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Hutchins, Thomas, 1730-1789. A sketch of the Ouabache &c. from Post Vincent to the Ohio / by Tho: Hutchins.

Title: A sketch of the Ouabache &c. from Post Vincent to the Ohio / by Tho: Hutchins. [1768]

ArchivalResource: 1 facs. ms. map ; 25.5 x 22.4 cm.

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Croghan, George, d. 1782. Bond and agreement, 1769 Apr. 8, with William Buchannan.

Title: Bond and agreement, 1769 Apr. 8, with William Buchannan.

Copy of a two-part document. In the first part, Croghan, John Baynton, William Trent, and Thomas Smallman bind themselves to pay £300 to William Buchannan. The second part is an agreement giving Buchannan the option of requesting, in lieu of the money, a portion of the lands that Smallman expects to receive under the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, which is awaiting ratification.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122489341 View

Bradford, William, 1755-1795. Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1737-1775, [n.d.].

Title: Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1737-1775, [n.d.].

The first volume includes extracts from the journals of Conrad Weiser and Christian Frederick Post, Charles Thomson's "An Enquiry into the causes of the alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indians from the British interest" (1759), and a printed version of Judge Bradford's "Statement of facts and observations respecting the penal laws" (1792). The second volume contains selected letters and documents in the Pennsylvania state records on Indian relations, French and Indian War, and Braddock's campaign. Some manuscripts are written by Deborah Norris Logan and Charles Thomson.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. (879 p.) : copies.

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Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 1 -- Letters to Franklin, 1730-1776

Title: Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 1 -- Letters to Franklin 1730-1776

This is part of the large inventory for the Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss B F85). For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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Gratz Family Papers, 1750-1974

Title: Gratz Family Papers 1750-1974

A collection of business and personal papers of three generations of the prominent Philadelphia Jewish family from 1750-1974. Business records include trade and land transactions (some in Yiddish) of the Gratz brothers, Barnard and Michael (1750-1804) with the business continued by Michael's sons: Simon, Hyman, Joseph, Jacob, and Benjamin (1791-1861). Personal correspondence are primarily letters to Rebecca Gratz from her sisters Rachel and Sarah (1795-1867) with later correspondence to Rachel's children: Horace and Sara Moses (1832-1879). Contains a small group of French letters related to Napoleon III, collected by family member Miriam Fox, and some heirloom artifacts.

ArchivalResource: 10.5 Linear feet

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Shippen, Joseph, 1732-1810. Papers of Joseph Shippen, 1727-1783.

Title: Papers of Joseph Shippen, 1727-1783.

Correspondence, legal papers, and accounts of Shippen, his father, Edward Shippen (1703-1781), his brother, Edward Shippen (1729-1806), his cousin, Dr. William Shippen (1736-1808), and Ann Penn, John Penn, Thomas Penn, and William Penn, relating to family affairs, Indian affairs, the estate of William Penn, and political matters in colonial Pennsylvania. Correspondents include John Armstrong, William Blythe, George Croghan, Thomas Gage, James Logan, Timothy Matlack, Israel Pemberton, Arthur St. Clair, James Tilghman, and Henry Wilmot.

ArchivalResource: 103 items.1 container.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77723622 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Journal, 1774.

Title: Journal, 1774.

This is a record of a trip Prevost made to Pennsylvania between August and November 1774 to recruit men for the 1st Battalion of the Royal Americans, and to see George Croghan about the latter's real estate misadventures in which Prévost was caught.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122573558 View

Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787. Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775.

Title: Thomas Gage papers, 1754-1807, bulk 1759-1775.

The Thomas Gage papers consist of the military and governmental correspondence and headquarters papers of General Thomas Gage, officer in the British Army in America (1754-1763) and commander-in-chief of the British forces in North America (1763-1775). The papers include incoming correspondence and retained copies of letters written by Gage, together with a large quantity of documents related to military administration and manuscript maps of North America. The collection is particularly strong in documenting British administration of North America after the French and Indian War, interactions with Native Americans, and the years preceding the American Revolution. The collection also includes a the Thomas Gage warrants, a series of financial documents authorizing payments related to British military expenses in North America during Gage's service as commander-in-chief.

ArchivalResource: 70 linear feet.

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Croghan, George, d. 1782. Journal of George Croghan, 1765 May 15-Oct. 8.

Title: Journal of George Croghan, 1765 May 15-Oct. 8.

Handwritten transcript of Croghan's journal describing a trip on the Ohio River and in the Old Northwest.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (46 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52247891 View

Darlington family. Autograph files of the Darlington family, 1610-1914 [electronic resource].

Title: Autograph files of the Darlington family, 1610-1914 [electronic resource].

The Darlington Autograph Files are a selection of documents created by various historical figures between 1610 and 1914. It consists of 601 documents, some related to one another through specific historical events while others were collected by the Darlington family for their rarity. The items have been acquired through a donation by the Darlington family, who had an interest in collecting and preserving the history of western Pennsylvania. Many of the items are from such notable figures as Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon Bonaparte, William Penn, Robert Fulton, Robert R. Livingston, and Patrick Henry. Prominent citizens of the Pittsburgh area are also represented in the collection, with letters and other documents from Mary Croghan Schenley, James O'Hara, William Wilkins, Presley Neville, and Richard Butler, among others. This collection broadly displays the historical interests of William Darlington and his wife, Mary Carson O'Hara Darlington. The colonial period, French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, Whiskey Rebellion, westward expansion, and other topics were of particular interest to the family. Many of these items are clearly in the realm of interest of the Darlington family who collected rare books and manuscripts related to geography, literature, and the history of western Pennsylvania. Some of the earliest items within the collection document the personal and business correspondence of the Penn family from 1641, including the division of land between Lord Baltimore and William Penn in 1685. Many of the assembled records describe events in western Pennsylvania. Letters and other items from George Croghan, a seventeenth century settler, fur trader, and Indian agent stationed at Fort Pitt, and his extended family are part of the collection. Among these items is a bill of sale to William Croghan, Jr. for four slaves. Later Croghan family letters include those between his infamous granddaughter, Mary Croghan Schenley, who eloped with the much older Captain Edward Schenley. Additionally, there are letters to Mary's father from Captain Schenley and others written during the time of the scandal, which garnered a worldwide audience in the early 1840s. Other items include letters from General Edward Braddock and Brigadier General Edward Hand written while he was stationed at Fort Pitt. Many pieces in the collection are from renowned military and political figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They include Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Henry Knox, William McKinley, Jr., Alexander Hamilton, Arthur St. Clair, Andrew Jackson, Gouverner Morris, and Albert Gallatin among others. Foreign leaders represented in the collection are the Marquis de Lafayette, King George III, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Quite a few of the documents' authors have backgrounds in artistic and scholarly professions. They include John Ormsby (1829-1895), a British translator known for his translation of Don Quixote de la Mancha; Henry Wickham Steed (1871-1956), a British journalist and historian; and famed British stage actor, Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905). While most of the documents are original, a small number are photocopies, handwritten copies, typed transcripts, or other forms of surrogate records, all of which are noted as such. A number of the handwritten copies were made for business purposes at the time the original was created and, in some cases, years or decades later. These items are denoted by the bracketed term [duplicate]. Modern hand-written copies are denoted by the bracketed term [copy]. Additionally, some items have accompanying transcripts. In some instances the year of an undated item may be known due to references to events in the document, as with some of the Croghan family letters, the date is indicated in brackets. Other information enclosed in brackets include comments about the item being described, such as the language in which it is written or, in one case, a note about an exceptional watermark. Many individuals represented in the collection had one or more military titles during their lifetime. However, in the contents list a military title is only used when the title and last name are the only types of identification used in a document. Although it is not documented in the inventory, occasionally a note, news clipping, or paper describing an event or person has been included with the item, presumably accumulated by library staff. Item level description is not provided, only the names of the correspondents, signatories, and dates are given.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft. ( 7 boxes + 14 oversized folders)

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Trent, William, 1715-1787?. William Trent Papers, 1763-1789 (inclusive).

Title: William Trent Papers, 1763-1789 (inclusive).

The William Trent Papers describe some of Trent's land holdings and business dealings in Pennsylvania, upstate New York, Maryland, and the Ohio Valley, with several investors including John Swift, Joseph Morris, George Campbell, George Croghan, Joseph Simon, David Franks, and Thomas Smallman, among others. Among the documents is an undated "List of Books, Papers, &c being the contents of a Black Trunk, belonging to the estate of William Trent deceased" describing fifteen items and bundles of papers (none of which are contained in the McAllister Collection). Another undated document is Trent's copy of a list of twenty-eight parcels sold to Campbell, Mitchell, and Davis, which includes six tracts along Jennings Run in Maryland.

ArchivalResource: 1 box .21 linear ft.

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Indiana Company. Records relating to claim against Virginia, 1779-1792.

Title: Records relating to claim against Virginia, 1779-1792.

Contains two drafts of a bill of equity presented to the U.S. Supreme Court, 11 August, 1792, asking the court to inquire into the claim and require Virginia to make full compensation for the company's losses and their expenses in pursuing the claim. The bill sets forth the history of the company's claim and the charters, deeds, and treaties on which it is based; and includes transcripts of the company's memorials to the Virginia legislature and the legislature's resolutions and notices to the company. The collection contains also copies of the company's memorials to the Continental Congress, 11 September 1779 and 30 November 1780; a list of shareholders; a list of documents required for preparing the bill of equity; a broadside account of the debates on the company's memorial in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1 November 1791; a blank company deed and survey warrant; extracts from Indian treaties; and three letters concerning the claim and other company business. Persons represented include Richard Bache, John Baynton, Theodorick Bland, George Croghan, William Floyd, Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin, David Franks, Joseph Galloway, Barnard Gratz, Sir William Johnson, Levy Andrew Levy, William Lewis, James Madison, George Morgan, William Rawle, Joseph Simon, William Trent, Samuel Wharton, Thomas Wharton, and James Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (13 items) ; 41 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122591444 View

Hamilton, James, 1752-1819. James Hamilton collection, 1733-1899.

Title: James Hamilton collection, 1733-1899.

The James Hamilton Collection consists mainly of legal documents from the Hamiltons' law practice and the general correspondence of their acquaintances. The correspondence offers insight not only into the legal practices of an eighteenth and nineteenth century Pennsylvania town, but it also gives an occasional glimpse into the personal lives of both Hamiltons. The papers also trace the life of the younger Hamilton, as a young man, a college student at Dickinson College, a lawyer in Carlisle, a supporter and pioneer of public education and lover of science. The correspondents in this collection include clients of the firm, Revolutionary War figures such as Anthony Wayne, prominent Americans like Benjamin Chew and relatives of the Hamiltons. Besides the general correspondence and legal documents, this collection includes various other papers and volumes, such as court dockets, receipt books, military papers, customs books from Philadelphia, papers relating to schools in Carlisle and North Carolina, and other miscellaneous papers and volumes.

ArchivalResource: 59 boxes, 26 vols., (28 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62725347 View

Croghan, George, d. 1782. George Croghan correspondence, 1754-1775.

Title: George Croghan correspondence, 1754-1775.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79449690 View

Croghan, George, d. 1782. Report, January 16, 1767.

Title: Report, January 16, 1767.

Report to Sir William Johnson of Croghan's trip from Fort Pitt to the "Illinois country" during which he met with representatives of a number of Indian tribes about peace between the tribes, as well as trade and relations with the English. Croghan still expected to lose a lot of Indian business to French traders.

ArchivalResource: 15 p.

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Cadwalader family. Collection, 1630-1900.

Title: Collection, 1630-1900.

The papers of General John Cadwalader include material on the Trenton-Princeton campaign; letters of George Washington, 1776-1778; Cadwalader's memorandum book, 1776-1777; letters of Thomas Wharton; documents relating to the Cadwalader-Reed controversy; James McHenry letters, 1781; an Alexander Hamilton letter, 1783; revolutionary matters; family papers; papers of Cadwalader Evans, 1735, and Joseph Rose, 1737; and an account book. The correspondence of General Thomas Cadwalader is broad in scope and embraces letters of many prominent persons. It is rich in family letters and contains material on the Port Folio, the Assembly, clubs, etc. Included are letter books, 1812-1840. His military papers relate mainly to the War of 1812, covering the services of Philadelphia troops, August to December, 1814. In 1817 he took over the management of the Penn family affairs in America. Material collected by earlier agents was placed in his hands. This included many of William Penn's own files on the lower counties, as well as manuscripts collected later to substantiate Penn's claims. Many of the Penn family's original deeds relating to their interests in Pennsylvania are included here, as well as agreements for the Mason-Dixon surveys. The coverage of the Penn agency is very broad. Included in it is voluminous correspondence of the Penns starting with Thomas Penn. Many drafts, surveys, and maps are in the collection. Another large category of General Thomas Cadwalader's papers reflects his career as a lawyer. Richest of all the material preserved here are the George Croghan papers, 1744-1782. These papers deal with Croghan's life as Indian trader, Indian agent, and land speculator. They include a number of his journals, and letters from Sir William Johnson, the Franklins, Gates, Gage, Monckton, Trent, the Whartons, Lord Dunmore and many soldiers and traders of the frontier. Many other cases dealing with the affairs of prominent persons and concerns of General Cadwalader's times are included, notably those concerning the American Iron Company and the West Jersey Society. Judge John Cadwalader's papers relate principally to the law cases he handled prior to his elevation to the bench. In addition, there is material of interest relating to President Buchanan. Present also are Judge Cadwalder's letter books, 1830-1859. Phineas Bond, the British Consul, is represented by papers, much of biographical interest, revolutionary material primarily relating to the affairs of Judge William Moore of Moore Hall, as well as many law cases. Bond represented English concerns having interests in this country. Many of these cases he passed on to his nephew, General Thomas Cadwalader. General George Cadwalader's papers furnish information on military subjects, 1834-1865, are rich in militia affairs, include information on the "Awful Riots of 1844," day-by-day coverage of the Mexican War, and much excellent Civil War material. His interests as a sportsman in yachting and duck shooting are well represented, as are his extensive farming and cattle-raising activities in Maryland. Business interests include papers relating to the Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat Company, 1840-1878; estate papers, many inherited from his father, General Thomas Cadwalader; and railroad and mining interests. Dr. Charles E. Cadwalader's papers consist principally of extensive historical and genealogical notes on the Cadwalader and allied families, as well as photographs of family portraits, relatives, and family houses. Among certain miscellaneous items not included in the above items are account books of John Moore, 1710-1717; John Kearsley, 1711-1720; John Cadwalader, 1711-1724; Patient Usher, 1737-1741; Dr. Phineas Bond, 1758-1759, 1762-1769; and Dr. Thomas Cadwalader, 1767-1768.

ArchivalResource: 300 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122580002 View

Prévost, Augustine, ca. 1725-1786. Letters : Croghan's Forest, [i.e. Cooperstown, N.Y.], and New York, [N.Y.], to Sir William Johnson, 1772 Mar. 20-July 7.

Title: Letters : Croghan's Forest, [i.e. Cooperstown, N.Y.], and New York, [N.Y.], to Sir William Johnson, 1772 Mar. 20-July 7.

Two letters, Mar. 20 and July 7, 1772, from Prévost to Sir William Johnson, regarding news via George Croghan of colonization efforts on the Ohio and affairs in the 60th Regiment which was commanded by his father, James Prevost.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (1 folder) ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39641407 View

Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760. A journal of the proceedings of Conrad Weiser : on his journey to Ohio with a message & present from the government of Pensilvania to the Indians there, 1748 Aug. 11 - Oct. 2.

Title: A journal of the proceedings of Conrad Weiser : on his journey to Ohio with a message & present from the government of Pensilvania to the Indians there, 1748 Aug. 11 - Oct. 2.

Conrad Weiser's journal of his trip over the Alleghanies, Aug. 11 - Oct. 2, 1748, to negotiate with the Indians of the Ohio country, together with an 1830 copy transcribed by Weiser's descendent, Hiester H. Muhlenberg.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (1 box) ; 36 cm. + 10 enclosures.Journal (1748): 14 p. ; 34 cm.Journal copy (1830): 20 p ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36016743 View

Cooper, William, 1754-1809. Business papers, 1712-1892.

Title: Business papers, 1712-1892.

These papers include patents, indentures, deeds, accounts, mortgages, bonds, receipts, land ledgers, waste books and memorandum books. The vast majority deal with land patents in upstate New York. The records date past William Cooper's death in 1809 as his sons, Isaac, William and Richard carried on his business dealings.

ArchivalResource: 10 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27089410 View