File
So. Carolina, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Peters, Richard, 1704-1776. Letter to Edward Shippen, Lancaster;	Aug. 24, 1753	12-1/2x8	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 1p.and add.and end. Wishes to know who the delinquent tax payers are. Business. General physical description: 12-1/2x8
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Letter to [Carolus Linnaeus];	Nov. 11, 1753		Request File
(?) Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. From original in Linnean society. Printed in part, with some differences, Darlington, 371.
Philadelphia. Orphans court. Deposition on behalf of Thomas Say, administrator of the estate of William Coates;	Dec. 17, 1753	12 1/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
D.S: J.W. Price, clerk. 1p. Seal. Benjamin Franklin is listed as one of the justices of this Court. On the reverse is the auditors' statement of Say's accounts; Jan. 31,1754. D.S: Thos. Leech, Edmund Woolley, Phil Syng 1p. FILM54-66 FRAME 107 General physical description: 12 1/4" x 7 3/4"
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770. Letter to William Bradford;	1754	7 1/4" x 9 1/2"	Request File
New York, Monday near noon, A.L.S. 1p. and add. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Lining, John, 1708-1760. Letter to [ ]; Cha[rle]stown,	Feb. 15, 1754		Request File
S.C., Photostat of A.L.S. 8p. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Receipt to Robert Greenway for £100 for payment of his apprentice fee to Charles Willing;	July 8, 1754	7 1/2" x 3 1/4"	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 3 1/4"
McAdam, Annis. Indenture to John Bowne;	Aug. 17, 1754	12-1/2x8	Request File
Lancaster, Printed D.filled in in ms.S.: Tho.Marshal. Witnessed: Adam Simon Kuhn and Sam[ue]l Boude. Mutilated. General physical description: 12-1/2x8
Shippen, Edward, 1729-1806. Memorandum of agreement between Edward Shippen and George Croughan,	1755	12 1/2" x 15"	Request File
----, 1 p. D. Unsigned. Regarding rent of a tract of land of 1,000 acres belonging to Edward Shippen, by George Croghan. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 15"
Franklin, James. Bill of printing advertisements to procure arms for the forces intended for Crown Point;	May 13, 1755	8" x 3 3/4"	Request File
A.D. 1p. and add., end. (Handwriting resembles that of Benjamin Franklin; may, in fact, have been written by him). FILM 54-66 FRAME 165 General physical description: 8" x 3 3/4"
Johnson, Samuel, 1686-1746. Will;	May 20, 1755	15 1/4" x 9 1/2"	See OS Request File
D.S. 2p. Seal Att: Wm. Plumsted, June 2, 1755. Appoints Benjamin Franklin one of his executors. FILM 54-66 FRAME 105 General physical description: 15 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1799. Report to the University of Abo concerning his visit to America;	July 1, 1755		See OS Request File
Abo, Photostat of A.D.S. 15p. (from original in Gratz collection, Historical society of Pennsylvania) Presented by Esther Larsen Doak, June 1958.
Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, 1683-1757. Report on the memoir of Godeheu [de Riville] on luminescence;	July 16, 1755	10-1/4x8	Request File
Paris, A.D.S. 1p. In French. Memoir by Godeheu de Riville is printed in: Inst.de Fr. Mémoires de Math.& Phys. (506.44:In74m),v.3,269-276. General physical description: 10-1/4x8
Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775. Letter to [Robert Hunter Morris];	Sept. 19, 1755		Request File
London, L.S. 4p. "Duplicate" Mentions Braddock's defeat and the trouble with Mr. Franklin. Printed: Pa. archives, v.2,419. FILM54-61 FRAME198
Pennsylvania (Colony). Council. Minutes;	Nov. 8, 1755	12-1/2x8, 5-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
D. 4p. Fragments. concerning the Indians. General physical description: 12-1/2x8, 5-1/2x8-1/4
Armstrong, John, 1717-1795. Scheme of expedition to Kittanning [ca. 1755].	[1755]	13" x 16" 12 1/2" x 7 1/2"	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. Accompanied by map General physical description: 13" x 16" 12 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Armstrong, John . Plan of Expedition to Kittanning	[1755]	1.0 Item(s) 2 pieces: 31.8 x 19.7 cm; 33.6 x 42.5 cm	Request Item
Plan of attack, with map and written directions. Proposal for attack on Kittanning, an Indian town near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, by Armstrong, based upon a report by "John Baker Soldier at Fort Shierley, who last Winter made his escape from the Indians at the Kittanning." The attack was made in 1756; Kittanning was taken and burned. Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/text:2689
Montour, Andrew. Extract from the account of the success of the embassy of Scarroogady and Montour of their embassy to the Delaware Indians;	April, 1756	12-1/2x7-1/2	Request File
D. 2p. Copy. General physical description: 12-1/2x7-1/2
Franklin, John, 1690-1756. the will of John Franklin of Boston,	January 22, 1756	8 1/2" x 13"	Request File
4 pp. Typewritten copy of D. FILM54-family FRAME 3 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 13"
Garden, Alexander, 1730-1791. Letter to [C.Alston];	Feb. 18, 1756		Request File
Cha[rle]stown, S.C., Photostat of A.L.S. 4p. Botany. Concerning negro slaves and their use of poisonous plants. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Hunter, William, -1761. Letter to Miss Betsey Hubbart, Boston;	April 24, 1756	9" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Williamsburg, A(?) L.S. 2p. and add. (Note striking similarity of writing with that of Dr. Franklin) Death of Mr. [John] Franklin. His own ill health. B. Franklin has been with him about a month. FILM54-63 FRAME 101 General physical description: 9" x 7 1/2"
Colden, Jane, 1724-1766. Letter to Charles Alston;	May 1, 1756		Request File
New York, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Garden, Alexander, 1730-1791. Letter to [C. Alston];	March 12, 1757		Request File
Cha[rle]stown, S.C., Photostat of A.L. 3p. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Governor (1756-1759 : Denny). Commission to David Jameson appointing him captain;	Dec. 9, 1757		Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of Printed D.filled in in ms.S. 1p. (from original which belonged to Robert B. Fisher) Presented by Robert B. Fisher; 1961. See Film 1052.
Beccaria, Giambatista, 1716-1781. Letter to [Benjamin Franklin;	1758	8x6½	Request File
[ca. ?] A.L. in 3d P. 1p. In Italian. Printed in English and Italian: Pace. Franklin and Italy, pp. 373-374; with date of [1757], in Labaree. Papers, vol.VII, p. 315. FILM 54-63 FRAME 92 General physical description: 8x6½
Sands, Edward. Certification in re marriage of William Greene and Catharine Ray;	April 30, 1758		Request File
Photostat of A.D.S. 1p. Contains also dates of birth of their children. Presented by W.G. Roelker,1948
Ward, John. Letter to Tho[ma]s Hancock;	May 2, 1758	4x7-1/2	Request File
Fallmouth, A.L.S. 1p.and end. Wishes him to help pay for a fence which he built. Presented by Robert Cushman Murphy; Dec. 9, 1964. General physical description: 4x7-1/2
Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760. Letter to Richard Peters,Phila.;	June 21, 1758	12" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Reading, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Wagons for Gen. Forbes; furnished in accordance with the directions of Col. Bouquet. Printed: C.Z.Weiser.Life of Conrad Weiser; pp.245-246. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/2"
Potts, Stephen, 1704/5-. Inventory of the goods and chales (sic);	July 10, 1758	12 1/2" x 8"	Request File
D.S.: Thos. Shoemaker 1p. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 8"
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824. Letter to Susannah Wright;	July 20, 1758	6 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 3p. and add. Indian affairs. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8"
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824. Letter to ----;	Aug. 24, 1758	7-1/2x6	Request File
A.L.S. 3p.and end. Celebration of the fall of Louisburg. News of the war, and suppositions on its continuation. [Can this be to Susannah Wright?] General physical description: 7-1/2x6
Pultney, Richard, 1730-1801. Letter to Mr. Nourse, Bookseller, London;	Nov. 14, 1758	5-3/4x7	Request File
Leister, A.L.S. 1p.and add. Orders volumes by Linnaeus, plus any book catalogues. General physical description: 5-3/4x7
Franklin, James. Receipt to Capt. David Moore for payment of American magazine for 1758;	Feb. 28, 1759	3 1/4" x 3 1/2"	Request File
A.D.S. slip of paper Marked resemblance of writing to that of B. Franklin. FILM54-63 FRAME 43 General physical description: 3 1/4" x 3 1/2"
Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803. Directions for Mr. Allison (sic) et al.;	May 5, 1759		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.D.S. 1p. and end. Relative to Mr. [John] Dickinson's affairs. From original in Virginia state library.
Croghan, George, d. 1782. A List of Indian nations,	[1759]	13x8	Request File
their place of abode and chief hunting grounds; D. 4p. General physical description: 13x8
Alexander, William, 1726-1783. Letter to [Lewis] Morris;	July 7, 1760	9x7-1/4	Request File
London, L.S. 2p.and end. Duplicate. Business. Concerning the Penn-Balti-more agreement to run the boundary line. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Maugridge, William. Warrant issued to the constable of Colbrookdale to subpoena certain persons;	July 28, 1760	12 1/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. "Seals" Presented by the Historical society of Berks County, through J. Bennett Nolan; April 1954. General physical description: 12 1/4" x 7 3/4"
Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790. Letter to Gov. [James] Hamilton;	June 13, 1761	12 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Marshy Hope Bridge, A(?) L.S. 1p. and end. Relative to the survey of the Mason-Dixon line. Printed: Cope, Thomas D. Running of a meridian line...(506.73:Am4p), v.100, no. 6, pp.561-2. FILM 403 FRAME 60 General physical description: 12 1/2" x 8"
Peters, Richard, 1704-1776. Letter to Sir W[illia]m Johnson;	Oct. 23, 1762	6 1/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 3p. and end. Sends copy of Indian treaty at Lancaster. Schemeing of the Quakers. General physical description: 6 1/4" x 7 3/4"
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Brief for raising money for the College, Academy and Charity School of Philadelphia,	1763	10" x 8"	Request File
and the College of New York, upon petition of William Smith and James Jay [c.] Transcript of portion of D. 4 leaves From original in Church Commissioners' archive. Presented by Sir Cecil Carr, January 1954. Cf. Cheyney, History of the Univ. of Pennsylvania,1940, pp.60-67. General physical description: 10" x 8"
Mason, Charles, 1728-1786. Journal entry for running the Mason and Dixon's line;	Nov.-Dec., 1763		Request File
Photo.of D. 4p. From original in Hall of Records of State of Maryland, Annapolis.
Stukeley, William, 1687-1765. Letter to Emanuel M----;	Jan. 21, 1763	5 3/4" x 6 1/4"	Request File
Queen Square, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Asking for a recommendation for D'Acosta as Clerk and housekeeper of the Royal society. General physical description: 5 3/4" x 6 1/4"
Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768. Letter to Duhamel du Monceau;	March 6, 1763	8" x 6 1/4"	Request File
London, A.L.S. 4p., and. ---- French translation. 4p. Encloses copies of papers which he writes under a fictitious name. Study of peaches and nectarines. Cargo of seeds from John Bartram taken by the Spaniards. General physical description: 8" x 6 1/4"
Fothergill, John, 1712-1780. Letter to James Bogle French;	Aug. 19, 1763	11" x 8 1/2"	Request File
Scarborough, Typed c. of L. 3p. From original in National library of Scotland, MS 583,no.712. Presented by Mrs. George W. Corner, June 1954. General physical description: 11" x 8 1/2"
Shippen, Joseph, 1732-1810. Receipt to Richard Hockley for £100 on account for running the divisional line between Maryland and Pennsylvania;	Jan. 11, 1764	4 1/2" x 7"	Request File
Phila., A.D.S. 1p. ----Bloch film, frame 19. General physical description: 4 1/2" x 7"
Penn, John, 1729-1795. Letter to Emanuel Carpenter, Edward Shippen and Isaac Saunders;	Feb. 4, 1764	12-1/4x7-3/4	Request File
Philadelphia, L.S. 1p. In hand of Joseph Shippen and end. (in pencil) by Joseph Galloway Shippen. Orders them to discover the perpetrators of the outrages on the Indians. General physical description: 12-1/4x7-3/4
Penn, John, 1729-1795. Letters to John Potts, Jonas Seely, and Samuel Potts;	Feb. 4, 1764	11-1/2x7	Request File
Philadelphia, L.S. 1p.each with add.for Seely. In hand of Joseph Shippen. Concerning reports of armed bands assembling to kill Indians. General physical description: 11-1/2x7
Bland, Theodorick. Letter to Adriano Van Royen;	Feb. 20, 1764	11-3/4x8	Request File
London, Photo.of A.L.S. 2p.and add. In Latin. (from original in Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leiden.) General physical description: 11-3/4x8
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. Letter to Capt. [Thomas] Barnesley [sic], Fort Loudon;	Sept. 3, 1764		Request File
New York, Photo.of L. 1p. Copy(?). (from original in W.L.Clements Library.) Orders him to forward dispatches. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Barnsley, Thomas, d. 1771. Letter to [Horatio Gates?];	Sept. 9, 1764		Request File
Fort Loudon, Photo.of A.L.S. 1p. (from original in W.L.Clements Library.) Has forwarded express. presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb 1963.
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. Letter to Captain Barnesley [sic];	Sept. 15, 1764		Request File
Ft. Loudon; New York, Photo.of L. 1p. Copy? (from original in W.L.Clements Library. Asks that he forward letters. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799. Letter to Col. James Montresor;	Oct. 3, 1764	7 3/4" x 12 1/2"	Request File
Carrying Place of Sandusky, A.L.S. 10p., end. Meeting at Niagara to make peace treaty with Indians. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 12 1/2"
Barnsley, Thomas, d. 1771. Letter to [Horatio Gates?];	Oct. 20, 1764		Request File
Fort Loudon, Photo.of A.L.S. 2p. (from original in W.L. Clements Library.) Concerning attacks of Indians and his concern for convoys to Fort Pitt. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Barnsley, Thomas, d. 1771. Letter to Colonel Robertson;	Oct. 30, 1764		Request File
Fort Loudon, Photo.of L.S. 2p. (from original in W.L.Clements Library.) Concerning provisions for the army. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Bartram, William, 1739-1823. Letter to Isaac Bartram;	[1764?]	9-1/4x7-1/2	Request File
Xerox of A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Incomplete. Thoughts on life, immortality, and nature. Copy courtesy of Mrs. Forbes; 4/15/69. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/2
Folger, Reuben. Marriage certificate of Reuben and Mary [Rinkham Ramsdel] Folger;	Jan. 31, 1765	15 x 12	See OS Request File
D.S.: Reuben folger, Mary Folger, and various members of the Folger, Coleman and Coffin families. 1p.and end. General physical description: 15 x 12
Morgan, John, 1735-1789. Letter to Dr. Robert Whytt,president of the Royal college of physicians, Edinburgh;	Feb. 15, 1765		Request File
London, Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. and add. and enc. - 1p. and add. Petition for admittance as a licentiate of the College. Original in Roy. col. of physicians, Edinburgh, Muniments.
Barnsley, Thomas, d. 1771. Letter to [Horatio Gates?];	March 11, 1765		Request File
Carlisle, Photo.of L.S. 1p.and end. (from original in W.L.Clements Library.) Wagon train of supplies for Fort Pitt was plundered. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. Letter to Captain [Thomas] Barnsley;	March 16, 1765		Request File
New York Photo.of copy of L. 2p. (from original in W.L.Clements Library.) Goods plundered belonged to traders, including Croghan. Comments on them. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. Letter to William Allason;	March 19, 1765		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add., end. From original in Virginia state library.
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. Letter to Capt. Barnsley, Carlisle;	April 6, 1765		Request File
New York, Photo.of L. 1p. Copy. (from original in W.L.Clements Library.) Questions seizure of goods of Crogan, et al, by country people. Gifts for Indians were included. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Barnsley, Thomas, d. 1771. Letter to [Horatio Gates?];	April 10, 1765		Request File
Philadelphia, Photo. of A.L.S. 3p. (from original in W.L. Clements Library.) Concerning Croghans goods destroyed by the country people. Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Scull, John. Survey of lands for Michael Snyder, J. M. Moyer, and Jacob Shallus	April 30, 1765	1 map, 21.6 x 34.3 cm	Request Item
Annotated: "A.B. two Pieces surveyed to Snyder (who is now contented) in pursuance of his Warrent dated 30th April 1765 for 50.00. "C. Sur[veyed] to Moyer in pursuance of his Application No. 1318, dated 30 Jan[uar]y 1766, altho' not the very Spot mentioned in his Description;- "Note. Mr. Miller wrote me a Letter, in which he mentions the Opinion of Mr. Tilghman, concerning the above Lands & that the Secretary desir'd him to write(?) to me that it was his Opinion, which allows Moyer his g[ ]ns, & Snyder the Land in two Pieces adj[oinin]g his old [tenet?]. "D. surveyed for Jacob Shallus, in pursuance of his Application No. 2132, 4 Decr. 1766 for 50.00, being the Remainder of the Vacancy."
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. Letter to William Allason;	Aug. 1, 1765		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. From original in Virginia state library.
Blackburn, John, 1690-1786. Letter to W[illia]m Logan, Philadelphia;	Sept. 24, 1765	12x7-1/2	Request File
Oxford, England, A.L.S. 2p.and add.,end. Concerning American plants and animals in his gardens, and lists plants and seeds he is sending to Logan. General physical description: 12x7-1/2
Aiskell, James. Oath that Thomas and Richard Penn had transferred to him certain indentures;	Oct. 2, 1765	13x8-1/4	Request File
D.S. 1p.and witnessed by Jno.Benning. May contain the impressed stamps of the Stamp Act. General physical description: 13x8-1/4
Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775. Indenture between Thomas Penn and Richard Penn and Adam Hoops for grant of land in province of New Jersey at the mouth of Pequest on Delaware River;	Oct. 2, 1765	25" x 16 1/4"	Request File
D.S. 1p. and end. Parchment Seals. Not Found: 2/10/2011 General physical description: 25" x 16 1/4"
Philadelphia. Citizens. Autographs as subscribed to the NonImportation resolutions;	Oct. 25, 1765	47-1/4x32-3/4	See Extra OS Request File
Facs. of D.S.: Thos. Dilling and ca.3 50 others. 1p.,end.: "for Isaac Hays,M.D. from a codescendant of one of the Signers" Printed 1846. General physical description: 47-1/4x32-3/4
Jackson, Richard, 1722-1787. Letter to Gentlemen [Pennsylvania assembly ?];	Nov. 9, 1765	9 1/2" x 14 3/4"	Request File
Inner Temple, A.L.S. 2p. Determination of Dr. Franklin and himself to present the petitions for a change of government. FILM54-61 FRAME 199 General physical description: 9 1/2" x 14 3/4"
Fothergill, John, 1712-1780. Letter to [James Pemberton?];	Feb. 25, Feb. 27, 1766	12-3/4x8-1/4	Request File
London, L. 4p. Copy. Concerning the Stamp Act repeal and B. Franklin's part in it. Suggests moderation in colonies over its repeal. Presented by Morris Duane; Dec. 31, 1962. FILM 54-67 FRAME 104 General physical description: 12-3/4x8-1/4
Logan, William, 1718-1776. Letter to Charles [Read IV];	Jan. 3, 1766	7 3/4" x 12 1/2"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. with initials. 3p. On the last page is draft of letter to someone else about Charles Read. Reprimands him for his conduct. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 12 1/2"
Grace, Robert. Will;	April 2, 1766	15 1/2" x 9 3/4"	Request File
A(?)D.S. 2p. Attest: Benjamin Chew, Reg. Gen. Bequeaths £5 to Benjamin Franklin. FILM54-66 FRAME 7 General physical description: 15 1/2" x 9 3/4"
Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. Letter to Captain [Thomas] Barnsley, Philadelphia;	May 10, 1766		Request File
New York, Photo.of copy of L. 1p. (from original in W.L.Clements Library.) Concerning the purchase of a commission Presented by Edward R. Barnsley; Feb. 1963.
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. Letter to William Allason;	July 4, 1766		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. From original in Virginia state library.
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. Letter to William Allason;	July 7, 1766		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add., end. From original in Virginia state library.
Philadelphia contributionship for the insurance of houses from loss by fire. Survey of Benjamin Franklin's house on the south side of High street between Third & Fourth street;	Aug. 5, 1766		Request File
Photostat of A.D.S: Gumning Bedford. 1p. Presented by the Contributionship, Nov. 1948. FILM54-65 FRAME 36
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792. Letter to John bartram;	Aug. 9, 1766	15" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Charlestown, S.C., A.L.S. 3p. and add. Writes on behalf of his son, William Bartram, now living very frugally along the St. John river. Describes his straightened circumstances in detail. printed with some deletions, Darlington,438. General physical description: 15" x 9 1/4"
Tilghman, James, 1716-1793. Letter to ---- Anderson;	Sept. 10, 1766	12 3/4" x 8"	Request File
Phila., A.Dr. of L.S. 6p., end. Information about his family. American politics. General physical description: 12 3/4" x 8"
Grace, Robert. Estate. Inventory of the estate of Robert Grace;	Sept. 20, 1766	13" x 8"	Request File
D.S.: Simon Meredith, Jonathan Pugh 2p. Att: Wm. Moore, Jan. 21, 1767. General physical description: 13" x 8"
Saussure, Horace Bénédict de, 1740-1799. Letter to [Giovanni Battista Beccaria];	May 5, 1767	6 1/2" x 8 1/2"	Request File
Geneve, A.L.S. 4p. In French. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Shippen, William, 1736?-1808. Letter to the president of the Royal college of physicians at Edinburgh; Phila.,	June 27, 1767		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. and add. and enc. - 1p. Petition for admittance as a licentiate of the College. Original in Roy col. of physicians Edinburgh, Muniments.
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter to Thomas [Bradford];	April 15, 1768	12-1/2x7-1/2	Request File
Edinburgh, A.L.S. 4p. ----copy, with copy of letter to Bradford, June 3, 1768, on same page. Printed: Butterfield,I,52. General physical description: 12-1/2x7-1/2
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter to Thomas Bradford;	June 3, 1768	8" x 10"	Request File
Edinburg, Copy of L. 3p. (On same sheets with letter to Bradford, April 15, 1768) Thought his last letter removed any obstacle relative to Bradford's suit of Miss F[isher]. Bradford's newspaper. Suggests that he start a circulating Library. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Iroquois Indians. Deed to William Trent and others;	Nov. 3, 1768	10-1/2x8	Request File
Ft. Stanwyx, Typed copy of D.and copies of endorsements 7p. (from Archives of Independence Hall, Philadelphia.) General physical description: 10-1/2x8
Haydock, Hannah. Letter to Samuel Emlen, Bristol;	Nov. 5, 1768	11-1/2x7-1/4	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p.and add. News of family and friends. "Cousin Debby Franklin was Delivered...of a fine Son." Presented by Frank S. Collins, earlier accession. General physical description: 11-1/2x7-1/4
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Account of journey to Paris,	1769		Request File
Photostat of ms.D. [32p.] Mentions Dr. Franklin and John Bareu Dubourg (sic). A fairly complete version of the trip is found in Rush's Travels through life... cf. edition by G.W. Corner,p.66 ffg (APS Memoirs,v. 25) FILM54-65 FRAME 47
Scull, William, fl. 1765. Bond to Thomas and Richard Penn for surveying the Indian tract acquired at Ft. Stanwix;	Feb. 9, 1769	14-3/4x9-1/4	Request File
D.S.: Wm. Scull and James Biddle. Witnessed. 1p.and end. General physical description: 14-3/4x9-1/4
Penn, Thomas, 1726-1798. Instructions to William Scull for aiding in the survey of the Indian land acquired at Ft. Stanwix;	Feb. 10, 1769	13x8	Request File
D.S.: W[illia]m Scull. 2p.and end. [copy for Scull?]. General physical description: 13x8
Barbeu Du Bourg, M. (Jacques), 1709-1779. Letter to ----;	March 4, 1769	10-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
Typed L. 1p. Copy. Introduces Benjamin Rush, a friend of B.Franklin's. From original in Archives du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. FILM54-65 FRAME 225 General physical description: 10-1/2x8-1/4
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Letter to Charles Linné, Upsala; [after].	April 26, 1769		Request File
Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add. Incomplete(?). Acknowledges membership in the Philosophical society at Stockholm. Transcribes his conjectures on certain phenomena and botanical observations. From original in the Linnean society
Trent, William, 1715-1787?. Letter to George Croghan;	June 10, 1769		Request File
London, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Mentions Dr. Franklin's project of heating the House of Commons. From the original in the Historical society of Pennsylvania; presented by the Society, March 1947. Printed to "William Trent calls on Benjamin Franklin," by W.E.Lingelbach, in Pennsylvania Magazine of History Biography,v.74,no.1,pp.43-50. FILM54-65 FRAME45
Philadelphia. Assessment list, showing Benjamin Franklin's assessments;	1769, 1774	11x8-1/2	Request File
Typed D. 1p. Copy. From film in HSP of Penna. division of public records, Harrisburg. Presented by W.J. Bell, Jr.,July 1962. FILM 54-65 FRAME 228 General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Saussure, Horace Bénédict de, 1740-1799. Letter to [Giovanni Battista Beccaria];	Feb. 6, 1770	7 1/4" x 9 3/4"	Request File
Geneve, A.L.S. 4p. In French. Acknowledges his work on atmospheric electricity. Electrical experiments. Mentions "le celebre Franklin." FILM54-61 FRAME200 General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9 3/4"
Gerrard, Mark. Estate of.. Sales at vendue by order of Mr. Richard Bache...Phila.,	June 16, 1770	14 3/4" x 9"	Request File
D. 1p. and end. General physical description: 14 3/4" x 9"
Shippen, William, 1712-1801. Letter to Edward Shippen, Lancaster;	Aug. 9, 1770	7 3/4" x 6 1/4"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 3p. and add. Medication for Mrs. Shippen. G[eorge] W[hitefield] goes to Albany with Mr. Kirkland to preach Christ to the Indians. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 6 1/4"
Shippen, William, 1712-1801. Letter to Edward Shippen,Lancaster;	Sept. 24, 1770	8 1/4" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 3p. and add. Plans to set out for the commencement [at Princeton ?]; mentions Dr. Smith, Rev. Mr. Peters, G. Whitefield, and Mrs. Witherspoon. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 6 1/2"
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815. Letter to Cha[rle]s Wilson Peale, Mariland;	Dec. 17, 1770	8" x 6 1/4"	Request File
Boston, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Relative to print of William Pitt. General physical description: 8" x 6 1/4"
Forster, Johann Reinhold, 1729-1798. Flora Americae septentrionalis;	1771	7 1/4" x 4 3/4"	Request File
London, Ms.D. 4 leaves. "Cette liste a eté faite pour remettre a M. de Mallesherbes qui doit la donnera a M. Francklin qui luy addressera" FILM 54-66 FRAME 133 General physical description: 7 1/4" x 4 3/4"
Hancock, John, 1737-1793. Letter to Paul Farmer;	Jan.30, 1771	5 1/2" x 7 3/4"	Request File
Boston, L.S. 1p. Order to receive Mary Thompson and child into alms house. Presented by Dr. William E.Lingelbach, June 1952. General physical description: 5 1/2" x 7 3/4"
Nicola, Lewis, 1717-1807. Letter to Charles Thomson;	Jan. 29, 1771		See OS Request File
Northampton, Photo.of A.L.S. 21p. (from original in the Edward Hand Papers,I,folio 2, in the Historical Society of Penna.) Concerning the deluge. Presented by W.J. Bell,Jr.; Sept.1964.
Bond, Phineas, 1749-1815. Letter to Daniel Clymer;	Feb. 18, 1771	11" x 8 1/2"	Request File
Middle Temple T.C. of L. 2p. His life since coming to Middle Temple about two months ago. Presented by David Amram from original in his possession, May 1955. General physical description: 11" x 8 1/2"
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Letter to David Hume;	March 1, 1771	13x8	Request File
London, Typed L. 4p. Copy. Ohio company business. His publications. Politics. General physical description: 13x8
Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène, ca. 1736-1784. Letter to Evert Bancker, Jr., New York;	March 27, 1771	12-1/2x8	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 2p.and add.,end. Thanks for pamphlet. Concerning his collection of writings. Concerning the APS Transactions. Film 38 General physical description: 12-1/2x8
Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène, ca. 1736-1784. Letter to Evert Bancker, Jr., New York;	March 31, 1771	8x6-1/4	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Concerning the death of his friend, John Smith of Burlington. Film 38 General physical description: 8x6-1/4
Hughes, Edward, Sir, ca. 1720-1794. Letter to Joshua Sharpe;	April 28, 1771	9" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Sheerness, L.S. 1p. and add., end. Mr. Franklin's preparation to return to America; and proposed arrest. FILM54-61 FRAME201 General physical description: 9" x 7 1/4"
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Marriage certificate of John Bartram and Elizah Howell;	May 9, 1771	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
Typescript 2p. Presented by Francis D. West,1950; original at Historical society of Pennsylvania General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Bond, Phineas, 1749-1815. Letter to Daniel Clymer, Phila.;	Aug. 26, 1771	8" x 6 1/4"	Request File
Middle Temple, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Purchase of books. General physical description: 8" x 6 1/4"
Clarkson, Matthew. Receipt to Anthony Wayne for surveying lands for Franklin, Hughes and Wayne in Nova Scotia;	Sept. 12, 1771	8x7-1/2	Request File
Philadelphia, A.D.S. 1p.and end. FILM54-67 FRAME 142 General physical description: 8x7-1/2
Bond, Phineas, 1749-1815. Letter to Daniel Clymer, Phila.;	Oct. 2, 1771	9 1/2" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Middle Temple, A.L.S. 1p. and add. and end. Purchase of books. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 7 1/4"
Brooke, Richard, 1716-1783. Will;	April 26, Oct. 4, 1771, 1775		Request File
Photo.of D.S. 3p. (from original in Maryland Hall of Records.)
Scull, William, fl. 1765. Letter to John Lukens;	Sept.27, 1772	7 1/2" x 12 1/2"	Request File
Reading, A.L.S. 1p. and end. Relative to fees due him for making surveys. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 12 1/2"
Scull, William, fl. 1765. Returns made [for surveying?;].	June, 1772	2-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. General physical description: 2-1/2x8-1/4
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Will,	Jan. 17, 1772	8" x 13"	Request File
Typescript. 5 leaves Presented by Francis D. West,1950. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Strahan, William, 1715-1785. Letter to David Hall, Philadelphia;	April 1, 1772	9x7-1/4	Request File
London, A.L.S. 3p.and add.,end. Forwards books and brass rule. Royal family marriage act. Trial of Clive and need to restrain the East India Company. Politics. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Saussure, Horace Bénédict de, 1740-1799. Letter to [Giovanni Battista] Beccaria;	Oct. 9, 1772	6 1/2" x 8 1/2"	Request File
Turin, A.L.S. 1p. and add. In French. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794. Receipt to Jonathan Sargeant for salary;	June 10, 1773	3-1/2x7-3/4	Request File
Princeton, A.D.S. 1p. and end. Presented by Morris Duane; 12/30/69. General physical description: 3-1/2x7-3/4
Spragg, Isaac. Will;	July 14, 1773	12" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Phila., D.S. 2p. Witnessed by: Robt. Aitken, Frd. Sumfield, Matth. Clarkson. Cert. Bequest to Francis Hopkinson, and his appointment as executor. General physical description: 12" x 7 1/4"
Read, Charles, 1715-1774. Letter to Thomas Fisher;	Dec. 16, 1773	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
St. Croix, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Laments circumstances which have prevented his enjoying a life of ease. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
Society of Friends. Philadelphia meeting. Accounts of Treasurer Committee of Twelve with Benjamin Franklin;	1773-1800	13x8-1/2	Request File
Xerox of D. 2p. Presented by Willman Spawn; 1968. FILM 54-65 FRAME 250 General physical description: 13x8-1/2
Romans, Bernard, ca. 1720-ca. 1784. Letter to Wm. and Thos. Bradford;	Feb. 28, 1774	7" x 8 3/4"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Desires to know if the drawings sent to Owen Biddle for the Transactions of the American society were received. His work [Concise natural history of east and west Florida] will soon be published. Orders for various books. General physical description: 7" x 8 3/4"
Richards, John. Bond to Samuel Richards for £184.14.6;	March 29, 1774	13" x7 3/4"	Request File
Printed D. filled in in ms. 2p. and end. [Philadelphia] Printed by Robert Bell for William Woodhouse. General physical description: 13" x7 3/4"
Wright, Patience Lovell. Letter to [John] Ro[d]gers, New York;	Sept. 3, 1774	12x7-1/2	Request File
London, A.L.S. 3p.and add.,end.in unknown hand. Concerning the public events of England and the colonies. General physical description: 12x7-1/2
Bache, Mary. Letter to Rich[ar]d Bache;	Jan. 9, 1775	8" x 12 3/4"	Request File
Preston, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Politics; family news; mentions Dr. Franklin. FILM 54-61 FRAME 204 General physical description: 8" x 12 3/4"
Goddard, William, 1740-1817. To the Friends of freedom in the city of New-York...New York,	May 2, 1775	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
Typescript of printed broadside 1p. Diatribe against John Foxcroft, as master of posts in North America. Presented by E. M. Riley, Sept.1951. Evans:14068 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Shippen, William, 1712-1801. Letter to Dear Bro.[Edward Shippen];	May 6, 1775	7 1/2" x 6 1/4"	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. Return of Dr. Franklin; news of Congress and the war. FILM54-64 FRAME209 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 6 1/4"
Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782. Letter to ----;	July 31, 1775	9 1/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Wentworth, A.L.S. 4p. Recent actions of Americans should awaken minds of British toward more conciliatory measures. Experience should teach His Majesty that scheme to conquer America is impracticable. MICROFILM FRAME NO.662 General physical description: 9 1/4" x 7 1/4"
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811. N(evil) Maskelyne to (John) Ewing,	August 4, 1775	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
Greenwich, 2 pp. address and endorsement. A.L.S. Letter from the Astronomer Royal regarding projected observatory to be erected at Philadelphia. Printed in A.P.S. Proceedings, IV, 98. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Declaration of independence;	June, 1776	14x8-1/2	Request File
Facsimile of first draft. 4p.with notations by B.Franklin and J.Adams. Artotype, E. Bierstadt, N.Y. General physical description: 14x8-1/2
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800. Letter to ----;	Feb.15, 1776	9x7	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Has, by order of Washington, paid for ordnance being transported to camp. Business. General physical description: 9x7
United States. Continental Congress. Resolutions addressed to Gen. Lee.	Feb. 15 and 17, 1776	13" x 8"	Request File
A.D.S: Cha. Thomson, secretary; John Hancock, president. 2p. and end. Mutilated Pertain to the Committee of Congress appointed to proceed to Canada - Dr. Franklin, S. Chase and C. Carroll of Carrolltown; and instructions to Printed: Journals of the Continental congress. FILM54-66 FRAME99 General physical description: 13" x 8"
Ward, Joseph, 1737-1812. Letter to Mrs. Elizabeth Partridge;	Jan.6, 1776	8" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Camp At Roxbury, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Evacuation of Boston. Looks forward to a glorious peace. General physical description: 8" x 6 1/2"
Philadelphia. City Tavern. Agreement of subscribers on debts and proceeds of the tavern;	Feb. 9, 1776	25x26-1/2	Request File
D.S.: John Nixon and 52 others. 1p. Parchment. Seals. General physical description: 25x26-1/2
United States. Continental Congress. Marine Committee. Letter to John Barry;	April 11, 1776		Request File
Phila., Photostat of L.S.: John Hancock, Robt. Morris, Richard Henry Lee, et al. 1p. and add. Relative to prize sloop Edward.
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Mrs. [Catharine] Greene;	June 1, 1776	13" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 2p. Return of her brother [B. Franklin]. Temple, son of Gov. Franklin, came with him. News of family and friends. FILM54-63 FRAME96 General physical description: 13" x 8 1/4"
Tilghman, James, 1716-1793. Letter to Lady Juliana Penn;	June 10, 1776	8" x 13"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 2p. and add.,end. His and his son's services to the Proprieters. Prospect in America gloomy. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Clymer, George, 1739-1813. Order to John Nixon & others to pay 150£ on order to Messrs. Worral & Alisson;	June 15, 1776	8 1/4" x 5"	Request File
D.S.: Geo. Clymer, James Biddle (?) Owen Biddle. 1p. and end. Presented by Seymour Adelman, 1947. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 5"
United States. Continental Congress. Declaration of independence;	July 4, 1776		See Extra OS Request File
Photograph of original document with signatures. 1p.
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter to [Patrick Henry];	July 16, 1776	8 1/4" x 13"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 4p. The Declaration of independence and its implications. Loss of Canada. Comments on exclusion of clergy from [Virginia ?] legislature. Printed: APS Lib.Bull for 1951,p.251-2-in Butterfield,L.H Dr. Rush to Governor Henry… Film No. 529 General physical description: 8 1/4" x 13"
Winthrop, John, 1714-1779. Letter to ----;	July 22, 1776	7-1/4x6	Request File
Cambridge, A.L.S. 2p.,end. Xerox copy. Concerning the ranking of the APS with similar European societies. Concerning a supposed "Catalogue for the press." General physical description: 7-1/4x6
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. Letter to [Mrs. Sarah Wayne Robinson];	Aug. 12, 1776	9-1/4x7-1/4	Request File
Ticonderoga, Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. Would like a letter from her husband. Sends love to the family. Introduces the bearer, Mr. Antill. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/4
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831. Letter to Rt. Randall;	Oct. 3, 1776	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 3p. and add. In French. Business transactions. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. Letter to Abr[aha]m Robinson, Philadelphia;	Oct. 3, 1776	7-1/2x6-1/2	Request File
Tyconderoga, Photostat of A.L.S. 3p.and add. Congratulates him on the marriage of his sister. Describes the state of the army, eagerly awaiting battle. General physical description: 7-1/2x6-1/2
Pennsylvania. Council of Safety. Commission issued to Henry Spes,	October 4, 1776	12 1/2" x 8 3/4"	Request File
appointing him second lieutenant of the boat, Washington...Philadelphia, Printed D. filled in in ms. S: Tho. Wharton, junr., president, Jacob S. Howell, secretary. 1p. and end. Seal. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 8 3/4"
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. Letter to Capt. Thomas Robinson, Fort George;	Nov. 5, 1776	7-1/2x6	Request File
Ticonderoga, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p.and add. Sends news of the retreat of the British. General physical description: 7-1/2x6
Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788. Letter to Filippo Pirri, Rome;	Nov. 8, 1776	8x6-1/4	Request File
Montbard, L.S. 6p.and add. In French. Defends his scientific theories agains those of Fortis, Spallanzani, Fontana, etc. General physical description: 8x6-1/4
Smith, William, 1727-1803. [Astronomical notes]	1766		With printed vol. Call Number: 524 M45t Request File
Including astronomical observations, eclipse of the sun January 9, 1777; and eclipse of the sun June 24, 1778. 7p. Q. Manuscript. ( Mentions the American philosophical society. This manuscript document is in Mayer, J.T. Tabulae motuum solis et lunae...1770, c.1; Call Number: 524 M45t
Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793. Diary;	Feb. 26-March 16, 1777?	13x8-1/2	Request File
Typed D. 11p. For original, see: B:H97d.1 General physical description: 13x8-1/2
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. Letter to Ab[raha]m Robinson;	April 1, 1777	12-1/4x8	Request File
Ticonderoga, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p.and add. Describes his "army" and hopes of victory. General physical description: 12-1/4x8
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Letter to Dr. [John] Calder;	July 17, 1777	6 1/2" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Calne, A.L.S. 3p. and add. Seal. His contributions to an encyclopaedia. Religious bill just passed by Parliament. Arrival of scientific apparatus. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Letter to John Page;	Aug. 18, 1777	8 1/2" x 13"	Request File
Philadelphia, Typed L. 2p. and title. Astronomical matters. Presented by W. B. Montague, ca. June 1924. Not Found: 1/4/2011 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 13"
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792. Letter to Gen. [William] Whipple;	Dec. 11, 1777		Request File
Nantes, Photo.of A.L.S. 3p. (from glass negatives formerly in possession of Miss Frances M. Bradford.) Reports on trip of the Ranger. Refers to U.S. Commissioners. Presented by Miss Bradford; Oct.1961. FILM54-65 FRAME 223
Abdul Hamid, Sultan of the Turks, 1773-1789. Firman appointing an Imam to a mosque in Smyrna;	[1777]	24-1/2x17-3/4	Request File
D.S. 1p.and end.and end. by J. Vaughan. In Turkish. English translation. Deposited by John P. Brown; Feb.19,1836 Cf.Minutes, p.681. Film 932 General physical description: 24-1/2x17-3/4
Dalrymple, John, Sir, 1726-1810. Reflections upon the military preparations which are making at present in Scotland, for the war in America;	1777	12-3/4x8	Request File
[ca.?]. D. 4p. Copy. General physical description: 12-3/4x8
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to [Mrs. Jane Collas];	April, 1778		Request File
Coventry, Photostat of copy of L. (inc.) 3p. From copy in New England historic genealogical society. Contains also copy of letter of May 16, 1778. Printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom, pp.174-176.
Ettwein, John, 1721-1802. Letter to Henry Laurens;	March 10, 1778	6 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Bethlehem, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Relative to passport for two of the Brethren to go to Fort Pitt and the Delaware Nation. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8"
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Mrs. Jane Collas;	May 16, 1778		Request File
Warwick, Photostat of copy of L. 4p. Mentions her brother [Dr. Franklin] and Mrs. [Catharine] Greene. From copy in New England historic genealogical society. On same sheet with letter of April 1778.
Ruault, Nicolas, 1742?-1828. Letter to D'Hupay de Fureau, St. Catherine, Près La Tour;	June 8, 1778	9-1/4x7-1/4	Request File
Paris, A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. In French. Will not write for him, but recommends Bonhomme Richard. Concerning Franklin. FILM54-67 FRAME49 General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/4
Hewes, Deborah. Receipt to [Caleb] Gibbs for all demands against George Washington for house, furniture, etc.;	June 18, 1778		Request File
Valley Forge, Photo. of D.S. 1p. (from glass negative formerly in possession of Miss Frances M. Bradford.) Presented by Miss Bradford; Oct.1961.
United States. Continental Congress. Resolution,	Oct. 22, 1778	7 1/4" x 9 1/2"	Request File
D.S: Cha. Thomson, secretary 1p. Instructions to the Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of France [B.Franklin] and the commissioners to other Courts to cultivate harmony and good understanding between various officials. Printed: Journals of Continental congress. FILM54-66 FRAME98 General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Blair, John. Letter to John Montagu, 4th earl of Sandwich;	Nov. 24, 1778		Request File
Horton, A.L.S. 1p. Indicates that he will give his "vote for Mr. Banks to be President of the Royal Society."
Logan, George, 1753-1821. A case on gastritis as arising from dyspepsie.	[1778]	8 1/2" x 14"	Request File
Photostat of A.D.S 7p. From original - Dissertations II (1778), Royal medical society of Edinburgh. General physical description: 8 1/2" x 14"
Logan, George, 1753-1821. [Dissertation on the small pox;	1778		Request File
Photostat of D. 5 leaves. From original in Royal medical society of Edinburgh, Dissertations, 11,1778.
United States. Oath of allegiance. Oaths sworn by Nathaniel Green;	1778		Request File
Benedict Arnold; William Alexander; Arthur St. Clair; Benjamin Lincoln, Marquis de Lafayette; George Washington; Charles Lee; William Maxwell; William Smallwood; Enoch Poor; James Mitchell Varnum; John Paterson Anthony Wayne; Baron De Kalb; Lachlan McIntosh; and Baron Steuben; 1778. Photo.of printed D.filled in in ms.S. Witnessed in large part by G.Washington. 18 items. Presented by Mrs. Sioussat from the papers of Dr. St. George L. Sioussat; April 1961.
United States. Oath of allegiance. U.S. Oathes of allegiance	1778		Request File
Benedict Arnold; William Alexander; Arthur St. Clair; Benjamin Lincoln, Marquis de Lafayette; George Washington; Charles Lee; William Maxwell; William Smallwood; Enoch Poor; James Mitchell Varnum; John Paterson Anthony Wayne; Baron De Kalb; Lachlan McIntosh; and Baron Steuben; 1778. Photo.of printed D.filled in in ms.S. Witnessed in large part by G.Washington. 18 items. Presented by Mrs. Sioussat from the papers of Dr. St. George L. Sioussat; April 1961.
Garanger, Lewis. Summary of the memorial relative to the establishment & instruction of a corps of bombardiers;	1778 - 1779	13 1/2" x 8 1/4"	Request File
ca. A (?)D. 5p. Mentions Dr. Franklin and M. du Coudray. (May have been sent to Gen. Washington or Gen. Knox; cf. references in index to Garanger in Fitzpatrick) FILM 54-64 FRAME 201 General physical description: 13 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Lightfoot, John, 1735-1788 . Letter to Mr.Tofield;	Jan. 8, 1779		Request File
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Mrs. [Sarah] Bache;	Jan. 17, 1779		Request File
Warwick, photostat of c. of L. 1p. 2 c. Is anxious for news of them. Hears from others about her brother [B. Franklin]. From copy in Yale university library. Printed:Van Doren Franklin-Mecom,p.187. FILM54-65 FRAME 69
Poole, William. Will;	Feb. 6, 1779		Request File
Photo.of D.S. 5p. From original in Public Archives Commission, Dover, Del.
United States. Continental Congress. Resolutions;	Feb. 25, 1779	12 3/4" x 8"	Request File
D.S: Cha. Thomson, secy. 2p. and end. For the raising of five companies of rangers to protect the frontiers of Pennsylvania from the savages. General physical description: 12 3/4" x 8"
Bertholon, Pierre. Description of memoir on medical electricity;	March 7, 1779		Request File
A.N.S. 1p. and note by La Tourrette. In French.
Greene, William, 1731-1809. Letter to Major Gen. Greene;	April 26, 1779		Request File
Providence, Photostat of c. of L. 1p. Relative to marching orders for Gen. Glover's troops. From original in possession of the Henry E. Huntington library.
Freehauff, Daniel. Letter to Owen Biddle, Philadelphia;	June 30, 1779	13x8	Request File
Philadelphia, Xerox of ALS 1p. and add., end. Forwards observations on eclipse of the moon for him to show the APS if deemed worthy. Refers to Rittenhouse. Original in Owen Biddle Papers, Friends Hist. Library, Swarthmore College. General physical description: 13x8
Mecom, Jane Franklin, 1712-1794. Letter to Richard Bache	July 21, 1779		Request File
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Pass issued to Mr. Burchsdorff, of the German convention troops;	Aug. 25, 1779		Request File
Photo. of A.D.S. 1p. (from original in possession of the Century Association, N.Y.)
Parsons, Samuel Holden, 1737-1789. Letter to Tho[ma]s Mumford;	Aug. 28, 1779	9" x 7"	Request File
Highlands, A.L.S. 4p., end. and enc. Election of members of Congress; encloses a list of nominees. Objections to actions of present members, including the opposition to the recall of Arthur Lee. General physical description: 9" x 7"
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Promissory note;	Sept. 4, 1779		Request File
A.N.S. 1p. In French.
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792. Letter to Robert Morris;	Oct. 13, 1779	7" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Amsterdam, Facsimile of A.L.S. 4p. News of his activities including the battle between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis on Sept. 23; mentions Dr. Franklin. FILM54-65 FRAME 71 General physical description: 7" x 9 1/4"
Madison, James, 1749-1812. Letter to David Rittenhouse;	November, 1779	8" x 12 1/2"	Request File
William & Mary College, Virginia, A.Dr, of L.S. 4p. Transmits observations on the climate. Cause of aurora borealis; quotes Dr. Franklin on that and on body heat. Transmits barometrical observations by Mr. Jefferson. Note: Reverend James Madison of William and Mary College, not President James Madison, as identified by Dr. Thomas Shachtman, 9/20/2012. FILM 54-60 199 FRAME 429 13 General physical description: 8" x 12 1/2"
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Miscellaneous papers;	1779-1780		Request File
Photostats of D. 4 items. (made from photostats in possession of F.D.West.) Pertaining to Bartram's estate. Presented by F.D.West; 1955.
Kirwan, Richard, 1733-1812. Letter to Adam[o] Fabroni, Florence;	Jan. 28, 1780	9x7-1/4	Request File
London, A.L.S. 1p.and add. In French. Scientific news of London. Refers to cement, Royal Society, Crell, Priestley, etc. On same sheet is letter from Magellan to Fabroni; Feb. 4, 1780. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Murray, John, 1742-1793. Letter to J. Bell, Edinburgh;	Jan. 29, 1780	8 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
London, A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Book account Presented by Edgar R. McCorkle. General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Magalhães, João Jacinto de, 1723-1790. Letter to [Adamo Fabroni];	Feb. 4, 1780	9x7-1/4	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. In French. Concerning chemistry and air. Refers to Fontana and Scopoli. His work on barometers. On same sheet as Kirwan to A.Fabroni; Jan. 28, 1780. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. Letter to [Elbridge Gerry];	March 13, 1780	11x8-1/2	Request File
Braintree, Typed L. 1p Copy. Would like to know why John Jay's name was placed before that of John Adams on list of A.P.S. From original in Penna.State Library, Harrisburg. Photo.in H.S.P. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Saussure, Horace Bénédict de, 1740-1799. Letter to [Giovanni Battista] Beccaria;	March 28, 1780	5 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Geneve, A.L.S. 1p. and add. In French. Seal. Introduces Mr. Trembley General physical description: 5 1/2" x 8"
Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821. Letter to Simeon Deane;	April 7, 1780	8 1/2" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Passy, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Shipment of medicines and drugs. General physical description: 8 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Library Company of Philadelphia. Minutes (extract) authorizing Josiah Hewes and Joseph Stanbury to obtain safe passage for books from New York;	April 11, 1780	7-1/2x8	Request File
A.D.S.: Andrew Robeson, Secy. 1p.and end. General physical description: 7-1/2x8
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814. Letter to Mrs. [Abigail] Adams;	April 17, 1780	11 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Phila., A.Dr. of L.S. with initials 4p. Comments on the press notice concerning Mr. Adams' election to the APS; difference in titles. Mentions Dr. Franklin. FILM54-64 FRAME 146 General physical description: 11 3/4" x 7 1/4"
France. Bureau général des Poudres & Salpétres à Marseille. Receipt for gunpowder;	June 14, 1780	6-1/2x7-1/2	Request File
Printed D.filled in in ms. 1p. In French. Was this for the American revolutionary forces? General physical description: 6-1/2x7-1/2
Milne, Colin, 1743 or 4-1815. Letter to "Dear Sir";	July 4, 1780		Request File
Deptford, A.L.S. 2p. Speaks of the "illiberal attack upon my Sermons...[by] an anonymous Assassin of my own profession..."
Letter to --	Sept. 20, 1780		Request File
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. Pass issued to John Anderson;	Sept. 22, 1780	10" x 7"	Request File
Head Quarters, Robinsons, Facsimile of A.D.S. 1p. General physical description: 10" x 7"
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Letter to [Henry Laurens];	Sept., 1780	13-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
L.in hand of J.Vaughan. 6p. Copy. (see J.Vaughan. Day book; 1783, pp.18ff.) Concerning Major André. General physical description: 13-1/2x8-1/4
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. Letter to Ab[raha]m Robinson;	Oct. 1, 1780	13-3/4x8-1/2	Request File
Photostat of A.L.S. 3p.and add. Concerning Arnold and his perfidy. War around West Point. General physical description: 13-3/4x8-1/2
United States. Continental Loan Office. Promissory note to William Webb;	Nov. 10, 1780	4x8-3/4	Request File
Printed D.S.: F.Hopkinson,Treasr.of Loans and countersigned by Tho.Smith. 1p.and end.Wm.Webb and John Still---(?). General physical description: 4x8-3/4
Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801. Letter to David Rittenhouse;	Dec. 15, 1780	8 3/4" x 10"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 1p. Mutilated. Order to pay George Evans for the collation for the president. Not Found: 1/4/2011 General physical description: 8 3/4" x 10"
Magalhães, João Jacinto de, 1722-1790. Letter to Jean Fabroni, Florence;	Dec. 20, 1780	8x6-1/2	Request File
A.L.S. 3p.and add. In French. Current scientific events. Magnesium. Refers to John Fothergill, the Royal Society, James Watt, Joseph Priestley, Richard Kirwan and Benjamin Vaughan. Not Found: 1/4/2011 General physical description: 8x6-1/2
United States. Treasurer of Loans. Loan office bill, issued to Isaac Coxe;	Dec. 30, 1780	8" x 4"	Request File
Printed D. filled in, S: F. Hopkinson. Drawn on "Dr. Benjamin Franklin, or the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of North-America, at the Court of Versailles." 1p. and end. FILM 54-61 FRAME 205 General physical description: 8" x 4"
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to [Sarah Bache;	1780		Request File
ca.]. Photostat of c. of L. 2p. incom. 2 c, Izard's accusations against Franklin. Family news. Mentions Mrs. Greene. From copy in Yale university library. printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom,pp.201-204. FILM54-65 FRAME 73
Library Company of Philadelphia. [Loan slip in the form of a promissory note]	1780	2 1/4" x 6 1/4"	Request File
Printed D. filled in in ms. 1p. and end. Books borrowed by Benjamin Rush, May - Aug. 1780. General physical description: 2 1/4" x 6 1/4"
Pennsylvania. Laws, statutes, etc.. Acts of the Pennsylvania legislature concerning the American philosophical society;	1780-1843		Request File
Photostats of D. 12p. (from original in Harrisburg.)
Biddle, James, 1731-1797. Letter to Daniel Clymer, Caernarvon;	Jan.1, 1781	8" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Reading, A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Invitation to visit. General physical description: 8" x 6 1/2"
Withering, William, 1741-1799. Letter to Mr. Rathbone, Jr., Liverpool;	Feb. 16, 1781	11x8-1/2	Request File
Birmingham, Typed L. 2p. Copy. Xerox copy. Experiments on phlogiston and oxygen. Refers to fellow scientists and experiments. Refers to Joseph Priestley. On same sheet is letter from Withering to George Robinson; Oct. 14, 1798. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Jay, John, 1745-1829. Letter to M. [Ferdinand] Grand;	April 30, 1781	8" x 11 1/2"	Request File
Madrid, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Seal. Contains French translation. Has drawn a bill of 487, 320 livres in favor of the Marquis de Yranda; has advised Dr. Franklin of this. FILM54-61 FRAME206 General physical description: 8" x 11 1/2"
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to ----;	May 19, 1781	9-1/2x7-3/4	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Letter-press copy. Business of the Board of Longitude. General physical description: 9-1/2x7-3/4
Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792. Letter to John page;	June 4, 1781	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. with initials. 2p. Arrival of French fleet at Martinique. Dr. Franklin and French court plotting against Mr. J. Adams. FILM54-61 FRAME207 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Wharton, Samuel, 1732-1800. Letter to Owen Biddle;	June 29, 1781		Request File
Xerox of A.L.in 3rd.P. 1p. From original in Owen Biddle papers, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College. Asks him to present to the APS for Johannes Ingenhouse, Experiments upon Vegetables, etc. Presented by W.J.Bell, Jr., Nov. 23, 1966.
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. Letter to [Elbridge Gerry ?];	July 20, 1781	8 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Braintree, A.L.S: Portia 3p. and end. Politics, anti-Franklin by inference. FILM54-64 FRAME 145 General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7 1/4"
La Luzerne, Anne-César, chevalier de, 1741-1791. Letter to Chev. de Monteil;	Aug. 21, 1781	6 1/2" x 8 1/2"	Request File
Phila., L.S. 1p. In French. Congratulations on the capture of Pensacola. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802. Letter to [Sir Joseph Banks, bart.];	Sept. 29, 1781	9x7-1/2	Request File
Radbourne near Derby, A.L.S. 5p.and end. Concerning the correct English terms for descriptions in botany. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Order to David Rittenhouse to pay Du Simieire	Sept. 29, 1781		Request File
From a card in the folder: "This document [...] is particularly important in denoting the desire of the House of Assembly to partially underwrite Du Simitiere's work on the civil and geographical history of the United States. (His application to the Second Continental Congress had been turned down, July 14, 1780.) Provenance: Gift of Paul G. Shifton, in memory of Du Simitiere, who had served as a Curator of the American Philosophical Society, 1776-1781.
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846. B[enjamin] Waterhouse to [John?] Adams,	September 30, 1781	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Corunna, 3 pp. L. Copy. Personal letter, giving account of a quarrel on board ship. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Biddle, James, 1731-1797. Letter to Daniel Clymer, Caernarvon;	Oct. 22, 1781	8 1/4" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Reading, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Opinion on a case. News of Gen. Washington. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 6 1/2"
Stiles, Ezra. Ezra Stiles to [David] Rittenhouse,	November 16, 1781	6 1/4" x 8"	Request File
Yale College, [New Haven], 1 p. and endorsement. A.L.S. Wishes to know whether there was an account from Europe of the discovery of planets revolving around fixed stars. Not Found: 1/4/2011 General physical description: 6 1/4" x 8"
Bache & Shee. Letter to Jonathan Williams;	Jan. 8, 1782	8" x 13"	Request File
Phila., L.S. 3p. and add., end. Relative to materials and other commodities bought by Williams for Bache & Shee. Encloses piece of chintz. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Greene, Catharine Ray, 1731-1794. Letter to Dr. [Ezra] Stiles [Warwick,	Feb. 6, 1782 ?		Request File
]. Photostat of A.L.S.: Caty Greene. 1p. and add., end. 2 C. From original in Yale university library.
Greene, William, 1731-1809. Letter to Dr. [Ezra] Stiles;	Feb. 6, 1782		Request File
Warwick, Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. and end. EC, From original in Yale university library.
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Statement relative to the duties performed by Peter S. Duponceau during the Revolution;	April 2, 1782	8" x 11 3/4"	Request File
Head Quarters at Newburgh, D.S. 1p. and end. Seal. General physical description: 8" x 11 3/4"
Pennsylvania. Laws, statutes, etc.. An act ... The American Philosophical Society ... [silk company]	April 15, 1782		See oversize Request File
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Receipt to William Henry, treasurer of Lancaster County;	April, 1782	3-1/4x8-1/4	Request File
D.S. 1p.,end. Tipped in, originally, in: D.Rittenhouse. An Oration delivered...before the APS. 1775. Presented by William Logan Fox; July 1, 1965. General physical description: 3-1/4x8-1/4
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter to Mr. [Thomas] Bradford;	May 7, 1782	7" x 11 1/2"	Request File
Newburgh, A.L.S. 1p. and end add., end. The negroes taken belong to Lund Washington; further communication about them should be addressed to him. Presented by the Fidelity-Philadelphia trust co., May 1947;.cf.. letter of May 19,1947. General physical description: 7" x 11 1/2"
Greene, Catharine Ray, 1731-1794. Letter to Dr. [Ezra] Stiles;	June 13, 1782		Request File
Warwick, Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. and add. From original in the library of Yale university.
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter to Mrs. [Richard] Stockton;	July 22, 1782	11 3/4" x 8 1/2"	Request File
Phila., Facsimile of A.L.S. 2p. Printed:Fitzpatrick,v.24,437. General physical description: 11 3/4" x 8 1/2"
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Commission to Richard Oswald to negotiate peace with the thirteen United States;	August 7, 1782	32" x 24"	Request File
Parchment D. 1p. ca. Seal ---- Revised commission to Richard Oswald to negotiate peace with the thirteen United States: Sept. 21, 1782. Parchment D. 1p. ca. Seal. Printed: Wharton, Dip. Cor. of the Resolution, v.5,pp.613-5,748-50. For provenance see Parke-Bernet sale cat. May 15,1950,no.7. See also Memorandum for Mrs. Swann; June 22, 1954, regular correspondence file. General physical description: 32" x 24"
Madison, James, 1751-1836. Letter to [Benjamin Harrison];	Sept. 24, 1782	12-1/2x7-1/2	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S.: J.Madison, Jr., Jos.Jones, A.Lee, Theo. Bland. 2p. Peace negotiations; mentions Franklin and Jay. Film 54-61 Frame 208 General physical description: 12-1/2x7-1/2
Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. Letter to Sam[uel] White, Nantes;	Oct. 27, [1782]	9-3/4x7-1/4	Request File
Angers, A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Business of insurance. Wants copies of all papers which go out of the house. General physical description: 9-3/4x7-1/4
Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. Letter to ----;	Nov. 4, 1782	9" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Paris, A.L.S. 2p. Peace treaty; Newfoundland fisheries. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/4"
Warrant.	Nov. 12, 1782		Request File
1p. Concerning a land survey. Signed by John Dickinson and John Luckens.
Miscellaneous notes on optices	1782		Request File
Watson, Elkanah, 1758-1842. Interview with Dr. Priestley on canals;	[1782]	9-1/4x7-1/4	Request File
D. 2p.,end. Extracted from his Journal. Printed: Life and times of Elkanah Watson. Refers to B.Franklin. FILM54-67 FRAME 45 General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/4
Deane, Silas, 1737-1789. Letter to Dr. [Edward] Bancroft;	Nov. 17, 1782	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Ghent, A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Asks that he procure from Dr. Franklin, Mr. Jay, and M. Beaumarchais certificates which will counteract libelous accounts about him which are appearing in the English press. FILM54-61 FRAME209 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813. Letter to ----;	Dec. 23, 1782	8" x 13"	Request File
Phila., L.S. 2p. and end. Encloses copy of Mr. Oswald's commission to negotiate peace. Printed: Wharton 6, 161. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Tressan, comte de (Louis Elisabeth), 1705-1782. Letter to ----;	Dec. 25, 1782	9x7-1/2	Request File
Paris, A.L.S. 10p. In French. Original language and cradle of the human race. Court de Gebelin. Electricity. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Letter to [Benjamin Rush];	1782	13-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
L. 1p. Extracted by J.Vaughan. (see: J.Vaughan. book; 1783, p.6.) Concerning phlogiston and priestley. Concerning Wedgwood and the invention of a pyrometer. General physical description: 13-1/2x8-1/4
Burd, Edward. Letter to Daniel Clymer	Feb. 2, 1783		Request File
1p. and add., end. Business. Concerning E. Shippen
Groth, Mary. Letter to John Reynell, Phila.;	Feb. 8, 1783	9" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Exon, A.L.S. 3p. and add., end. Family news. Transcribes her letter of Dec. 5, 1782. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/4"
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter to David Rittenhouse;	Feb. 16, 1783	8 1/2" x 13"	Request File
Newburgh, Typed L. 1p. Printed in Fitzpatrick, v.26,p.136. Presented by W.B. Montague,June 1924. Removed to David Rittenhouse Papers. General physical description: 8 1/2" x 13"
Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. Letter to Messrs Ridley & Pringle, Baltimore;	March 5, 1783	9-1/4x7-1/4	Request File
Nantes, A.L.S. 2p.and add.,end. Concerning tobacco sales and shipments. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/4
Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813. Letter to President [John] Dickinson;	March 24, 1783	7 3/4" x 11 3/4"	Request File
Phila., L.S. 1p. Encloses an abstract of the preliminary articles for a general peace, signed Jan. 20,1783. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 11 3/4"
Masonic Lodge.. Certificate for Edward Bancroft	March 26, 1783		Request File
Certificate for E. Bancroft to visit Lodges in U.S. Xerox of D. 1p.
Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, Lord, 1774-1839 . Letter to David Hartley	April 2, 1783		Request File
1p. and add., end. Xerox of A.L.S. Concerning his appointment to sign the peace treaty with the United States.
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to [Richard Bache];	April 11, 1783		Request File
Cambridge, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. Neglect of correspondence between their families; has not heard from her brother for three past years. News of family and friends. From original in New York public library, Emmet collection. Printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom, pp.218-219.
Milne, Colin, 1743 or 4-1815. Letter to "Sir"	April 19, 1783		Request File
Deptford, A.L.S. 3p., end. Discussion of financial matters which "have occasioned so serious a rupture betwixt us".
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Mrs. Sarah Bache;	May 18, 1783		Request File
Boston, Photostat of c. of L. 1p. 2 c. Family news; praise of her brother [B. Franklin]. From copy in Yale university library. Printed: Roelker's Franklin-Greene Correspondence, p. 121; Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom,p.223. FILM54-65 FRAME 86
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Commission appointing David Hartley to conclude treaty of Paris.	May 14, 1783		Request File
1 p., end. 23-3/4 x 16. Commission appointing David Hartley plenipotentiary with full powers to conclude treaty of Paris of 1783.
Gardiner, John, 1737-1793. Letter to Silvester Gardiner;	May 30, 1783		Request File
Phila., Enlargement of photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. and note. From photostat in possession of Mrs. Frances Vaughan Finletter, March 1951. FILM 537 FRAME
Wrin(?). Letter to [Giuseppe] de [sic] Ceracchi;	June 1, 1783	11x8-1/2	Request File
Neuwaldegg, Typed L. 1p. Copy. Forwards him letter from Franklin concerning his desire to move to America. Printed: G.I.Montanari: Della vita e delle opere di...Ceracchi...;pp.31-32. FILM54-65 FRAME 179 General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Bancroft, Edward, 1744-1821 . Oath that he designed an invention for the refining of sugar;	July 25, 1783		Request File
D.S. Witnessed: John Wilmot. 1p.
Brooke, Rachel. Inventory of goods and chattels of Dr. Richard Brooke's estate;	Aug. 12, 1783		Request File
Photo.of D.and printed D.S. 4p.and end. From original in Hall of Records, Maryland
Montgomery, Dorcas. Letter to Sarah Bache	July 26, 1783		Request File
A.L.S. with initials. 3p. and add. photostat. On same sheet: Aug. 20, 1785
Broussonet, Pierre Marie Auguste, 1761-1807. Letter to Monsieur L'Heritier, Paris;	Aug. 13, 1783		Request File
In French. Describes plants, including daphnes, found on trips in Pyrenees. Says De la Perouse would like to correspond with L'Heritier.
Adams, John, 1735-1826. Letter to Elbridge Gerry;	Aug. 15, 1783	9" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Paris, L.S. 4p. The definitive treaty. Mentions the commissioners; criticizes Dr. Franklin. Possibility of his resignation being accepted. FILM54-64 FRAME 203 General physical description: 9" x 7 1/4"
Groth, Mary. Letter to John Reynell, Phila;	Sept. 2, 1783	14 1/2" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Exon (?), A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Family affairs; comments of Thomas F. Sanders, and a young man by the name of Reynell who plans to go to Philadelphia. General physical description: 14 1/2" x 9 1/4"
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Letter to the Speaker of Assembly;	Sept. 26, 1783	13 1/2" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. (?) 3p. and end. The state of the treasury. Not Found: 1/5/2011 General physical description: 13 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821. Letter to Edward Bancroft	Oct. 1, 1783		Request File
Xerox of D.S. 2p., end. His letter of 28th laid before Congress. Jay's high recommendation. Looks forward to seeing Bancroft in Princeton.
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824. Letter to Hannah [Thomson];	Oct. 17, 1783	12 3/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
A.L.S. 3p. and add. Dissension in Congress. Residence of the government. The peace treaty. Asks that she pay attention to Mrs. Washington. General physical description: 12 3/4" x 7 3/4"
Account of travel expenses	Oct. 20 - Nov. 26		Request File
Received monies for several men, among whom is Abel James. Provenance: Provenance unknown. Belonged to APS prior to 1930.
Saussure, Horace Bénédict de, 1740-1799. Letter to [Henry Temple, Second] Viscount Palmerston, London;	Nov. 3, 1783		Request File
Geneva, A.L.S. 3p.and add. In French. Concerning Argand, hygrometry, Montgolfier and his invention.
Deane, Silas, 1737-1789. Letter to Jo[h]n Jay;	Dec. 1, 1783		Request File
Ghent, Photo.of A.L.S. 3p. (from original in Columbia University). Wants him and Dr. Franklin to help clear his name. Copy presented by Columbia University; June 1964. FILM54-65 FRAME242
Adams, John, 1735-1826. Letter to Dr. [Cotton] Tufts [Paris, ca.1783].	[1783]	7 1/4" x 9 1/2"	Request File
A.L. 3p. and end. Is unhappy about his present situation, but is consoled by the fact that he has rendered a "most important... service to my Country...which I...believe no other Man in the World would have done." General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Passavant, Peter Friedrich. Claim against John Rheiner of Philadelphia;	Jan., 1784-1786	14-3/4x9-3/4	Request File
D. 6p. Notarized. In German. General physical description: 14-3/4x9-3/4
Castries, Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, marquis de, 1727-1800. Letter to M. de Crèvecoeur, New York;	Feb.8, 1784	12 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Versailles, L.S. 1p. In French. Relative to the crew and passage of the packet boat, Courrier de l'Europe. Printed: APS Library Bulletin,1957,509 General physical description: 12 1/2" x 8"
Luc, J. A. de (Jean André), 1727-1817. Letter to [Christianus Carolus Henricus] van der Aa, Haarlem;	Feb. 13, 1784	8-3/4x8	Request File
London, Photo.of A.L.S. 4p.and add. In French. (from original in Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.) Comments on the new program of the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen and hopes it will be scientific. General physical description: 8-3/4x8
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809. Letter to Lewis Morris;	Feb. [16], 1784	13 1/4" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Borden Town, A.Dr. of L. 3p. and end. Science; need for a philosophical society in New York; inactivity of the American philosophical society. Dislike of Penna. Mentions Dr. Franklin. FILM54-63 FRAME 46 General physical description: 13 1/4" x 8 1/4"
Jones, Judge John. A topographical description of the cypress swamps on Indian River in the state of Delaware;	March 15, 1784	12x7-1/2	Request File
Xerox of D. 14p.and end. (from original in possession of the New-York Historical Society; 1969.) General physical description: 12x7-1/2
Shippen, William, 1736?-1808. Letter to William Cullen;	April 27, 1784		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. His teaching at the University. Introduces a recent graduate, James Lyons. Original in Royal. col. of physicians, Edinburgh,Cullen mss., Letters,1779-1788. Printed: Medical record,1925.
Extracts of the laws for the regulation of pilots in the states of Maryland and New York	[April. 1784]		Request File
Sometime after April, 1784
Luc, J. A. de (Jean André), 1727-1817. Letter to [Christianus Carolus Henrico] Van der Aa, Ha[a]rlem;	May 18, 1784	9-3/4x7-1/2	Request File
London, Photo.of A.L.S. 4p.and add. In French. (from original in Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.) Thanks for medal from Hollandsche...Wetenschappen. Subjects for prize essays, and comments on theories of electricity of Volta and Crawford on heat. General physical description: 9-3/4x7-1/2
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814. Letter to Mr.John Adams;	June 16, 1784	9 3/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
Phila., Copy of L. 5 leaves American politics; mentions Dr. Franklin, [William Temple] F[rankli]n, Thomas Jefferson. FILM54-64 FRAME 144 General physical description: 9 3/4" x 7 3/4"
Wilcocks, John. John Wilcocks' accounts,	June 26, 1784	8" x 9"	Request File
----, 1 p. and endorsements. D. General physical description: 8" x 9"
Antill, Edward, 1742-1789. Letter to John Pierce, Philadelphia;	July 17, 1784	12x7-1/4	Request File
New York, Photo.of A.L.S. 2p.and.,end. (from original in the New Jersey Historical Society.) Explains how and why he borrowed money to move troops to help Washington, and quotes letter of Richard Peters as authority. Presented by W.J. Bell; Feb.26,1964. General physical description: 12x7-1/4
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to W[illia]m Capon, London;	Sept. 7, 1784	9x7	Request File
A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Does not at present plan any voyage of discovery. General physical description: 9x7
Luc, J. A. de (Jean André), 1727-1817. Letter to [Christianus C. H. Van der Aa, Ha[a]rlem;	Sept. 8, 1784	11-3/4x8-1/4	Request File
Windsor, Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. In French. (from original in Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.) Thanks for medal from the society. Comments on electrical conductors. General physical description: 11-3/4x8-1/4
Pennsylvania. Commissioners of Indian purchase. Document pertaining to purchase of balance of Indian lands in Pennsylvania for $1,000;	Oct. 23, 1784	8" x 8 1/4"	Request File
D.S: Saml. J. Atlee, Wm. Maclay, Fras. Johnston. 1p. and end. Printed with slight variations: Pa. Archives, Ser.1,v.11,507 General physical description: 8" x 8 1/4"
Page, John, 1744-1808. Letter to St. George Tucker;	Nov. 17, 1784		Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 5p.and add.,end. (from original in Tucker-Coleman MSS in William and Mary.) Concerning astronomy.
Greene, Catharine Ray, 1731-1794. Letter to Welcome Arnold;	Nov. 26, 1784	9 1/2" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Boston, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Finances. Mentions Mr. William Greene. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Philadelphia. City tavern. [Statement by Trustees consenting to the sale of the tavern];	Dec.14, 1784	9 1/2" x 7"	Request File
Philadelphia, D.S: Geo. Clymer [and 6 others] 1p. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 7"
Ship St. Anne. Ship St. Anne in account with John Wilcocks,	December 21, 1784 - January 20, 1786	8 1/2" x 12 1/8"	Request File
----, 1 p. and endorsement. D. General physical description: 8 1/2" x 12 1/8"
Philadelphia. City tavern. Proprietors. To Edward Shippen and the other gentlemen,	ca. Dec., 1784	12 1/2" x 8"	Request File
trustees...of the City tavern. D.S: J.M. Nesbitt [and 26 others] Petition for sale of the tavern and lot. ---- Another copy with 14 different signatures. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 8"
United States. Congress. Resolution;	January 20, 1785	13" x 8 1/4"	Request File
D.S: Cha. Thomson, secy. 1p. and end. In re Dutch loans; mentions B. Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. General physical description: 13" x 8 1/4"
Hewson, M.S. (Mary Stevenson). Letter to [Barbara Hewson], Hexham, England;	Jan. 25, 1785	11x8-1/2	Request File
Passy, Typed L. 3p. Copy. Describes life in Passy, visiting Franklin. Concerning B.F.Bache and W.T. Franklin. Presented by Mrs. Hendrick Booraem; Sept. 1961 Film 54-65 Frame 217 General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Johnstone, John. St. Malo. Letter to [J. C. Lettsom];	February 7, 1785		Request File
Worcester, A.L.S. 2p., end. Comments on Lettsom's remarks on J. Fothergill's illness. Mentions the Medical Society of London.
Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. Letter to M. de St. James;	Feb. 27, 1785	8" x 12 1/4"	Request File
Passy, A.L.S. 2p. In French. General physical description: 8" x 12 1/4"
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter to Matthew Carey;	March 15, 1785	8" x 12 3/4"	Request File
Mount Vernon, Facsimile of A.L.S. 1p. Relates to the delivery of his newspaper [Pennsylvania evening herald]. For dup. see in Documents relating to the province of Pennsylvania...no.47. General physical description: 8" x 12 3/4"
Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Letter to ----;	April 12, 1785	9-1/2x7-3/4	Request File
New York, Photo.of A.L.S. 2p.,end. Politics. Refers to Rittenhouse, Madison, Smith, Jefferson, etc. Friendly letter From original in Central Library, Salford, Eng. General physical description: 9-1/2x7-3/4
Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828. Letter to [Charles Louis] L'Héritier [de Brutelle];	April 16, 1785	9x7-1/2	Request File
Chelsea, A.L.S. 4p.,add.,end. In French. Thanks for his work on botany. Refers to several specific plants. Concerning duplicates is the Linnean herbarium. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814. Letter to John Adams;	April 25, 1785	9 3/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
Marblehead, Copy of L. 5 leaves American politics. Mentions Franklin, Jefferson. FILM 54-64 FRAME 143 General physical description: 9 3/4" x 7 3/4"
Smith, Thomas. Letter to Mr. [Samuel ?] Coates, Phila.;	May 7, 1785	9 1/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Carlisle, A.L.S. 2p. and add. and end. Financial matters. Mentions Mr. Lukens. General physical description: 9 1/4" x 7 1/4"
Duffield, Samuel, 1732-1814. Account against the estate of Benjamin Betterton;	June 3, 1785 - April 9, 1786	17x6-3/4	See OS Request File
D. 3p.and end. Refers to conferences with Dr. Glenworth and Dr. Kuhn.while treating Betterton for various disorders. General physical description: 17x6-3/4
Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788. Letter to Maj. Gen. [Lachlan] McIntosh;	June 8, 1785	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
Savannah, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Meeting between the Creek Indians and the Commissioners to ascertain boundary line between Georgia and the Indians. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
Shippen, William, 1736?-1808. Letter to Joseph Shippen;	July 25, 1785	8 1/4" x 6 3/4"	Request File
Germantown, A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Relative to an exchange of land. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 6 3/4"
Michell, John, 1724?-1793. Letter to [Sir Charles Blagden];	July 27, 1785	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Thornhill, A.L.S. 16p. Comments on various scientific matters. Mentions Mr. Herschel, Sir Joseph Banks, Dr. Franklin, Dr. Priestley and others; proposed abridgement of Philosophical transactions of the Royal society. FILM54-61 FRAME210 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829. Letter to S.[i.e. John] Dickenson(sic), Wilmington;	Aug. 6, 1785		Request File
Edinburgh, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. and enc. 1p. Recommendation of [Walter] Minto for the faculty of [Dickinson] College. Encloses recommendation of Walter Minto from Joseph Slop, professor of astronomy at the University of Pisa; Dec.15,1783. From original in the Dickinson Papers, Library company of Philadelphia; Presented by Dr. Whitfield J. Bell,Dec.1954.
Greene, Catharine Ray, 1731-1794. Letter to [Mrs. Sarah Franklin Bache];	Aug. 20, 1785		Request File
Warwick, Photostat of c.of L. 1p. On same sheet with letter from D.Montgomery to S.Bache; July 26,1783. Concerning B.Franklin's return to America. From copy in Yale university library. Film 54-65 Frame 87
Flagg, Josiah, 1763-1816. Letter to Mrs. Jane Mecom;	Aug. 23, 1785		Request File
Lancaster, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Mentions Dr. Franklin's departure from France. From original in New England historic genealogical society.
Rapport fait a la Societe Royale [des Sciences], par M. Brun et M. Vigarau	Sept. 1, 1785		Request File
Regarding "le trigone" (a smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder).
Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Geographical notes [surveys] of the waters of the Little Beaver Creek and of the Big Beaver Creek;	Oct. 1, 1785	7-1/2x4-1/2	Request File
A.D.S. 40p.of which 13 contain writing. This was originally bound with Pamphlet vol. 341,(no.40). General physical description: 7-1/2x4-1/2
Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Little and Big Beaver Creeks	October 1, 1785	12.0 p. Maps, 12.1 x 19.1 cm	Request Item
Barton, while practicing surveying, kept a notebook labelled "No. 3. Geographycal Notes October 1st 1785. Waters of Little Beaver Creek. No. 4. Waters of Big Beaver." There are twelve pages of sketches of maps of the drainage of these creeks in this volume.
Shippen, William, 1736?-1808. Letter to [Joseph Shippen];	Oct. 26, 1785	9 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Germantown, A.L.S. 4p. Further discussion on the exchange of land. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 8"
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813. Liste des echantillons de bois de 1'Amerique envoyés par Mr. St. Jean de Crevecoeur en [a Mr. Le Duc de la Rochefoucault].	1785	9" x 7"	Request File
Ms.D. [29 leaves]. MICROFILM FRAME NO. 791 General physical description: 9" x 7"
Pennsylvania. Legal case with James Mease, against defrauding the state;	1785	13-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
[ca.?]. D. 39p.and end. ----Notes of the case. 10p. Profiteering during the Revolution. General physical description: 13-1/2x8-1/4
Nancarrow, John. Letter to [Richard Phillips];	Feb. 6, 1786		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. Condolences on the death of his father. The steam engine; probable significance in America. From original in the Friends' Reference Library, London.
Vaughan, Samuel, Jr., 1762-1827. Letter to Nicolaus von Jacquin;	Feb. 27, [1786]	11x8-1/2	Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of typed L. 1p. Extract. (from copy in koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, call no.: 78 F 8.) Sends lists of fossils and seeds. Botany. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Savery, William, 1721 or 2-1787. Extract of the will;	Feb. 28, 1786	6-1/4x8-1/4	Request File
D. 1p. General physical description: 6-1/4x8-1/4
Flagg, Josiah, 1763-1816. Letter to Miss Jane Mecom;	March 14, 1786		Request File
Petersburg, Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add. Description of surrounding country and people. Celebration of Gen. Washington's birth on February 11.
Bulkeley, John, and son. Account of insurance on the American ship St. Anne and cargo to Lisbon,	March 22, 1786	7 1/2" x 8 3/4"	Request File
Lisbon, 2 pp. and endorsement. Copy of D.S.: John Bulkeley & Son. Drawn in accordance with letter from John Wilcocks, Philadelphia, January 16, 1786. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 8 3/4"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	April 1, 1786	8" x 13"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Mutilated. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Ledyard, John, 1751-1789. Letter to his mother, Mrs. Abigail Moore;	April 8, 1786	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Paris, April 8, 1786 A.L.S. 3P. and add. Enclosed originally in a letter from Benj. M. Hollinshead to John Vaughan, Jan. 10, 1838, which see. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Affidavit in re certificate owned by Dickinson college;	April 17, 1786	7 1/4" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Printed form filled in in ms. S. 1p. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 6 1/2"
Natural history society of Edinburgh. Certificate issued to Caspar Wistar, as president of the Society;	May 4, 1786	15" x 19 1/4"	Request File
Edinburgh, Ms.D.S: Joannes walker, et al. 1p. Parchment. Seal in separate box. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goddard Leach, June 1952. General physical description: 15" x 19 1/4"
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Mrs. Sarah Bache;	May 29, 1786		Request File
Boston, Photostat of c. of L. 2p. On same sheet is letter from Mrs. Mecom to S. Bache, Sept. 6, 1790. 2 c. Had news of family from Mr. Vaughan; mentions Dr. Franklin. From copy in yale university library. printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom, pp.271-272. FILM54-65 FRAME 120
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Receipt to Sam. Meredith;	May 29, 1786	8" x 6 3/4"	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. and end. For taxes paid on lands in Northampton county. Not Found: 1/6/2011 General physical description: 8" x 6 3/4"
Minto, Walter, 1753-1796. Letter to the Earl of Buchan;	June 1, 1786		Request File
Greenock, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Preparations for trip [to America]; carries letters of introduction to Franklin and Dr. Ewing. From original in Univ. of Edinburgh, Laing mss. Printed: APS Library Bulletin for 950,p.286. FILM54-65 FRAME950
Jones, Walter, 1745-1815. Letter to [William Cullen ?];	June 5, 1786		Request File
Photostat of A.L.S. 6p. Gives an account of some of Dr. Cullen's other pupils. His practice. Original in Roy. college of physicians. Edinburgh,Cullen mss., Letters, 1774-1790.
Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822. Letter to [Sir Charles] Blagden, London;	June 12, 1786		Request File
Sets forth the corrections made in an experiement.
Morgan, John, 1735-1789. Letter to W[illia]m Cullen;	June 14, 1786		Request File
Phila, Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. and add. Introduces Benjamin [Smith] Barton. Dr. Franklin fills the chair of president of Pennsylvania. Mentions Sir Alex.Dick. Original in Roy. college of physicians, Edinburgh,Cullennss.,Correspondence,13. FILM54-65 FRAME101
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter to William Cullen;	June 17, 1786		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Introduces Benjamin [Smith] Barton, nephew of David Rittenhouse, who wishes to matriculate at the University of Edinburgh. Original at Roy college of physicians of Edinburgh, Wm. Cullen mss., Correspondence, xiii.
Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818. Letter to Dr. [William] Cullen;	July 19, 1786		Request File
London, Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add. Requests an introduction to Dr. Blagden. Medical news from England. Mentions Dr. Priestley. Original in Roy. col. of physicians, Edinburgh, Cullen mss. - Letters to Dr. Cullen, L779-1788.
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Josiah Flagg;	July 21, 1786		Request File
Boston, Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add. Mentions his uncle's [Benjamin Franklin] new mode of spelling. From original in New England historic genealogical society. FILM54-65 FRAME 102
Tucker, Thomas Tudor, 1745-1828. Letter to Doctor William Cullen	July 22, 1786		Request File
Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Introduces Thomas Marshall. From Original in Roy. col. of physicians, Edinburgh.
Nicholson, John, 1757-1800. Letter to Samuel Coats;	Aug. 12, 1786	9" x 7 1/2"	Request File
General's office, A.L.S. 1p. and add.. end. Requests that a bond of Baynton, Wharton and Morgan be delivered to him. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/2"
Minto, Walter, 1753-1796. Letter to the Earl of Buchan;	Sept. 11, 1786		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. and add Arrival in America; mentions Dr. Franklin and Dr. Rush. Offers for positions. Inquires about their [life of] Lord Napier. From original in Univ. of Edinburgh, Laing mss. Printed: APS Library Bulletin for 1950, p.287. FILM54-65 FRAME 104
Webster, Noah, 1758-1834. Letter to James Watson;	Sept. 14, 1786	10x7-3/4	Request File
Boston, A.L.S. 2p.,end. Lack of success in Boston. Will see Franklin in the Autumn. Bemoans the lack of honor in the American people. FILM54-67 FRAME 70 General physical description: 10x7-3/4
Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Letter to Sam. Vaughan;	Oct. 14, 1786	8" x 10"	Request File
London, Extract from L. 1p. Charles Dilly's piracy of Franklin's articles in A.P.S. Transactions. Sends donation for A.P.S. building fund; and promises to send acknowledgement of his election to Dr. Franklin. FILM54-57 FRAME62 General physical description: 8" x 10"
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824. Letter to Alexander Thomson, Pencader Hundred, [Del.];	Nov. 18, 1786	12-3/4x8	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p.and add. Gives him deed to plantation and praises rural life. Forwards money for taxes. Would like to hear from him and asks news of his family. General physical description: 12-3/4x8
Philadelphia. City tavern. Minutes of meeting of former proprietors	Nov. 20, 1786	11" x 8"	Request File
D.S: John Nixon and 3 others. In re disposition of money derived from the sale of the tavern. General physical description: 11" x 8"
Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791. Letter to M[athew] Carey;	Dec. 11, 1786	6" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Publication of certain papers. General physical description: 6" x 6 1/2"
Beattie, James, 1735-1803. Letter to Benjamin Rush;	Dec. 12, 1786		Request File
Aderdeen, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. From original in possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Acknowledges his election to membership in the APS.
Mint of the United States. Samuel Vaughan, Jr. to the Commissioners of the Treasury,	December 29, 1786	7 1/2" x 8 7/8"	Request File
Philadelphia, 1 p. and endorsement. A.L.S. Offers his services as officer in the mint. On same sheet as letter from Vaughan to Comm. of Treasury; Dec. 29, 1786. FILM54-61 FRAME211 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 8 7/8"
Vaughan, Samuel, 1720-1802. Samuel Vaughan, Jr. to the Commissioners of the Treasury,	December 29, 1786	7 1/2" x 8 7/8"	Request File
Philadelphia, 1 p. and endorsement. A.L.S. Offers his Services as officer in the mint. On same leaf with letter from Vaughan to Com of Treasury; Dec. 29, 1786 FILM54-61 FRAME 211 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 8 7/8"
FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811. Letter to the Commissioners for the county of Berks;	Dec. 30, 1786	8" x 6"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 1p. and add. Requires an accounting of all the money assessed upon Berks county for 1785. General physical description: 8" x 6"
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Rob(er)t Morris to the Commissioners of the Treasury,	Dec., 1786	7 1/2" x 8 7/8"	Request File
---, n. d. but ca. 1 p. L. Copy. Recommending Samuel Vaughan, Jr. to the attention of the Commissioners of the Treasury. Enclosed in Samuel Vaughan, Jr. to Com. of Treasury, Dec. 29, 1786. On same leaf as Vaughan's letter mentioned above. Film 54-61 Frame211 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 8 7/8"
Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818. Inscription to Thos. Randolph.	[1786]		Request File
A.D.S. 1p. On reverse of t.p. of Wistar's Edinburgh dissertation "De animo demisso."
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. Indenture between John and Mary Dickinson and David Bloyd for 20 acres of land in Germantown;	Jan. 1, 1787		Request File
Wilmington, Del., D.S. 3p. and end. Seals. Notarized, Jan. 29, 1787. Recorded,Phila., Sept. 1, 1800.
Fitch, John, 1743-1798. Indenture between Fitch and the stock company formed to finance the building of the steamboat.	February 9, 1787	27 1/2" x 33"	See Extra OS Request File
D. Containing signatures of shareholders. 1p. and end. Parchment. Deposited by Benjamin Say; cf. Minutes, March 16, 1832. General physical description: 27 1/2" x 33"
Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820. Letter to Charles Biddle;	March 2, 1787	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Baltimore, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Relative to the northern boundary of Pennsylvania. Meeting with the Indians at the head of the Tyoga river. Presented by Edward Biddle. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Congregational Church (Charleston, S.C.). Letter to Revd. Mr. Morse, Georgia;	April 9, 1787	8-1/2x7	Request File
Charleston, S.C., Photo.of L.S.: Josiah Smith, David Ramsay and D. De saussure. 2p.and add.,end. (from original in Diederich Collection, 139 Ax 1, University of Amsterdam Library.) Asks him to come and preach. General physical description: 8-1/2x7
Churchman, John , 1753-1805. Letter to Joseph Banks	April 10, 1787		Request File
A.L.S. 3p. add. end. With note of Nov. 6, 1788. Presents a paperto Royal Soc. on variation of the compass & magnetism. Refers to Capt. Cook.
Michell, John, 1724?-1793. Letter to Dr. [Charles] Blagden;	April 23, 1787	8" x 12 1/2"	Request File
Thornhill, A.L.S. 3p. and add. Comments on Mr. Herschel's paper on small pencils. With this is a note, probably by Dr. Blagden, about Michell's and Herscel's theories on small pencils.- 2p. General physical description: 8" x 12 1/2"
Ship St. Anne. Sale of sundry merchandize received by the ship St. Anne,	April 27, 1787 - April 10, 1788	10 3/8" x 15 5/8"	Request File
Robert Rice master from Cadiz, on account of the owners of said ship, ----, 2 pp. and endorsement. D. General physical description: 10 3/8" x 15 5/8"
Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822. Letter to [Sir Charles Blagden ?];	May 18, 1787	8 1/4" x 13"	Request File
Slough near Windsor, A.L.S. 4p. Discusses Mr. Michell's comments on his [Herschel's] paper on small pencils. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 13"
Otto, Louis-Guillaume, comte de Mosloy, 1754-1817. Letter to A[rthur] Lee;	May 22, 1787	9x7-1/4	Request File
New York, L.S. 2p.and end. In French. Will try to get another portrait of Louis XVI for him, since the one he was given is damaged. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Rheiner, John. Letter to Peter Friedrich Passavant, Frankfurt-am-Main;	June 12, 1787	9-1/4x7-1/2	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 2p. In German. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/2
Michell, John, 1724?-1793. Letter to Dr. [Charles] Blagden;	July 3, 1787	10" x 16"	Request File
Thornhill, A.L.S. 4p., add. Scientific comments on the toadstone. oversize General physical description: 10" x 16"
Genet, Edmond Charles, 1763-1834. Letter to M. de Fourgeroux;	July 4, 1787	8 1/2" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Versailles, A(?)L.S. 3p. with enc. - 36 leaves 12 1/2 x 8" and 4 leaves 9" x 7 1/2" In French. Encloses translation of a paper on maritime observations by Dr. Franklin which appeared in the Memoirs of the Society of Philadelphia, for the use of the members of the Academy [encloses also table of contents of Vol. 2 of the APS Transactions, 1786] FILM54-66 FRAME6 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Mulgrave, Constantine John Phipps, Baron, 1744-1792. Letter to ----;	Aug. 29, 1787	10-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. and.end. Asks his aid to procure an ensigny for a friend's son. General physical description: 10-1/2x8-1/4
American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Letter to the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, Haerlem [sic];	Sept. 25, 1787	11x8-1/2	Request File
Cambridge, Mass., A.L.S.: Joseph Willard, Vice President. 1p. (from original in the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.) Forwards publications of the society. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to [William] Withering;	October 14, 1787		Request File
A.L. in 3rd P. 1p., end. Expresses thanks to Withering "for his Obliging present of the new Edition of his Botanical Arrangements".
Minto, Walter, 1753-1796. Letter to the Earl of Buchan;	Oct. 28, 1787		Request File
New York, Photostat of A.L.S. 4p., add. Errors in their life of Napier. Has been elected professor of mathematics at the New Jersey college. Mentions the American philosophical society; the new constitution; Oneida Indians. From original in Univ. of Edinburgh, Laing mss. N.Y., Printed: APS Library Bulletin for 1950, p.287-8. A portion of the letter is reproduced in Fig.3,p.288.
McKell, Patrick. Letter to [David Stuart Erskine, 11th] Earl of Buchan;	Oct. 31, 1787	9x7-1/4	Request File
Albany, N.Y., A.L.S. 3p.and end. Concerning a plant in the U.S. which might be woven. Large tusk found in the Susquehanna and the APS has a tooth from the same spot. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Donath, Joseph, 1750?-1829. Journal of bee-keeping at Spring-mill;	1787-1788	8-1/2x6-1/2	Request File
D. 16 leaves, of which 3 are blank. General physical description: 8-1/2x6-1/2
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. La nature a fait les hommes libres et égaux;	[1787?]		Request File
Photostat of A.D. 3p. In French. (from original in Library of Congress) Presented by Dr. Chinard; Feb. 1959.
Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822. Letter to Dr. Blagden;	1787	9x7-1/4	Request File
[A.L.S.] 2p.,end.and add. Concerning an astronomical publication and difficulties with the printer. Volcanoes. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808. Letter to Jos[iah] Harmar, Fort Harmar;	Jan. 13, 1788		Request File
Photostat of A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. (from original in the Harmar papers, vol. 7, William L. Clements Library). Concerning the Indians. Refers to the vocabularies they are collecting of the Delawares.
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Receipt for Samuel Meredith;	Jan. 19, 1788	8" x 4 1/4"	Request File
A.D.S. 1p. and end. For taxes paid on land in Smithfield township, Northampton county. Not Found:1/6/2011 General physical description: 8" x 4 1/4"
Camper, Petrus, 1722-1789. Letter to [C.F. Michaelis?];	Feb. 6, 1788	10-1/2x6-1/2	Request File
The Hague, Photo.of A.L. 2p. Draft. (from original in Petrus Camper Papers, K.Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst, on deposit in Univ. of Amsterdam Library). Concerning fossil bones from Morgan. Comments of Jefferson's work. Refers to APS. Experiments on air. Not Found: 1/6/2011 General physical description: 10-1/2x6-1/2
Madison, James, 1751-1836. Letter to Gen[era]l Washington;	Feb. 15, [1788]	11x8-1/2	Request File
New York, Photo.of A.L.S. 1p. (from original in Diederich Collection, 139 Si, University of Amsterdam Library.) Reports on ratification of the constitution from Boston and New Hampshire. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Passavant, Johann David, 1787-1861. Account with Johannes Rheiner of Philadelphia;	Feb. 20, 1788	18-1/2x14-3/4	Request File
Frankfurt-am-Main, A.D.S. 1p. In German. Seal. General physical description: 18-1/2x14-3/4
Passavant, Johann David, 1787-1861. Power of attorney to Ross & Vaughan to collect money from John Rheiner which is owed the estate of Peter Friedrich Passavant;	Feb. 22, 1788	14x8-1/4	Request File
D.S. 4p.,notarized. Seals. In German General physical description: 14x8-1/4
Michell, John, 1724?-1793. Letter to Dr. [Charles] Blagden;	March 10, 1788	9 1/2" x 15"	Request File
Thornhill, A.L.S. 11p. and add., end. Seal. Scientific, principally about siliceous earth. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 15"
Vaughan, Samuel, Jr., 1762-1827. Letter to [Jean] Hermann, Strasbourg;	March 20, 1788	9-3/4x8	Request File
Flamstead, Jamaica, A.L.S. 6p.and add.with enc.of APS broadside. Mineralogy. Jamaica is volcanic: was visited by Sloan. Concerning APS; Withering; Wedgwood and clays used by him. Refers to Royal Society Transactions and other learned societies and publications. General physical description: 9-3/4x8
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824. Letter to Dr. James McHenry,Baltimore;	April 19, 1788	12 1/2" x 8"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Precarious condition of the federal government; fears for the safety of the country unless the new constitution is adopted. The foreign and domestic debt. Federalist Papers. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 8"
Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794. Letter to the Earl of Buchan;	May 24, 1788		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 5p. and end. Printed: APS Proceedings, v.94, From original in Historical society of Pennsylvania.
Senebier, Jean, 1742-1809. Letter to M. Fougeroux de Bondaroy, Paris;	May 28, 1788	9 1/2" x 7"	Request File
Geneva, A.L.S. 3p. and add. In French. Work on vegetable physiology for the Encyclopedia. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 7"
Paradise, Lucy. Letter to Mrs. [Sarah] Bache;	July 1, 1788		Request File
Paris, Photostat of c. of L. 1p. zc Visits Mme. Helvetius whose whole conversation is about Dr. Franklin. From copy in Yale university library. FILM 54-65 FRAME 115
Brown, William, 1752-1792. Letter to William Cullen;	July 19, 1788		Request File
Alexandria, Va., Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Introduces John Peake. American politics. Original in Roy. col. of physicians, Edinburgh, Cullen mss., Correspondence, 15.
Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Letter to [James Rumsey];	August 2, 1788	13-1/4x8-1/4	Request File
London, A.L.S. 4p. and end. Comparison of types of steam engines. Desires Rumsey to become affiliated with Boulton and Watt. General physical description: 13-1/4x8-1/4
Darwin, Robert Waring, 1766-1848 . Letter to John Coakley Lettsom	August 4, 1788		Request File
A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Thanks for making him a member of the [London Medical Society?].
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839. Letter to [Benjamin Franklin?];	Aug. 21, 1788		Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of A.L.S. 2p. From original in the M.Carey letterbook, Historical Society of Penna. Hopes he will write a testimonial of a publication which Carey is publishing. FILM54-65 FRAME249
Letter to Dr. [J. C.] Lef[t]som;	Sept. 30, 1788		Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Will try to give Thornton information on Sierra Leona. Seeds. Refers to Sir Philip Gibbs.
Manning, James. Power of attorney from James Manning to Samuel Miles,	October 10, 1788	8 1/8" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, 1 p. and endorsement. A.D.S. Accords Miles power to act as his proxy in affairs of the Rumseian Society. General physical description: 8 1/8" x 8 1/4"
Passavant, Johann David, 1787-1861. Letter to Ross & Vaughan, Philadelphia;	1788	9-1/4x7-1/2	Request File
Frankfurt-am-Main, L.S. 3p. In French. Concerning the account between John Rheiner and Peter Friedrich Passavant. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/2
Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. An essay towards a natural history of the North American Indians;	[1788]		Request File
being an attempt to describe, and to investigate the causes of some of varieties in figure, in complexion, &c. among mankind. Photostat of D. 16 leaves. From original in Royal medical society of Edinburgh, Dissertations, 23, 1788-89.
Le Roy, Jean Baptiste. Precis of memoir on lightening rods.	[1788]		Request File
History, theory and practice of setting up lightening rodss. Mentions Gray, Franklin, Dalibard. Summary of memoir published in Paris Academy of Sciences, 1790/1797
Price, Richard, 1723-1791. Letter to [Ld. Lansdowne];	Jan.21, 1789	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
Hackney, A.L.S. 3p. and end. Health of Lady Lansdowne. English politics. Mentions Mr. [Benjamin ?] Vaughan. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
St. John de Crèvecoeur, J. Hector, 1735-1813. Letter to Samuel Breck, Jr.;	Jan. 24, 1789	9x7-1/2	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. Concerning correspondence and box of books. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Bernoulli, Jean, 1744-1807. Letter to [David Stuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan];	Feb. 20, 1789	9x7-1/4	Request File
Berlin, A.L.S. 4p. In French. Thanks for publication: wants his works on astronomy and mathematics. Owns many manuscript letters and wishes to edit them, as he has done some already in Germany. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. James R[umsey] to William Bingham,	February 29, 1789	7 3/16" x 9 1/8"	Request File
London, 7 pp., address and endorsement. A.L.S. (Signature torn.) Encloses copy of his patent and drawings of inventions for which the patent was obtained. General physical description: 7 3/16" x 9 1/8"
Fox, Edward. Edward Fox to David Rittenhouse,	March 9, 1789	3 1/4" x 8"	Request File
(Philadelphia), 1 p. A.N.S. Request to attend examination of candidates for degrees in medicine. Not Found: 1/6/2011 General physical description: 3 1/4" x 8"
Clay, Joseph. Letter to George Turner,	March 24, 1789	7 1/8" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Savannah, 3 pp., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Delay of Georgia legislature in considering Mr. Rumsey's undertakings. General physical description: 7 1/8" x 9 1/4"
Ingenhousz, Jan, 1730-1799. Letter to Jean Fabroni, Florence;	April 2, April 3, 1789	9x7	Request File
Paris, A.L.S. 3p.and add. In French. Concerning chemistry and geology. Refers to Pelletier, Fontana, La Métherie, Monge, Lavoisier, and Berthollet. General physical description: 9x7
McCulley, George. Geo[rge] McCulley and other to ----,	April 14, 1789	7 1/2" x 12 1/4"	Request File
New Madrid, 4 pp. Com.S.: Geo[rge] McCulley and seven others. Report upon the establishment of the town of New Madrid. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 12 1/4"
Bache, Richard, 1737-1811. Letter to Sally [Bache];	May 1, 1789		Request File
New York, Photostat of c. of L. 1p. 2c, Inauguration of the president. Respects to his father [B. Franklin]. From copy in Yale university library. FILM 54-65 FRAME 117
Barry, Amelia Evans. Letter to Mrs. [Sarah] Bache;	May 18, 1789		Request File
Leghorn, Photostat of c. of L. 1p. zc. Renews their acquaintance from afar. Mentions the dear Doctor [Franklin]. From copy in Yale university library. FILM54-65 FRAME118
Dunbar, William, 1749-1810. Letter to Lewis Alston, Old Tunica;	May 25, 1789		Request File
Baton Rouge, A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Will come and survey the cypress swamps when the water goes down.
Few, Joseph. Jos[eph] Few to the Rumseian Society,	June 9, 1789	7 3/4" x 9 1/4"	Request File
[Philadelphia?], 1 p. and endorsement. A.D.S. Proposal for constructing water wheel on principles of Dr. Barker's mill. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 9 1/4"
Lynch & Stoughton. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	June 15, 1789	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
New York, L.S. 1p. and add. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
Price, Richard, 1723-1791. Letter to Count de Mirabeau;	July 2, 4, 1789	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
Hackney, A.L. in 3d P. 3p. and add. Introduces his nephew, Mr. Morgan.Recalls Mirabeau's translation of his pamphlet on the American revolution. French revolution. Separation of church and state. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811. Letter to Benj[amin] Rush;	Aug. 28(?), 1789	7 1/2" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 3p. and add. The business of establishing a seat of government to be considered; politics. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 10"
Bache, Richard, 1737-1811. Letter to Sally [Bache];	Sept. 18, 1789		Request File
New York, Photostat of c. of L. 1p. C. From copy in Yale university library. FILM 54-family FRAME 5
Miller, Samuel. Letter to William Cullen;	Oct. 6, 1789		Request File
South Carolina St. Stephen's parish, Santas river, Photostat of A.L.S. 4p., add. His medical practice since coming to South Carolina. Original in Roy. col. of physicians of Edinburgh, Cullen mss., Letters to Dr. Cullen, 1774-1790.
Méchain, Pierre, 1744-1804. Letter to ----;	Nov. 15, 1789	8" x 6"	Request File
A.L.S. 3p. In French. Transit of Mercury; astronomy. General physical description: 8" x 6"
Greene, Catherine Ray, 1731-1794. Letter to Anthony Wayne	Nov. 15, 1789		Request File
Photo. of A.L.S. 3p. and add. , end. Friendly letter; reproaches him for not writing. From original in Historical Society of Penna.
Renaudet, Dr. ----. Dr. ---- Renaudet to [George] Turner,	December 31, 1789	13" x 16 3/8"	Request File
MSL-4 Chevenage, 1 p. and endorsement. Com. Extract of a journal of the weather at Chevenage in Glocester, England, for the year 1789. Presented to A.P.S., December 16, 1791. See Pro., XXII., pt. 3, 201. General physical description: 13" x 16 3/8"
Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. [Dissertation on albinos;]	1789		Request File
ca. Photostat of D. 16 leaves. From original in Royal medical society of Edinburgh, Dissertations, 22.
Gloster, Thomas. Meteorological Diary for the year 1789,	1789	7 1/2" x 12"	Request File
Warrenton, North Carolina... D. 14 Leaves. Presented by Mathew Carey, Aug. 17, 1804. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 12"
Hüpsch-Lontzen, , Johann Wilhelm Wilhelm Carl Adolph von Honvlez-Ardenn, Freiherr von, 1730?-1805. List of items for examination;	[1789?]		Request File
D. 6p. Partly in French. List refers to animal, bird and fish specimens, and Indian and Negro artifacts.
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. James Rumsey to Levi Hollingsworth,	January 6, 1790	7 3/8" x 9 1/16"	Request File
London, 1 p. and address. A.L.S. Returns thanks for letter of credit, which will enable him to pay his debts and proceed with his work. General physical description: 7 3/8" x 9 1/16"
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. James Rumsey to the Rumseian Society,	January 6, 1790	7 3/8" x 8 3/4"	Request File
London, 3 pp., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Relative to the appointment of an agent in behalf of the Society in England. General physical description: 7 3/8" x 8 3/4"
Hart and Rochester. Hart and Rochester to Joseph Few,	January 16, 1790	6 3/4" x 8 1/8"	Request File
Hagers Town, 1 p., address and endorsement. L. Relative to cost of erecting steam engine. General physical description: 6 3/4" x 8 1/8"
Rediger, William. W(illia)m Rediger to Samuel Vaughan,	January 21, 1790	6 1/2" x 7 3/4"	Request File
University, (Philadelphia?), 1 p. and endorsement. A.L.S. With regard to the settlement of a debt. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 7 3/4"
Barnes, Joseph. Letter to Jos[eph] Few,	January 28, 1790	6 5/8" x 7 3/8"	Request File
Philadelphia, 1 p. and address. A.L.S. Relative to the expenses of constructing a steam engine. General physical description: 6 5/8" x 7 3/8"
Lewis, John. John Lewis to Levy [sic] Hollingsworth,	February 8, 1790	6 3/8" x 7 5/8"	Request File
Fredericksburg, 1 p., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Inquires as to cost of steam engine to operate "a mill on Mr. Rumsey's plan." General physical description: 6 3/8" x 7 5/8"
Hollingsworth, Levi, 1739-1824. Levi Hollingsworth to John Lewis,	February 18, 1790	6 5/8" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, 2pp., address and endorsement. Answers inquiry regarding cost of steam engine to operate a mill on Mr. Rumsey's plan. General physical description: 6 5/8" x 8 1/4"
Hollingsworth, Levi, 1739-1824. L[evi] H[ollingsworth] to William Montgomery,	Feb. 20, 1790	7 5/8" x 12 5/8"	Request File
Philadelphia, 2 pp. and address. L. Initialled. Copy. Complains of Mr. Montgomery's petition to confine Mr. Rumsey to his own improvement of Dr. Barker's mill. General physical description: 7 5/8" x 12 5/8"
Rumseian Society. Corresponding Committee of the Rumseian Society to William Montgomery,	February 27, 1790	6 5/8" x 8 1/8"	Request File
Philadelphia, 6pp. Dr.L. With regard to Mr. Montgomery's petition to confine Mr. Rumsey to his own improvement of Dr. Barker's mill. General physical description: 6 5/8" x 8 1/8"
Harmer, Josiah, 1753-1813. Letter to Daniel Clymer,Reading;	March 1, 1790	13" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Fort Washington, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Escapades of one Craig; no disturbances from the yellow brethren. Introduces the bearer, Lt. Kingsbury. General physical description: 13" x 8 1/4"
Rumseian Society. [Rumseian Society] to James Rumsey,	March 2, 1790	6 5/8" x 8 1/8"	Request File
Philadelphia, 3pp. Dr.L. Urges necessity of patents to cover improvements in steam engine, boat mechanism, and mills. General physical description: 6 5/8" x 8 1/8"
Greene, Catharine Ray, 1731-1794. Letter to Harry Ward;	March 5, 1790	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
Warwick, [ca. ]. Typed D. 5p. c.c. Mentions Master Franklin. Family history; Block Island. From a copy in the possession of Mrs. W.W. Comfort, Feb. 1939 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Hollingsworth, Levi, 1739-1824. Levi Hollingsworth to Peter Blight,	March 23, 1790	5 3/8" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Dr., Philadelphia, 1 p. and endorsement. D. Bill for L353.3.3 for money paid to James Rumsey. General physical description: 5 3/8" x 8 1/4"
Bache, Richard, 1737-1811. Letter to Mrs. [Jane] Mecom;	April 19, 1790		Request File
Philadelphia, Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Announces death of Dr. Franklin. From original in New England historic genealogical society. Printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom,p.341. Not Found: 1/6/2011
FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811. Letter to Benj[amin] Rush;	April 22, 1790	7 1/2" x 8 3/4"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 3p. and add. Death of Dr. Franklin; members of the House to wear mourning for one month as a mark of veneration to his memory. Politics. FILM54-61 FRAME212 General physical description: 7 1/2" x 8 3/4"
Greene, Catharine Ray, 1731-1794. Letter to Gen. Harry Ward;	March 5, 17 [90 ?]	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
Warwick, Typed L. 5p. Information about Ray family. Mentions Dr. Franklin. From a copy in possession of Mrs.W.W. comfort, Feb.1939. FILM54-65 FRAME 119 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Kirwan, Richard, 1733-1812. Letter to Thomas Perceval (sic), Manchester;	May 4, 1790		Request File
Dublin, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Recommends Laurence Crell (sic) as a member of the Society of Manchester.
Lux, George, 1754-1797. Letter to Mrs. Letitia Lennox;	May 25, 1790	7 3/4" x 10"	Request File
Chatsworth, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Friendly chatter. Condoles with her on loss of Dr. Franklin; "had no idea of his being so opulent." FILM54-61 FRAME 213 General physical description: 7 3/4" x 10"
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. James Rumsey to Levi Hollingsworth,	June 1, 1790	7 3/8" x 8 7/8"	Request File
Deal, 4 pp., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Dr. Bancroft to be appointed agent of the Rumseian Society in Europe. General physical description: 7 3/8" x 8 7/8"
Oliver, A. (Andrew), 1731-1799. Letter to [William] Bentley, Salem;	June 16, 1790	10x7	Request File
Salem, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Sends him a book on comets in the Russian language which he received some thirty years before from Dr. Franklin. FILM54-61 FRAME214 General physical description: 10x7
Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Letter to Ruellan and co.;	June 25, 1790	7 1/4" x 8 3/4"	Request File
London, L.S. 2p. Financial, speculation in wheat. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 8 3/4"
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. [James Rumsey] to Levi Hollingsworth,	June 30, 1790	7 3/8" x 9 1/8"	Request File
London, 4 pp., address and endorsement. L. Unsigned. Deception practiced by Mr. Wynkoop. Congressional law respecting patent rights. General physical description: 7 3/8" x 9 1/8"
Hughes, Edward, Sir, ca. 1720-1794. Letter to William Pitt	July 8, 1790		Request File
Photo. of A.L.S. 1p. Forwards letter by Robert Polk concerning his nephew whose ill health in India prevented his well-earned promotion.
University of Pennsylvania. Diploma issued to William T. Meredith;	July 17, 1790	14" x 24 1/2"	Request File
D. filled in and S: Benj. Rush, Casparus Wistar, Benjamin Smith Barton et al 1p. Seal Parchment. General physical description: 14" x 24 1/2"
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. James Rumsey to Levi Hollingsworth,	August 20, 1790	7 3/8" x 8 7/8"	Request File
London, 4 pp., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Experiments upon steam navigation and piston mills. General physical description: 7 3/8" x 8 7/8"
Hall, Josias Carvil, 1746-1814. J. C. Hall to Levi Hollingsworth,	September 4, 17[90?]	7 1/2" x 12 1/4"	Request File
Baltimore, 1 p. and address. A.L.S. Requests information as to advisability of adding Rumsey's improvements to his mill. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 12 1/4"
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Mrs. Sarah Bache;	Sept. 6, 1790		Request File
Boston, Photostat of c. of L. 2p. On same sheet with letter from Mrs. Mecom to S. Bache, May 29, 1786. zc. Family news. Praise of her brother [B. Franklin]. From copy in Yale university library. FILM54-65 FRAME 120
Barnes, Joseph. Letter to Levi Hollingsworth,	September 20, 1790	6 3/4" x 8 1/8"	Request File
C. Hess's Mill, 2 pp. A.L.S. With regard to erection of C. Hess's mill. General physical description: 6 3/4" x 8 1/8"
Barnes, Joseph. Letter to Levi Hollingsworth,	October 3, 1790	6 3/4" x 8 1/8"	Request File
RS C. Hess's Mill, 3 pp. and address. A.L.S. Mistakes made in erection of mill belonging to Israel Morris. Correction of same. General physical description: 6 3/4" x 8 1/8"
Lynch & Stoughton. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Oct. 12, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, L.S. 2p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Hill, Peter. Peter Hill to Levi Hollingsworth,	October 15, 1790	8 1/8" x 13 1/8"	Request File
----, 1 p. and address. A.L.S. Requests that Joseph Barnes be sent to assist in assembling his millworks. General physical description: 8 1/8" x 13 1/8"
Binckley, David. David Binckley and others To all whom this may concern,	October 22, 1790	8 1/4" x 13 1/8"	Request File
Lancaster County, 1 p. and endorsement. D.S. Certificate relative to the successful experiment with Christian Hess's mill. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 13 1/8"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Oct. 26, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Nov. 6, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and add?? General physical description: 8" x 10"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Nov. 10, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S 1p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Hill, Peter. Jno. Roberts, Peter Hill, and others [to whom it may concern],	November 20, 1790	7 7/8" x 13 1/8"	Request File
Delaware County, 1 p. and endorsement. D.S. Certificate relative to the successful experiment with Peter Hill's mill. General physical description: 7 7/8" x 13 1/8"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Nov. 22, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	November 23, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Nov. 29, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 1p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Nov. 30, 1790	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Moylan, Jasper. Letter to Dominick [Lynch];	Nov. 30, 1790	7 3/4" x 9 1/2"	Request File
Philadelphia, A.Dr. of L. 1p. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 9 1/2"
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Mrs. [Sarah] Bache;	Dec. 2, 1790		Request File
Boston, Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. and add. Desires the address of her brother's [B. Franklin] executors, and a copy of his will. Comments on Benjamin [F. Bache]'s paper [Aurora]. Original in Historical society of Pennsylvania.
Terry, Dom., & Co.. Letter to Thomas FitzSimons [Fitzsimmons], Philadelphia;	Dec. 11, 1790	9x7-1/2	Request File
Cadiz, L. 2p.and add.,end. American imports are needed in Spain. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Rumseian Society. Rumsyian [sic] Society to Alexander Milne,	1790	8 1/4" x 10 3/8"	Request File
Dr., ----, 1 p. and endorsement. D. Account for £65.8.4, covering period from March 23 to September 16, 1790. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 10 3/8"
Concerning a rebellion (?) in Carlisle	Sept. 21 [1790?]		Request File
6p.
Fisher, Miers, 1748-1819. Miers Fisher and others to the Rumseian Society,	1790?	8 1/4" x 13 1/8"	Request File
[Philadelphia, ]. 2 pp. and endorsement. D.S. Report of committee against appointing an agent in England. Willing that James Rumsey be sole proprietor of British patent privileges. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 13 1/8"
Montgomery, William. W[illia]m Montgomery to Levy [sic] Hollingsworth,	1790?	8" x 13 1/4"	Request File
[Northumberland County, ----,]. 3 pp., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Respecting his application to Congress relative to supposed improvements on Dr. Barker's mill. General physical description: 8" x 13 1/4"
Sansom, Joseph, 1765 or 6-1826. Letter to R[obert] Patterson;	[1790?]	5x8	Request File
[Monday] morning A.L. in 3rd.P. 1p., end. Inquiring as to the average summer heat of Pennsylvania. On same sheet is memo by John Vaughan; [1790?]. General physical description: 5x8
Buisson,. Letter to [Louis Guillaume Le] Veillard, Passy;	Jan. 26, 1791	10x7	Request File
Paris, A.L.S. 1p.and add. In French. Concerning the publication of Franklin's autobiography. Film 54-66 Frame 210 General physical description: 10x7
Morris, Benjamin, 1757-1808. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Jan. 29, 1791	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Birdsborough, A.L.S. 3p. and add. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Lynch, Dominick, 1754-1825. Letter to Jasper Moylan;	Feb. 10, 1791	8" x 10"	Request File
New York, A.L.S. 2p. and add. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Williams,Jonathan, 1750-1815. Claim against Morris & Woodward;	Feb. 24, 1791	12-3/4x16	Request File
D.S. 1p.and end. Countersigned: Matt[hew] Clarkson. Mutilated. Claim for 11,410 livres tournois. General physical description: 12-3/4x16
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Letter to General [Philip John] Schuyler;	Feb. 26, 1791	8" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 3p. and end. Measuring the length of pendulums. General physical description: 8" x 6 1/2"
Aikin, John, 1747-1822. Letter to Arthur Aikin, New College, Hackney;	April 14, 1791	9" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Yarmouth, A.L.S. 3p. and add. Seal Comments on Dr. Cooper's attack on Dr.Priestley. Asks for certain information about Mr. Howard. Mentions Dr. Kippis, Mrs. Barbauld, Dr. Price, Soame Jenyns, and others. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/2"
Ewing, John, 1732-1802. Recommendation on reading Howell's map of Pennsylvania;	May 5, 1791	8x7	Request File
D.S.: John Ewing and Dav[i]d Rittenhouse. 1p. General physical description: 8x7
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Conveyance of Mrs. Mecom's consent to sell acct. of the Bank of N.A.;	June 23, 1791		Request File
Boston, Photostat of D.S. 1p. and end. Relative to the transfer of shares in the Bank of North America to the Bank of the United States, from which her legacy from B. Franklin was paid. Original in Historical society of Pennsylvania. Not Found: 1/10/2011
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. James Rumsey to Levi Hollingsworth,	July 25 and 26, 1791	8 1/8" x 13"	Request File
London, 8 pp., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Two letters in one, detailing the difficulties---mostly financial---met by Mr. Rumsey in England. General physical description: 8 1/8" x 13"
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Henry Hill;	Aug. 6, 1791		Request File
Boston, Photostat of L.S. 2p. and add. Relative to the legacies left by her brother to herself and relatives. Original in Historical society of Pennsylvania. Printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom pp.346-347. Not Found: 1/10/2011
Knox, William. Letter to Samuel Hodgdon;	Sept. 1, 1791	7 3/4" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 2p. Carpenters company are very urgent to have the old buildings about the hall removed; reported that the National bank will be at Carpenters hall. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 9 1/4"
Macaulay, Aulay, 1758-1819. Letter to [George Washington];	Sept. 6, 1791		Request File
Claybrook, England, Photo.of A.L.S. 3p. (from original in the Washington Papers, L.C.) Concerning a near relation of Franklin, now on relief. Ask for help for him. For reply, see Writings of G.Washington,vol.31, 417 fn.
Knox, William. Letter to Samuel Hodgdon;	Sept. 8, 1791	7 3/4" x 9 1/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 2p. The Carpenters company are now engaged in erecting a new brick building. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 9 1/4"
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Letter to [Ralph] Izard;	Dec. 21, 1791	8 3/4" x 7 1/2"	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. and end. Uniformity in the currency, weights and measures of the U.S. General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7 1/2"
Barnes, Joseph, & Co.. Letter to Alexander Milne,	1791-1793	8" x 13"	Request File
Dr.,----, 1 p. and endorsement. D. Alexander Milne's general account against the Rumseian Society from May, 1791 to May, 1793, inc. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Card showing birth and death dates of Mrs. Ann Coleman	[1791]		Request File
From glass negative, since destroyed, formerly in possession of Miss Frances M. Bradford.
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Rough calculations of . . .	[1791-1793]		Request File
8 pp. i.s.p. D. Presented to the American Philosophical Society by Mrs. Henry S. Lowber, March 26, 1898.
Ramsay, David, 1749-1815. Letter to Noble W. Jones, Savannah;	Jan. 2, 1792	8-1/2x7	Request File
Charleston, S.C., Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. (from original in Diederich Collection, 139 Ax 2, University of Amsterdam Library.) Indroduces Dr. Handy, "a graduate of the College of Philad[elphi]a." General physical description: 8-1/2x7
Hinton, W. . Letter to Mssrs. Parker, London	Jan. 5, 1792		Request File
A.L.S. 2p. end. add. Discusses instruments for making artificial Spa water; asks directions for producing Chalybeate waters. Mentions Mr. Whish, Mr. Vincent, Magellan, Priestley.
Bingham, William, 1752-1804. Letter to ----;	March 7, 1792	9x7-1/4	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 3p.and end. Recommends Ceracchi who is taking up a collection for a proposed monument of the Revolution. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.). Minutes of a meeting, Museum;	March 8, 1792	13x8	Request File
D. 1p., end. General physical description: 13x8
Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.). Resolution approving [Charles Willson] peale's memorial to the legislature of Pennsylvania,	March 8, 1792	8" x 13"	Request File
Museum, [Philadelphia], 1p. D. Resolution approving the solicitation of public aid and patronage. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Letter to Capt. Charles Williamson, Baltimore;	March 14, 1792	9-1/2x7	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 3p.and end. Indians in Philadelphia and peace with them seems assured (Iroquois and Western tribes.) News of 2 of his sons. General physical description: 9-1/2x7
Reichel, Charles Gotthold, 1751-1825. Letter to [Matthew Carey];	April 11, 1792	7-3/4x6-1/4	Request File
Nazareth, Pa., A.L.S. 2p.and end. Forwards meteorological observations. For observations, see: 551.5:M56, no. IX. General physical description: 7-3/4x6-1/4
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to ----;	May 6, 1792	8-3/4x7-1/2	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Concerning the "Robbing the outfall of the River Witham of a Part of the Flood Water it has always. . . received." General physical description: 8-3/4x7-1/2
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Henry Hill;	Aug. 2, 1792		Request File
Boston, Photostat of L.S. 2p. and add. Relative to an annuity [from Benjamin Franklin ?]. Original in Library company of Philadelphia. Printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom, pp.347-348. Not Found 1/10/2011
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Henry Hill, Philadelphia;	Aug. 24, 1792	8 3/4" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Boston, L.S. 3p., add., end. The handling of her affairs since the death of her brother [B.Franklin]. FILM54-61 FRAME215 General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Letter to John Stone, Paris;	Sept. (?) 13, 1792	9 3/4" x 7 3/4"	Request File
Clapton, A.L.S. 3p. and add. Violences against the Duc de la Rochefoucauld. Priestley's citizenship; French polities. General physical description: 9 3/4" x 7 3/4"
Kinloch, Francis,1755-1826.. Letter to J[eremiah] Wadsworth, Hartford, Conn.;	Sept. 25, 1792		Request File
[Newport,]. Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add.end. Needs horses and asks for help in acquiring them. Presented by Felix Gilbert, Nov. 1970.
Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824. Brigadier general [Rufus] Putnam's speech to the chiefs of the Wabash and Illinois tribes after the treaty,	September 29, 1792	6 5/8" x 8 3/8"	Request File
Port Vincent, 2 pp. and endorsement. D. General physical description: 6 5/8" x 8 3/8"
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831. Certification relative to the cargo of the Brig Virginia;	Oct. 30, 1792	8" x 13"	Request File
Philadelphia, A(?)D.S. 1p. and end. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to "Sir";	Nov. 8, 1792		Request File
Soho Square, A.L.S. 1p., end. Because "I have never had it in my power to Pay to history the Regard it deserves or indeed to Read it for any other purpose than that of amusement, it is impossible for me therefore to enter Critically into the merits of your design or to recommend it to others..."
Hamilton, Abigail Francis, 1744 or 5-1798. Letter to [Sarah Bache ?];	Nov. 25, 1792		Request File
Phila., Photostat of c. of L. 1p. Philadelphia assemblies; social chat. From copy in Yale university library. FILM54-Family FRAME 6
Gardiner, John, 1737-1793. Will,	1792		Request File
Enlargement of photostat of dr. of D. 4p. From photostat in possession of Mrs. Frances Vaughan Finletter, March 1951. FILM 537 FRAME
Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822. Letter to Mr. Gerning	Jan. 6, 1793		Request File
A.L.S. 1p. add. end. Info about a book. Inform Prof. Schmidt that Newtonian telescope is ready.
Lewis, Mordecai, 1748-1799. Bill of exchange for £68.10, payable at sixty days sight to Miers Fisher,	January 12, 1793	5" x 8"	Request File
Philadelphia, 1 p. and endorsement. D.S.: Mordecai Lewis. Endorsement signed by Miers Fisher. General physical description: 5" x 8"
Baring and Company. Baring and Company to Captain Ayres Stockley,	March 9, 1793	8" x 9 7/8"	Request File
London, 1 p. and address. L.Signes: Baring & Co. Regarding the Sakle or a cargo of Wheat to the British government. General physical description: 8" x 9 7/8"
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to Mr. Windham;	April 20, 1793	9x7-1/2	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. Draft. Concerning authority of the Board of Longitude. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Pennsylvania. Governor (1790-1799 : Mifflin). Deeds to Martha Dill, Joseph Gray, Anna McHenry, Jacob Peeler, Daniel Peeler, and Jacob Rine, for lands;	April 22, 1793	13-1/4x8	Request File
Broadsides, printed and filled in in ms.S: Thomas Mifflin and "for Daniel Brodhead" by John Barron. 6 items. Printed by F. Bailey. Presented by Peter D.Bricker; Oct. 5, 1962. General physical description: 13-1/4x8
Bartram, Archibald, 1774?-1808. Letter to Moses and Elizabeth Bartram;	May 15, 1793	8-1/2x7-1/2	Request File
Trenton, Xerox of A.L.S. 2p. Describes his stage trip to Bristol. Copy courtesy of Mrs. Forbes; 4/15/69. General physical description: 8-1/2x7-1/2
Mecom, Jane, 1712-1794. Letter to Henry Hill;	July 24, 1793		Request File
Boston, Photostat of L.S. 2p. and add. Thanks him for information about Mr. and Mrs. Bache. Original in Historical society of Pennsylvania. Printed:Van Doren,Franklin-Mecom, pp.347-348.
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter to Julia [Rush];	Aug. 22, 1793		Request File
Typed Carbon. 2p. Enclosed with letter from L.H. Butterfield to G. W. Corner, Oct. 6, 1946. Concerns Rush's visit to the African Church in Philadelphia.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Letter to Jon[atha]n Williams;	Aug. 23, 1793	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
London, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Acknowledges his Memoir. Resents bigotry in England; plans to emigrate to America. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
Adair, James Makittrick, 1728-1802. Letter to Benjamin Rush,Philadelphia;	Sept. 9, 1793		Request File
New York, Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Encloses letter from Hosack. Forwards publication for the University Library.
Bartram, Moses, 1732-1808. Letter to Isaac Bartram;	Oct. 3, 1793	9-1/2x8	Request File
Philadelphia, Xerox of A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Describes effects of yellow fever. Copy courtesy of Mrs. Forbes; 4/15/69. General physical description: 9-1/2x8
Bartram, Archibald, 1774?-1808. Letter to [Moses Bartram];	Oct. 5, 1793	8-1/4x6-3/4	Request File
Trenton, A.L.S. 2p. Suggests that he flee Philadelphia, even though he might carry yellow fever with him. Xerox copy courtesy Mrs. Forbes, 4/15/69. Original presented 5/30/1979. General physical description: 8-1/4x6-3/4
Say, Benjamin, 1755-1813. Receipted bill to Tho[ma]s Savery for "extraordinary Attendance and Consultations with Doct[o]r Griffits";	Dec. 5, 1793	4-1/2x7-1/4	Request File
D.S. 1p.and end. General physical description: 4-1/2x7-1/4
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. Letter to T[eodosia] B. Burr;	Jan. 8, 1794	9" x 7 1/4"	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. and end. Advice on writing. Mentions Dr. R[ush]. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/4"
Holten, Samuel, 1738-1816. Note to Henry Hill;	Feb. 6, 1794	3" x 7 1/2"	Request File
N. in 3d P. 1p. and end. Desires an extract of Dr. Franklin's will, and the time of his death. FILM54-60 FRAME208 General physical description: 3" x 7 1/2"
South Carolina. Democratic Society of Pinckney District.. Letter to the Corresponding Committee of the Democratic Society of Philadelphia;	Feb. 22, 1794	12-1/2x8	Request File
L.S. by Joseph Palmer and 2 others. 1p. and add.,end. Wishes to begin correspondence on subjects of mutual interest. Presented by Morris Duane; Dec. 1964 General physical description: 12-1/2x8
Percival, Thomas Bassnet, 1767-1798 . Letter to [Thomas] Percival	March 22, 1794		Request File
A.L.S. 3p. add. Observations of St. P. & on family.
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to Ch[arles] Long, [baron Farnborough];	April 7, 1794	8x6-1/2	Request File
A. L. 1p. Asks that drawings of plants be freed by the Treasury. Gives source of drawings General physical description: 8x6-1/2
MacDonald, John. Letter to Sir Joseph Banks;	May 1, 1794		Request File
Fort Marlbro', A.L.S. 3p.,end. Concerning the camphor tree. Forwards blossoms of it. News of the war.
Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838. Oath of allegiance to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,	May 19, 1794	8 1/2" x 11"	Request File
[Philadelphia], 1 p. Photostatic copy of D.S.: Ch[arles] Mau[rice] de Talleyrand-Perigord, Matth[ew] Clarkson. Sworn before Matthew Clarkson, mayor of Philadelphia. General physical description: 8 1/2" x 11"
Pryor, Norton. Deed to Jacob Weiss;	May 29, 1794	13-1/2x8-1/4	Request File
Printed D.S.: Norton Pryor, Tho[ma]s Pryor and Benjamin Loxley, Jr. Also, deed from Jacob Weiss to Joseph Higbee; April 10, 1798: and, deed from Joseph Higbee to Philip Nicklin and Robert Eaglesfield Griffith; June 30, 1798. 3p.and end. Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank. Presented by W.J. Bell, Jr., Dec. 30, 1966. General physical description: 13-1/2x8-1/4
Lathrop, John. Letter to [ ];	June 10, 1794		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 3p. Relative to legacy left to Mrs. [Jane] Mecom by Dr. Franklin. Original in Library company of Philadelphia. Not Found: 1/10/2011
Muhlenberg, Gotthilf Henrich Ernst, 1753-1815. Letter to [Sir James] Ed[ward] Smith	June 12, 1794		Request File
Photocopy of A.L.S. 1p. Inquires about 2 boxes of dried plants, sent to London Dec. 1793. Sends 3rd parcel, of lichens. Troubles in Germany have broken up correspondence; hopes Smith will coreespond. Can get mail through Frederick Aug. Muhlenberg.
Bache, Theophylact, 1735-1807. Letter to William Bache	June 15, 1794		Request File
A.L.S. 2p. add.
Russell, Patrick, 1727-1805. Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, [bart];	June 30, 1794	9-3/4x8	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Concerning Bank's memoir for the court of directors: refers to his own memoirs. General physical description: 9-3/4x8
France. Comité de salut public de la convention national.. Extrait du registre des arretes du comite nationale	[June (?) 1794]		Request File
1 photograph. Resolution to help Vaughan secure passage to Switzerland in view of his forced flight from England.
Short, William, 1759-1849. Letter to MR. Munroe (sic) or M. Morris, Paris;	Aug. 26, 1794		Request File
A.L.S. 2p. and add. Pea for assistance to the impresioned widowed Duchess de La Rochfoucauld.
Guenneteau,. Receipt to Dutilh andWachsmuth;	Aug. 27, 1794	6-3/4x8-3/4	Request File
Philadelphia, D. 2p. Not Found: Aug. 5, 1977 General physical description: 6-3/4x8-3/4
Abstract of goods wares and merchandize exported from the U.S.	Oct. 1, 1794 - Sept. 30, 1795		Request File
8 leaves. Abstract of goods wares and merchandize exported from the United States from the 1st day of October, 1794 to the 30th of September, 1795.
Golowkin, Wilhelmine (de Mosheim), comtesse. Letter to Citoyen [James] Monroe;	Oct. 4, 1794	7x8-3/4	Request File
Rolle, A.L.S.: Mosheim, Veuve Golofkin. 2p.and add. In French. Asks for news of the Marquise de Lafayette. Mentions Franklin's exercises in French. Film 54-61 Frame 216 General physical description: 7x8-3/4
Tilghman, William, 1756-1827. Dockett to October court,	1794	8 3/4" x 7"	Request File
Ms.D. 42 leaves General physical description: 8 3/4" x 7"
Bartram, John, 1699-1777. Receipt to Jonathan Williams;	Nov. 10, 1794	2 1/2" x 6 1/2"	Request File
Kingsess. D.S. 1p. and end. For roots of American trees, shrubs, etc. bought by Mrs. Williams. Presented by James Lewis Hook, April 1955. General physical description: 2 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Kenny, James. Letter to Humphry Marshall	Nov. 24, 1794		Request File
Xerox of A.L.S. 1p. (from original in Chester CounterHistorical Society) Variations of the needles of the compass. Refers to APS.
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831. Bond that brandy was imported in the ship Good Friends.	Dec. 4, 1794		Request File
D.S. 1p. and end. Presented by Sister Benina Consolata, Chestnut Hill College, Penna.
Bache, William, 1773-1818. Letter to Richard Bache	Dec. 14, 1794		Request File
A.L.S. 2p. add.
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802. Letter to [Thomas] Garnett, Harrogate;	Dec. 14, 17, 1794	9-1/4x7-1/4	Request File
Derby, A.L.S. 4p.,add. His deductions from barometric and thermometric observations. His theory of winds. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/4
Cutbush, Edward, 1772-1843. Letter to William Bache, London;	Dec. 20, 1794	10-1/2x8	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 3p.and add. Congratulates him on studying at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Describes Whiskey Insurrection. Describes Western Pennsylvania. Friendly letter. General physical description: 10-1/2x8
Eyerly, Jacob. Journal of a survey of Moravian lands in the Erie triangle;	1794	11x8-1/2 and 13x8-1/4	Request File
tr.and ed. by P.A.W. Wallace; Typed D. and photostats. 30p. typed and 5p. photostats. (from original in Moravian Archives.) Survey of 2 tracts granted the Moravians by Penna. to help them settle and Christianize Indians. Journal reflects the unsettled Indian-American relations of 1794. P.A.W.Wallace, ed. in The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine; vol.45,no.1,5-23. General physical description: 11x8-1/2 and 13x8-1/4
Trudeau, Jean-Baptiste, 1748-1827. Journal. . .;	1794-1796		Request File
Photo. 6 leaves. In French. (from original in possession of Séminaire de Québec.) These pages do not show up well on the microfilm of the entire journal. See: Film 1036 for journal.
Hunter, George, 1755-1824. Notes collected by George Hunter, chemist, concerning some of his ancestors;	January 1, 1795 - [April 16, 1803]	7 3/4" x 9 1/4"	Request File
for the information of his decendents; Philadelphia, D. 4p. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 9 1/4"
Page, John, 1744-1808. Letter to St. George Tucker, Williamsburg;	Jan. 6, 1795		Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of A.L.S.with initials. 4p.and add.,end. (from original in William and Mary College.) Concerning his telegraph and comments of APS members, Peale, Vaughan. Comments on his other achievements. On politicians. Refers to Rittenhouse.
Page, John, 1744-1808. Letter to St. G[eorge] Tucker;	Jan. 20, 1795		Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of A.L.S.with initials. 3p.and end. (from original in Tucker-Coleman MSS in William and Mary.) Concerning his telegraph and the disposal of it for public good. Refers to Peale's museum.
North American Land Company. Certificate, no. 507, issued to Bird, Savage & Bird of London, for three shares of stock;	March 16, 1795	10" x 12"	Request File
Printed D.S. James Marshall, secretary; Robt Morris, President. 1p. General physical description: 10" x 12"
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de, 1747-1827 . Letter to [Jeremy Bentham];	March 30, 1795		Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 4p., end. In French. Comments on the state of the Philadelphia prison system. Mentions Vaughan.
Claiborne, Richard. Letter to John Nicholson;	April 6, [1795]	8-1/4x6-1/2	Request File
A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Concerning the steam engine being erected by [Robert?] Patterson. Presented by Edwin Wolf,II, June 1962. General physical description: 8-1/4x6-1/2
North American Land Company. Stock certificate issued to James Carey;	April 17, 1795	12 1/2" x 9 1/2"	Request File
Phila., Printed D. filled in ms.,S.: James Marshall, secretary; Robt. Morris, president. 1p. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805. Letter to Messrs. Cadell & Davies;	April 29, 1795	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Bath, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Sends 50 copies of work entitled " Intellectual physicks." Instructions for distributing. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Dav[i]d Rittenhouse to the Treasurer of the Mint,	May 6, 1795	6 3/4" x 8 1/4"	Request File
Mint of the U.S., [Philadelphia], 1 p. and endorsement. A.D.S. Order to pay $26,810.45.5 to Samuel Vincent, agent for the Bank of Maryland. Presented to the A.P.S. by Mrs. William Stansfield, April 3, 1932. Removed to David Rittenhouse Papers. General physical description: 6 3/4" x 8 1/4"
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Order to the treasurer of the mint of the U.S. to pay Samuel Vincent;	May 6, 1795	6-3/4x8-1/4	Request File
A.D.S. 1p.and end. Presented by Mrs. William Stansfield, April 3, 1932. Removed to David Rittenhouse Papers. General physical description: 6-3/4x8-1/4
Poundstone, Richard. Certificate concerning the revenue from a still owned by Richard Poundstone,	June 1, 1795	6 3/8" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1 p. and endorsements. D.S. General physical description: 6 3/8" x 7 1/2"
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Dav[i]d Rittenhouse to the Treasurer of the Mint,	June 8, 1795	6 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Mint of the U. S., [Philadelphia], 1 p. and endorsement. A.D.S. Order to pay $11,963.50 to John Vaughan. Presented to the A.P.S. by Mrs. William Stansfield, April 3, 1932. Removed to David Rittenhouse Papers. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8"
Blair, John. "Check" for $200 to John Barnes.	Aug. 12, 1795		Request File
D.S. 1p. Document written by Samuel Meredith, Treasurer of the U.S. Eigned by Blair. Endorsed by Barnes upon receipt. Sum charged to Blairs's salary for the quarter ending June 30.
Nisbet, Charles. Letter to the Earl of Buchan, Carlisle, PA.	Aug. 13, 1795		Request File
Holograph copy of A.L.S. 6p. On state of American politics, economy, higher education, law profession, negro unrest. Mention Mr. Miller, Priestley, Rush, Witherspoon, Smith, Rowan, Jay and General Gunn.
FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811. Thomas Fitzsimons and James Yard,	August 25, 1795	8" x 9 7/8"	Request File
merchants of Philadelphia, in account current with Robert Ritchie of Paramaribo, 4 pp. and endorsement. D.S.: Robert Ritchie. General physical description: 8" x 9 7/8"
Pennsylvania. Commonwealth. Patent issued to Isaac Wharton et al., for tract of land in Northumberland county, known as Mulberry Grove, formerly owned by James Wilson;	Oct. 29, 1795	20 1/2" x 11"	Request File
D.S.: Tho. Mifflin, as governor. 1p. and end. Parchment Seal. General physical description: 20 1/2" x 11"
Knowles, Charles Henry, Sir, 1754-1831 . Letter to Tiberius Cavallo, London;	Nov. 7, 1795		Request File
A.L.S. 2p., add. and: J. Robison to T. Cavallo; [Nov. 1795], 6p. Introduces J. Robison, professor of natural philosophy and, according to Knowles'father, "one of the first Mathematicians in Europe." Mentions P. Paoli. On same sheet as Nov., 1795.
Letter to Tiberius Cavallo	Nov., 1795		Request File
A.L. 6p. (Included with: [Sir] Cha[rle]s Henry Knowles to Tiberious Cavallo; November 7, 1795.) Explains his poor health and its affects on his mind. Seeks Cavallo's critical mind in evaluating his ideas. Describes his experiments with electricity and magnetism. Mentions Hooke and Newton.
Philadelphia. Citizens. Petition to [George Washington] concerning rebels of Whiskey Insurrection;	[1795?]		Request File
Photo. of D.S. by 65 ladies. 3p. Presented through Mr. Fleming from Alfred J. Liebmann; 6/8/54. Printed in part: Manuscripts,Spring, 1954: Liebmann. "Experts...",p.180.
Littlepage, Lewis, 1762-1802. Memoire politique et particulier;	1795		Request File
Photostat of D. 16p. (from v.355 of Archives of Kingdom of Poland). Printed: APS Proc., v.101,no.3., pp.255-269. Presented by Curtis Carroll Davis.
Harris, Caleb. Letter to Harriet [Mrs. Thomas B. Percival]	Feb. 5, 1796		Request File
A.L.S. 4p. News of family and friends.
Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, Lord, 1774-1839. Letter to Sir Joseph Banks;	February 12, 1796		Request File
Whitehall, Facsimile of A.L.S. 1p. Has forwarded Banks' letter of the 3rd and catalogue of curiosities and natural productions to the king. Mentions Menzies; refers to the British Museum and Kew royal gardens.
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Letter to James McHenry;	March 10, 1796	9 3/4" x 8"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 3p. Relative to accounts of Israel Chapin while Indian agent for the Six Nations. General physical description: 9 3/4" x 8"
Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Letter to John G. E. Heckewelder;	Feb. 22, 1796		Request File
Xerox of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Asks questions concerning antiquities of the Indian: is mica verated? What is the color of the Indian at birth, etc. From original in U. of Pa Library.
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732-1811. Letter to Dr. Charles Hutton, Woolwich Common;	June 16, 1796	9-1/4x7-1/2	Request File
Greenwich, A.L.S. 3p.and add. Life of Condorcet. Thinks English mathematics is not recognized in Paris. comments on various mathematicians. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/2
Jacobs, Israel, 1726-1796. [Inventory of sale held] at the late dwelling house of Israel Jacobs in Providence township, Montgomery country, deceased;	Dec. 21, 1796	16" x 6 1/2"	Request File
by John Jacobs, executor; D. 8 leaves Presented by Seymour Adelman, Dec. 1952. General physical description: 16" x 6 1/2"
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Commission of Samuel Bradford to be marshall of Mass. district;	Dec. 22, 1796		Request File
D.S.: G. Washington, PResident and Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State. Certified: John Lowell. 1p. 11x15. Received from the Estate of I. Minus Hays: Feb. 20, 1967.
France. Laws, statutes, etc. Extracts of laws of 6 florial,	[1796]	8-3/4x7	Request File
an 4 and 28 ventose, an 4; [1796]. D. 2p. In French. General physical description: 8-3/4x7
List of votes given at a general election for electors of president and vice-president of the U.S.	1796		Request File
D. 2p.
Thompson, Benjamin, -- Count Rumford, -- 1753-1814.. Letter to Baron de Kalb;	January 9, 1797		Request File
Munich, A.L.S. 8p. In French.
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Letter to John Morris;	Feb. 5, 1797	8" x 13"	Request File
Hills, A.L.S. 2p. Educational advice; chemical experiments. General physical description: 8" x 13"
Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814. Letter to ----;	Feb. 1, 1797	9" x 7 1/4"	Request File
Munich, A.L.S. 4p., end. In French. His portrait. Prizes established by him accepted by the Royal Society of London and the Academy of Arts and Sciences of America. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/4"
Reimarus, Johann Albert Heinrich, 1729-1814. Letter to [Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire];	April 28, 1797	9x7-1/4	Request File
Hamburg, A.L.S. 10p. In French. Concerning various aspects of natural history. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831. Letter to the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania;	June 27, 1797		Request File
Philadelphia, Xerox of L.S. 1p.and end. Insures vessel and goods (the brig, Sally). Presented by Penna.Masons; June 29, 1971.
Letter to Mich[ae]l Joy;	July 16, 1797		Request Item
Boston, A.L.S. 2p. Mentions his attempt "to find the exact spot where Gosnold landed in 1602." Comments on Gosnold's travels in the New England area.
Humphreys, Joshua, 1751-1838. Letterbook, with letters to Tench Francis, Thomas Truxton, etc.pertaining to ships for the navy;	Aug.-Nov., 1797		Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 7p. (from glass negatives formerly in possession of Miss Frances M. Bradford.) Presented by Miss Bradford; Oct.1961.
Tilghman, William, 1756-1827. General jury trials,	Sept., 1797	12 1/2" x 7 3/4"	Request File
Ms.D. 6p. General physical description: 12 1/2" x 7 3/4"
McHenry, James, 1753-1816. Letter to Rufus King;	Dec. 4, 1797	10 1/4" x 8"	Request File
Phila., A.Dr. of L. 2p. and end. Relative to medals given to the Indians. General physical description: 10 1/4" x 8"
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Letter to Jo[h]n Nicholson;	Dec. 4, 1797	7-3/4x4-3/4	Request File
A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. Relates of attempts to collect from him. Presented by Morris Duane; 12/30/69. General physical description: 7-3/4x4-3/4
Cadwallader, John. Letter to James Hamilton, Carlisle;	Dec. 13, 1797	12 3/4" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Huntingdon, Printed L. filled in in ms. and S.; also A.N.S. 2p. and add., end. Mutilated. Promotional literature for the town of Birmingham recently laid out on the Juniata river. General physical description: 12 3/4" x 7 1/2"
Kramsch, Samuel, 1756-1824. Index florae Nazarethanae spontaneae,collecta in annis 1787 & 1788 a Saml. Kramsch. Supplemento addito anno 1797 a Christ[ia]n Dencke.	[1797]	7 7/8" x 9 3/4"	Request File
t.p., 6pp. Com. (In Latin.) Lists 311 species. General physical description: 7 7/8" x 9 3/4"
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Letter to [Gianbattista Scandella];	Jan. 24, 1798		Request File
Richmond, Va., Photo.of A.L. 2p. Incomplete. (from original in Library of Congress.) Friendly letter. Concerning the Federal City. Presented by Antonio Pace; April 1963.
Sergeant, John, 1747-1824. Letter to Jedediah Morse;	Jan. 30, 1798	6 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Stockbridge, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Report on the Indians. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8"
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Letter to Dr. [Gianbattista] Scandella, Philadelphia;	Feb. 22, 1798		Request File
Richmond, va., Photo.of A.L.S. 4p.,add.,end. (from original in Avery Library, Columbia University) House for Volney in Philadelphia. Wishes to move to Philadelphia and design school for Quakers. Designs for houses. Slavery in Virginia. Presented by Dr. Pace; April 1963.
Pennsylvania. Laws, statutes, etc.. An act for vesting in the American philosophical society the property [of the Silk company]...fifteenth day of April... one thousand seven hundred & eighty two.	April 20, 1798	10" x 16"	Request File
D. 2p. and end. True copy, certified Seal. See Pennsylvania statutes, v.10, 1904, p.474. Not Found: 2/10/2011 General physical description: 10" x 16"
Pott, William. William Pott to John Witman,	April 24, 1798	5 1/8" x 8"	Request File
Rockland, 1 p. and address. A.L.S. (In Dutch). General physical description: 5 1/8" x 8"
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Letter to J[Gian] B[attista] Scandelle, Philadelphia;	April 30, [1798]	10x8	Request File
A.L.S. 3p.and add. Concerning Priestley and his writings, with comments on Volney's answer. Refers to Washington and Bishop Madison and Priestley. Refers to peter Porcupine and quotes a bon mot. Refers to Jefferson. Comments on Maclure. General physical description: 10x8
Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844. Deed from Zachariah and Susannah Poulson to William Levis, for property on Chestnut street between 2nd and 3d streets;	May 2, 1798	20 3/4" x 25 1/2"	Request File
Phila., Parchment D. S. Seals 1p. and end. ca. Presented by Seymour Adelman,Dec.1951. General physical description: 20 3/4" x 25 1/2"
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to [J. F.] Blumenbach;	May 17, 1798		Request File
I"Soho Square, A.L.S. 3p., add. Expresses thanks for ""all the things you have been so good as to Send to me."" Refers to Seybert, Edwards, Park and Rennell."
Jones, Samuel, 1734-1819. Samuel Jones,	June 1, 1798	5 7/8" x 8"	Request File
comptroller of the state of New York, to ----, Albany, 1p. D.S.: Samuel Jones, Comptroller. Notice concerning $549.37.5 arrears of quit rents due on 30,000 acres of land granted to Thomas Wharton and others. General physical description: 5 7/8" x 8"
Hill, Henry, 1737-1828. Letter to Mrs. [Sarah] Bache;	July 23, 1798		Request File
Phila., Photostat of c. of L. 1p. From copy in Yale university library. FILM54-Family FRAME 7
Pierce, John. Journals,	[July, 1798, 1801]	11" x 8 1/2"	Request File
Typed D. 2 pieces Transcribed from the originals in the possession of Society of Friends Record office, 3d & Arch Streets, by George Snyderman, 1956. General physical description: 11" x 8 1/2"
Withering, William, 1741-1799. Letter to Geo[rge] Robinson, London;	Oct. 14, 1798	11x8-1/2	Request File
Edgbaston, Typed L. 2p. Copy. Xerox copy. Expenses for publication of botany. Will forward microscopes. On same sheet with letter from Withering to Rathbone, Feb. 16, 1781. General physical description: 11x8-1/2
Jackson, Halliday, 1771-1835. Account of journey to the Seneca nation;	1798-1799	8x5-1/2	Request File
A.D. lvol.consisting of 181p. Printed (from entirely different source and copy): ed.by A.F.C.Wallace.Penna. History,Penna.Hist.Ass'n. vol.19,nos.2 and 3. Not Found: 1/13/2011 General physical description: 8x5-1/2
Smith, Lambert. Letter to George Fox;	Jan. 24, 1799	8" x 9 3/4"	Request File
Baltimore, A.L.S. 1p. and add., end. Solicits Fox's vote for Richard Gittings as director in the office of discount and deposit of U.S. Bank. FILM54-57 FRAME 124 General physical description: 8" x 9 3/4"
Cadwallader, John. Letter to James Hamilton, Carlisle;	Feb.1, 1799	9" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Huntingdon, A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Sale of lots in Birmingham; distributed handbills, copy enclosed, to encourage settlers. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/2"
Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817. Letter to Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, Mass.;	Feb. 5, 1799	10-1/2x6-1/4	Request File
Rutland, Vt., Photo.of A.L.S. 1p.and add.,end. (from original in Diederich Collection, 139 Dh, University of Amsterdam Library.) Thomas' farm is vacant. His history of Vermont could be reprinted. General physical description: 10-1/2x6-1/4
McHenry, James, 1753-1816. Letter to John Harris;	Feb. 15, 1799	10x7-3/4	Request File
War Department, L.S.: James McHenry and Samuel Hodgdon. 1p. and end. Authorizes U.S. flag for Cherokee nation. General physical description: 10x7-3/4
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter to Benjamin Vaughan	March 8, 1799		Request File
Photo. of A.L.S. 2p. and add. Concerning his publications. Medicine. From original in possession of Mrs. Frances Valughan Finletter.
Craik, William. Letter to James Lingan, M. Waring and John Mason, George Town, Md.;	March 15, 1799	9 1/2" x 8"	Request File
Phila., A.L.S. 9p. and add. end. Removal of the capital to Washington; utilization of George Town for federal offices. General physical description: 9 1/2" x 8"
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to [Christian Hendrik] Persoon;	April 8, 1799	11-3/4x8-1/4	Request File
London, Photo.of A.L.S. 3p.and add. enc.by Dryander. (from original in Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leiden.) Concerning post of botanist at Capetown and the lack of pay there. Botany and fungi. Refers to Blumenbach. General physical description: 11-3/4x8-1/4
Francis, Anne. Letter to Mrs. R[ichard, i.e. Sarah] Bache;	May 16, 1799		Request File
Phila., Photostat of c. of L. 2p. From copy in Yale university library. FILM 54-family FRAME 8
Louverture, Toussaint. Letter to Henry Christophe;	June 29, 1799		Request File
A.L.S. 1p., add. and end. In French. Enclosed originally in: Gideon H. Hollister to Hamilton Fish; April 5, 1869. Presented by the Estate of Warwick Potter; 4/26/73
Dunbar, William, 1749-1810. Power of attorney to John Steele to administer estate of James Campbell in the Mississippi territory;	July 15, 1799	7 3/4" x 12 3/4"	Request File
A.D.S: William Dunbar, Judge of Probate. 1p. Seal General physical description: 7 3/4" x 12 3/4"
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de, 1747-1827. Letter to ----;	October 10, 1799	8 1/4" x 10"	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. "Duplicate" Relates to the sale of his Travels through N.A., 75 copies of which are being sent to [America ?]. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 10"
Philadelphia. Court. Jury list for second period,	Dec. 9, Nov. 8, 1799		Request File
Printed D. filled in in ms. 1p. and end. by Wm. Tilghman (?).
Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letter to Ja[me]s Anderson;	Dec. 13, 1799		Request File
Mount Vernon, Facsimile of A.L.S. 1p. From original in Dreer collection in the Historical society of Pennsylvania; on same sheet is provenance of letter. Presented by Abigail D. Dreer, May 28, 1900.
Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de, 1732-1807 . Letter to Citoyen Vaume, docteur en medicine...	Dec. 27, 1799		Request File
In French, Includes engraving of Lalande. Congratulates Vaume on his imporant book.
Woodrow, Susannah S.. Petition to [John Adams,] president of the U.S.,	[1799]	12-3/4x7-3/4	Request File
from sundry female inhabitants of Philadelphia, asking that prisoners of Fries rebellion be released; [ca.1799]. D.S.by Susannah S. Woodrow and 71 others. 4p. Presented by A.J.Liebmann; 6/17/54. General physical description: 12-3/4x7-3/4
Playfair, John, 1748-1819. Letter to Dr. Marcet;	Jan. 1, 1800		Request File
Edinburgh, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Enclosure for Mr. Pictet of Geneva. Congratulations his marriage.
Gaither, Henry, 1751-1811. Letter to T. Davis, Fort Wilkinson;	Jan. 24, 1800		Request File
A.L.S. 4p. Discusses the work of Colonel Hawkins among the Creek Indians and the capture of William Bowles and his escape to Florida. Gift of Minnesota Historical Society, 10/29/1990
Greene, Ray. Letter to Wm. Allen;	March 20, 1800		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 1p. The application for his son's William Henry, appointment as midshipman in the U.S. Navy is under consideration. From original in possession of the Henry E. Huntington library.
Adams, John, 1735-1826. Letter to the [U.S.] Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, Navy & Attorney General;	April 23, 1800	8 1/4" x 9 3/4"	Request File
Philadelphia, L.S. 4p., end. Proposal in re government printer and an official gazette. Printed: Adam's Life and works, v.9,50. General physical description: 8 1/4" x 9 3/4"
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to John Maitland;	April 2, 1800		Request File
A.L. 1p.and add.and end. Concerning buffaloes.
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to [William Sotheby];	April 5, 1800		Request File
A.L.S. 2p. Concerning his poetry.
Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811. Letter to [James] McHenry	April 28, 1800	8 1/2" x 10 1/4"	Request File
[ca.]. A(?)L. 2p. and add., end. Opinion on president's proposal for an official printer and gazette. FILM 403 FRAME 182 General physical description: 8 1/2" x 10 1/4"
M'Henry, James, 1785-1845. Letter to Sam[ue]l chase;	April 28, 1800	7 3/4" x 9 3/4"	Request File
A.Dr. of L.S. 3p. and end. Asks his opinion about the president's proposal in re official printer and gazette. FILM 403 FRAME 183 General physical description: 7 3/4" x 9 3/4"
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824. Letter to George Wescott, Philadelphia;	May 1, 1800		Request File
Land Office. A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. Concerning land office business.
The young lady's address to piety	Sept. 3, 1800		Request Item
A.D. 1p. Poem in ryming couplets. Found with: B:H244i.2 Harrison, Johseph. The iron worker and king Solomon. Phila., 1869.
Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814. Letter to [Thomas?] Webster, London;	Sept. 8, 1800	8x6-1/2	Request File
Morpeth, A.L.S. 2p.and add. If he wants the post as assistant in natural philosophy at the Royal Institution, recommends contacting Dr. Garnett, for recommendation. General physical description: 8x6-1/2
U.S. Collector of revenue. Vouchers for duties paid, in Pennsylvania, on carriages;	1800		Request File
Printed Ds. filled in in ms. 23 items and label. Various sizes.
Commission to Samuel Bradford to be marshall of Mass. district;	December 22, 1800		Request File
D.S. John Adams, President and J. Marshal, Secretary of State. Certified: John Lowell. 1p. See oversize box.
Elmslie, John. Abstract of a meteorological register kept at the Cape of Good Hope...	1800-1805	8" x 10"	Request File
D. 20 leaves. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Accounts of Charles Thomas and William Pritchard for stone used on bridge;	1801	8x13-1/2	Request File
D. 1p.and end. General physical description: 8x13-1/2
Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814. Letter to [Sir William] Herschel, Windsor;	Jan. 12, 1801	9x7-1/4	Request File
Royal Institution, A.L.S. 1p.and add. Asks for reprints from the royal society publications on calorific rays. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to C[hristian] H[endrik] Persoon;	Feb. 8, 1801	9x7-1/2	Request File
London, Photo.of A.L.S. 3p.and add. (from original in Universiteitsbibliotheek, Leiden.) Would like for him to become botanist for Kew at the Cape of Good Hope, and collect specimens. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Pennsylvania. Account of Geo[rge] Logan, Prestly Carr Lane and John Hunn(?) to deal with the Delaware legislature concerning the canal;	Feb. 26, 1801	12x8-1/4	Request File
Lancaster. D.S.: Jas. Trimble, Dep.Secy.and Jno. Donaldson, compt.gen. 1p. General physical description: 12x8-1/4
Graeff, Jacob. Receipts for stamped paper;	Feb. 27-June 15, 1801		Request File
D.S. 9 leaves. Various sizes.
Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822. Letter to ---;	May 7, 1801		Request File
Slough; A.L.S. 1p. Adds to his paper concerning solar rays on plants before publication in Philosophical Transactions, and needs his meterological observations.
Hall, John. Estate of. Account with Benjamin Rush, Jan.30-April 27,1801;	July 14, 1801	15 1/2" x 13"	Request File
Ms.D. 1p. and end. General physical description: 15 1/2" x 13"
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Letter to David Lewis and Charles Thomas;	Aug. 11, 1801	5-3/4x8-3/4	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Concerning stone for bridge over the Schuylkill. General physical description: 5-3/4x8-3/4
Pierce, John. Journal	Aug. - Sept., 1801		Request File
Seaton, William. W(illia)m Seaton to Peter Muhlenberg,	November 14, 1801	6 3/8" x 7 7/8"	Request File
Muddy Creek, Greene County, 1p., address and endorsement. A.L.S. Mr. Seaton will forward records and books to Mr. Muhlenberg. General physical description: 6 3/8" x 7 7/8"
Institut de France. Académie des sciences morales et politiques.. Etat de distribtion des droits ... moi Frimaire an dix ...	Nov. (?), 1801		Request File
1 sheet, 2 pcs.
Lefèvre, Jean-Jacques, 1779-1858. Course of lecture on physics	Dec. (?), [1801]		Request File
24p.
Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831. Letter to Rev. Dr. Beach;	Dec. 16, 1801	9x8	Request File
Washington, A.L.S. 1p. Enc.wanting. Asks that he submit the enclosed paper to the trustees of Columbia college. General physical description: 9x8
Watt, James, 1769-1848. Letter to Thomas [Peters] Smith;	Dec. 30, 1801	13x8, 10x8	Request File
Soho, A.L.S. 4p.,add.and 1 leaf docketed by J.Vaughan. Lists minerals forwarded. Friendly letter. When found in 1959, this item was mounted in scrapbook kept by J.Vaughan. For other material in scrapbook,see: T.P.Smith. List of minerals...;JUne-Nov.1800 [1801]. General physical description: 13x8, 10x8
Tonnellier,. List of minerals sent to Thomas P. Smith, to which is added a list sent by Gillet-Laumont;	[1801]	9x7	Request File
D.S. 8p.and 2 mounting leaves, docketed in hand of J.Vaughan. In French. When found in 1959, this item was mounted in scrapbook kept by J.Vaughan. For other material in scrapbook, see: T.P.Smith. List of minerals...;June-Nov. 1800 [1801]. General physical description: 9x7
Bryan, Guy. Letter to Timothy Matlack;	Jan. 24, 1802	12x7	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 3p.and add. Sends good brown cloth to Mr. Matlack. Opinion of legislature regarding the charter for "our Improving Company." General physical description: 12x7
Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822. Letter to ---	Jan. 30, 1802		Request File
Slough; A.L.S. 2p. "Rediscovery of Mr. Piazzi's planet." Astronomy. Refers to Royal Society.
Smith, Thomas P. (Thomas Peters), 1777 or 8-1802. List of minerals sent to J[ames] Watt, jr;	April 22, 1802	9-1/2x7-1/4	Request File
2 florial An X A.D. 4p.,end.by J.Vaughan. For sheet on which this was mounted, see: J.Watt to Smith; Dec.30,1801. When found in 1959, this item was in scrapbook kept by J.Vaughan. For other material in scrapbook, see: T.P.Smith. List of minerals...;June-Nov.1800 [1801] General physical description: 9-1/2x7-1/4
Letters to --	May 15, June 1, 1802		Request File
22p and end. Copies. Describes the people, morals, etc. of the United States. Translated from: L'Amerique du Nord; ou, le Correspondant des Etats-Unis.
Dick, Elisha Cullen, 1762-1825. Letter to David Hosack, New York;	May 22, 1802		Request File
Asks for advice on use of "oxygen air" in treating diseases, esp. in case of dyspepsia caused by excessive use of laudanum. Comments on pneumatic medicine.
Dunbar, William, 1749-1810. W[illia]m Dunbar to C. Ross,	June 12, 1802	7 3/4" x 9 1/2"	Request File
Natchez, 1 p. and endorsement. L. Unsigned. Copy. Extract only. Information regarding vaccination to be communicated to Mr. [John?] Vaughan. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 9 1/2"
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to "My dear Lord";	July 25, 1802	9-3/4x7-1/2	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Draft. His sheep cost too much. On same sheet with letter from ---- to Sir Joseph Banks; July 25, 1802. General physical description: 9-3/4x7-1/2
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to [My dear Lord];	July 29, 1802	9-3/4x7-1/2	Request File
A.L.S. 1p. Draft. Concerning purchase of sheep. On same sheet as letter from ---- to Sir Joseph Banks; July 25, 1802. General physical description: 9-3/4x7-1/2
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. Letter to [M. Perigaux, banckers;]	July 30, 1802	9-1/2x7-3/4	Request File
Paris, Northumberland, A.L. 4p. Inc. Financial transactions: mentions his father, Joseph Priestley, and John Wilkinson. General physical description: 9-1/2x7-3/4
Ferrer, José Joaquin de, ca. 1764-1818. List of dictionaries and grammars of the Mexican languages, presented to the APS;	July?, [1802]	4x6-1/2	Request File
A.D. 1p. In Spanish. See letter from Ferrer to J. Vaughan; July 15, 1802. General physical description: 4x6-1/2
Watt, James, 1736-1819. Letter to William Withering, Birmingham;	Aug. 22, [1802]	9-1/4x7-3/4	Request File
Heathfield, A.L.S. 2p.and add.,end. Lists itinerary for trip, for Gregory's health. Refers to his study on Franklin's health. Friendly letter. FILM54-67 FRAME152 General physical description: 9-1/4x7-3/4
Lacépède, Bernard Germain Étienne de La Ville sur Illon, comte de, 1756-1825 . Letter to Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire	Aug. 28, 1802		Request File
A.L.S. 1p. and add. In French. Praises him. Arrangement of fish in museum impmplete due to illness of his wife.
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Letter to Andrew Ellicott, Lancaster, Penna.;	Nov. 2, 1802	10x8	Request File
Philadelphia, A.L.S. 3p.and add.,end. Compares him with Franklin and Rittenhouse. His work with Pennsylvania Hospital. Comments on yellow fever. Friendly letter. FILM54-67 FRAME153 General physical description: 10x8
Leacock, Martha Ogilby. Bond for inventorying the estate of John Leacock;	Nov. 23, 1802	13x8-1/2	Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of printed D.filled in in ms.S.: Martha Leacock and 3 others. Witnessed. 1p.and end. Presented by Mrs. Frances H. Sousser; 3/4/54. General physical description: 13x8-1/2
Ogilby, Joseph. Inventory of the estate of John Leacock;	Dec. 2, 1802	8-1/2x13	Request File
Photo.of D.S.: Charles Whitebread and Joseph Ogilby. 2p. Presented by Mrs. Frances H. Sousser; 3/4/54. General physical description: 8-1/2x13
Longman & Co.. Letter to ----;	[1802]		Request File
Photostat of L. 1p. Copy (from letter in Historical society of Penna.) Desire certain items for a new edition of Franklin's works. Refers to the APS. Extracted from "Port folio, from the end of vol ii". FILM54-65 FRAME180
Jefferson, Thomas, pres. U. S., 1743-1826. Tho[ma]s Jefferson to the Miami and Delaware Indians,	January 8, 1803	8" x 9 7/8"	Request File
MSL-1 [Washington], 4 pp. Copy of D.S. FILM199 FRAME428 General physical description: 8" x 9 7/8"
Gray, Edward Whitaker, 1748-1806 . Letter to [William Henry];	January 28, 1803		Request File
British Museum, A.L.S. 2p., end. Concerning the printing of Henry's paper on the absorption of gases. Gray's comments on crystallized potash for medicinal purposes and how it compares with alkaline water. Mentions Bulmer.
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823. Letter to W[illia]m Wallace, Great Marlow, Bucks.;	March 5, 1803		Request File
A.L.S. 2p.and add.,end. Wishes reviews sent to journals of his Recreations. Will spend years working on abridgement of the Philosophical Transactions. Refers to Woodhouse.
Wingate, Joshua, 1773-1846. Letter to Israel Whelen;	March 14, 1803	8" x 10"	Request File
War department, A.L.S. 1p. and add. Relative to the purchase of supplies for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Presented by Mr. Seymour Adelman, December 1945. Reproduced & printed: Frontiers, Vol.11,no.5,p.137. Reproduced: APS Library Bulletin for 1945, p.40. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Royal Dublin Society. Extract from minutes	March 31, 1803	8" x 10"	Request File
of T.D. 1p. Relative to a letter from the American philosophical society suggesting an exchange of publications. Presented by the Society, Feb. 1949. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich, 1752-1840. Letter to Philip Tidyman,	April 10, 1803	8" x 9 3/4"	Request File
Goettingen, 3 pp. A.L.S. Returns thanks for American coins, live female opossum, and print of fossil elephant bones sent to him. FILM403 FRAME 104 General physical description: 8" x 9 3/4"
Humboldt, Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1767-1835. William von Humboldt to W[illiam] Smith,	April 11, 1803	7 7/8" x 10"	Request File
Rome, 3 pp. and endorsement. Copy of L. (In French.) Relative to the languages of America. FILM403 FRAME 120 General physical description: 7 7/8" x 10"
Jefferson, Thomas, pres. U. S., 1743-1826. Letter to the Earl of Buchan;	July 10, 1803		Request File
Washington, Photostat of copy of L. 2p. (Enclosed with note from the Earl of Buchan to Dugald Stewart; Dec. 21, 1803) From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh. FILM 199 FRAME 314
Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820. And(re)w Ellicott to Robert Patterson,	July 14, 1803	8" x 10"	Request File
Lancaster , 2 pp. and endorsement. A.L.S. With regard to work of commission (to survey Pennsylvania boundary?). Other scientific matters. General physical description: 8" x 10"
Caldwell, James B.. Letter to "My dear Mother";	Sept. 3, 1803		Request File
Photo.of A.L.S. 1p. (from glass negative formerly in possession of Miss France M. Bradford.) Hopes for a good voyage. Farewell letter. Presented by Miss Bradford; Oct.1961.
Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814. Letter to "le Premier Consul [Napoleon]";	Sept. 15, 1803	9-1/4x7-1/4	Request File
Mannheim, L.S.with initial. 6p.and end. In French. In hand of a secretary. Concerning experiments in thermodynamics. General physical description: 9-1/4x7-1/4
Table I: Logarithms of numbers, from 1 to 10800;	Nov. 18, 1803		Request File
[Presented] 4p. and end.: "Robt. Patterson Esqr. Philosophic Society Philadelphia printed sheet from J. Garnette."
Bartram, Archibald, 1774?-1808. Letter to Ann Collins, New York;	Nov. 24, 1803	10-1/2x8	Request File
Philadelphia, Xerox of A.L.S. 2p.and add. Friendly letter. Concerning the yellow fever epidemic. Copy courtesy of Mrs. Forbes; 4/15/69. General physical description: 10-1/2x8
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829. Letter to Dugald Stewart;	Dec. 21, 1803		Request File
S. Castle street, Photostat of A.N.S. 1p. and enc. - 2p. Encloses copy of letter from president Jefferson [Jefferson to Buchan, July 10, 1803]. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Sketch of Richmond and Norfolk canals.	Dec., 1803	15" x 9"	Request File
D. 2p. Contains explanatory notes [which appear to be in hand of John Vaughan]. FILM 403 FRAME 2-4 General physical description: 15" x 9"
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Richmond and Norfolk Canals	December, 1803	2.0 p. Maps, 19.1 x 22.9 cm	Request Item
Annotated: "Sketch of canals executed or proposed near Norfolk - the latter by B. H. Latrobe." Alternate formats available: These maps have been reproduced and described in Darwin H. Stapleton, ed., The engineering drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe (New Haven: Yale University Press: 1980).
B. A.. Plan for fire insurance;	Jan. 2, 1804	13x8	Request File
Philadelphia, D. 2p. , end. General physical description: 13x8
Philadelphia. Select and Common Councils. Resolution passed at a meeting of the joint committees of the corporations of the city of Philadelphia,	Jan. 16, 1804	8" x 13"	Request File
the district of Southwark, and the incorporated part of the township of Northern Liberties, relative to the inspection and measurement of wood. Philadelphia, D.S.: Paul Coxe; attest, Peter S. DuPonceau secretary. 1p. and end. Not Found: 1/13/2011 General physical description: 8" x 13"
Muhlenberg, Gotthilf Henrich Ernst, 1753-1815. Letter to John Brickel, Savanna;	March 1, 1804		Request File
Lancaster; A.L.S. 1p. add. Introduces Aloysius Enslen, who "was sent from Europe to collect Minerals Seeds and other curiousities in America." News of Rafinesque, B.S. Barton, James Mease, William Hamilton.
Davis, William. Account with Martha Leacock, on John Leacock's estate;	March 16, 1804	8-1/2x12-1/2	Request File
Photo.of D.S. 2p. Presented by Mrs. Frances H. Sausser; 3/4/54. General physical description: 8-1/2x12-1/2
Minutes of a conversation at Prof. Dalzells;	April 25, 1804		Request Item
Notes on observations of Robert Liston about Napoleon, Washington, Jefferson and Priestly.
Delambre, J. B. J., (Jean Baptiste Joseph), 1749-1822. Letter to [Sir Joseph] Banks, London	April 26, 1804		Request File
26 Floreal XII; A.L.S. 3p. and add. Concerning passports for Englishmen in France. Forwards diplomas and membership medals to Banks, Maskelyne, Herschell, Cavendish, Blagden, Simmons, Mendoza. Exchanges between Institu and Royal Society.
Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860. Rembrandt Peale to ----,	May 1, 1804	7 1/2" x 9"	Request File
Philadelphia, 4 pp. Com. Copy. Concerning bones of a skeleton. General physical description: 7 1/2" x 9"
Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837. Letter to Rev. Thomas Maurice, British Museum;	June 1, 1804		Request File
Hinde St. [Manchester]; A.L.S. 3p. add. Discusses hi botanical exhibit of 1804. Mentions Darwin, Greville and Lambert.
Marquis, Louise Caterhine Josephine. Power of attorney to Louis Marie Duval;	June 16, 1804		Request File
St. Lucia; A.D.S. 6p. In French. Concerns estate of "Widow" Duval. With a 4 page English translation by Peter S. DuPonceau.
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. Letter to [John Vaughan];	July 7, 1804		Request File
Saturday; A.L.S. 1p. Enc. of 16p. Encloses description of his travels. For translation, see Humboldt. Abstract of Am. travels, same date: B:J35Le, no. 43(sent to Jefferson)
Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815. Letter to Charles Stewart;	July 23, 1804		Request File
Phila., Photostat of A.L.S. 2p. and add., end. From original in Laing collection, University of Edinburgh.
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to Dr. [Caleb Hiller ?] Parry, Batch;	Aug. 6, 1804	9" x 7 1/2"	Request File
Soho Square, A.L.S. 2p. and add. Auction of sheep. General physical description: 9" x 7 1/2"
Stewart, Charles, 1778-1869. Letter to David Caldwell;	Aug. 9, 1804		Request File
Siren, off Tripoli, Photo.of A.L.S. 1p. (from glass negative formerly in possession of Miss Frances M. Bradford.) Death of his brother,James Caldwell. Presented by Miss Bradford; Oct.1961.
Hunter, George, 1755-1824. Receipt to Josiah Taylor for boat and equipment for the expedition, to be delivered to William Dunbar;	Aug. 31, 1804	7 3/4" x 12 1/2"	Request File
New Orleans, A.N.S 2p. Equipment listed on the reverse. General physical description: 7 3/4" x 12 1/2"
Dixon, John. Note to Robert John Thornton, Hinde St., Manchester;	Sept. 18, 1804		Request File
A.N.S. 1p. add. Enclosed on the same sheet is a poem by Thornton.
Letter to Mr. Wingrave, Bookseller;	Sept. 22, 1804		Request File
A.L.S. 1p.and add. Orders the Saint James's Evening Chronicle sent to the country to him, as he will be out of town.
Noehden, H. A.. H. A. Noehden to [Philip Tidyman],	October 9, 1804	7 1/4" x 9"	Request File
Gõttingen, 4 pp. and endorsement. A.L.S. Returns thanks for collection of seeds and two books. Condition of Gõttingen. Affairs in Europe. General physical description: 7 1/4" x 9"
Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831. Sam[uel] L. Mitchell to Tho[ma]s T. Hewson,	January 15, 1805	7 7/8" x 13"	Request File
Georgetown, 1 p. A.L.S. Acknowledges receipt of "Essay on the improvement of Agriculture and the useful arts." There being no agricultural society in Washington, is sending the same to New York for consideration. General physical description: 7 7/8" x 13"
Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829. Letter to [Charles] Lowell;	Feb. 12, 1805	9x7-1/2	Request File
A.L.S. 2p. Letter of encouragement to an American who is to study in the British Isles. Refers to Franklin, Samuel Adams and Washington as his friends. FILM54-67 FRAME 137 General physical description: 9x7-1/2
Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837. Letter to Thomas Maurice;	Feb. 26, 1805		Request File
Hinde St., Manchester; A.L.S. 4p. Supporting Maurice against criticism of his recently published history. Mentions Aiken, Hume, Robertson and Trelawney.
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Letter to ---;	March 11, 1805	9x7-1/4	Request File
Soho Square, A.L.S. 2p. and end. Received book and instruments. Cannot help Arkwright. General physical description: 9x7-1/4
Troughton, Edward. Edw[ard] Troughton,	April 30, 1805	6 1/2" x 8 1/4"	Request File
optician and mathematical instrument maker, to Alex[ande]r Baring, London, 1 p. and endorsement. D. Bill for £166 for astronomical instruments. General physical description: 6 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Philadelphia. Inspectors of the prison. Deed poll to Richard Merrick for vacant lot no.20;	May 24, 1805	15" x 21 3/4"	Request File
Printed D. filled in in ms.S: Matw. Lawlor, Mayor et al. 1p. and end. Seals. Parchment. General physical description: 15" x 21 3/4"
Madison, James, 1751-1836. Letter to Robert Patterson;	July 2, 1805	9 3/4 x 7 3/4"	Request File
L.S. 1p. and end. Encloses commission as Director of the Mint upon the recommendation of the President of the U.S. FILM 199 FRAME 408 Not Found: 2/10/2011 General physical description: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4"
Dearborn, Benjamin. Letter to [P.S.] DuPonceau	Aug. 12, 1805		Request File
A.L.S. 1p. add.
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court. Concerning the case of the City of Philadelphia vs. the Company for erecting a permanent bridge over the Schuylkill;	Sept., 1805	12-3/4x7-3/4	Request File
term, D.S.: R.Peters. 1p.and end. General physical description: 12-3/4x7-3/4
Brown, Robert, 1773-1858. Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, bart.;	Oct. 13, 1805	13x8	Request File
Liverpool, Typed copy of facsimile. 1p. Shipment of botanical specimens. Presented by the Suva City Library, Suva, Fiji, Jan. 1965. General physical description: 13x8
Coxe, John Redman, 1773-1864. Letter to [Martin] V[an] Marum, Haarlem;	Oct. 20, 1805	10x8	Request File
Philadelphia, Photo.of A.L.S. 1p. (from original in Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen.) Thanks for notice of election to membership in the Batavian Society of Sciences. Forwards his publications to the Society. General physical description: 10x8
Broussonet, Pierre Marie Auguste, 1761-1807. Letter to Professor Mertens	Dec. 13, 1805		Request File
Adams, John, 1735-1826. Letter to [Martin] Van Marum, Ha[a]rlem;	Dec. 25, 1805	10x8	Request File
Quincy, Photo.of A.L.S. 2p. (from original in Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, Haarlem.) Thanks for his diploma of membership in the Society. Cites the Locust as the tree which grows best in sandy soil in the U.S. General physical description: 10x8
Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814. Letter to the king of Bavaria;	Jan. 8, 1806	9x7-1/2	Request File
Paris, A.L.S. 4p. In French. Is delighted that the kingdom is so strong. General physical description: 9x7-1/2
United States. Dept. of State. Patent issued to Cephas Thompson for a delineating machine, for copying charts, landscapes, paintings, profiles, &c...	Feb. 5, 1806	11 1/2" x 14"	Request File
Washington, Printed parchment D. filled in in ms. S: Th. Jefferson, President; James Madison, Secretary of State; John Breckinridge, Att. Gen. 2p. and end. Seal. Attached to the second page is the official receipt. End. reads: Received 29th May 1839 and recorded anew in this office, Henry L. Ellsworth, Commissioner of Patents. Along with the document is a typed certification of its provenance. FILM 199 FRAME 281 General physical description: 11 1/2" x 14"
Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829.

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