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Barton, Thomas, 1730-1780. Letter : Redding [i.e. Reading, Pa.], to Richard Peters, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1756 Feb. 6.

Title: Letter : Redding [i.e. Reading, Pa.], to Richard Peters, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1756 Feb. 6.

February 6, 1756, letter from Barton, then in Reading, Pa., to Rev. Richard Peters, an Episcopal minister and secretary to Pennsylvania's governor, reporting the Jan. 27, 1756 massacre of Juniata and Perry County settlers by the Delaware Indians.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm.

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Thomas Barton letter to Reverend Mr. Frazer, 1779

Title: Thomas Barton letter to Reverend Mr. Frazer 1779

Regarding distribution of funds to clergy, apparently as aid following the Revolutionary War: "When the Allowance was first made from our Fund, it was thought that the Clergy of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, being more out of the Way, were not likely to be so great Sufferers by the War as those of New York and New England."

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

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Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. Papers, ca. 1755-1802.

Title: Papers, ca. 1755-1802.

Photostats of David Rittenhouse's miscellaneous documents, correspondence, and scientific writings: "Mss. Notes of Rittenhouse's Observations at Wilmington for determining the Longitude," 1784; "Commonplace Book, Rittenhouse letters, etc.," 1755-1780, containing extracts from the Rev. Thomas Barton's letter on Indian warfare, massacres, etc.; "Letters, Documents," 1793-1802, including Thomas Jefferson letters, 1791-1793, letters from Dr. William Smith concerning University of Pennsylvania, 1793, and others.

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania collection 1741-1784 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania collection

Title: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania collection 1741-1784 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania collection

This collection contains letters and documents related to the early history and economic development of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

ArchivalResource: 47 items

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-216bet?rgn=main;view=text View

Johnson, William, Sir, 1715-1774. Papers of Sir William Johnson, 1755-1774 (bulk 1763-1774).

Title: Papers of Sir William Johnson, 1755-1774 (bulk 1763-1774).

Correspondence (1755 October 6-1774 February 27) while Johnson served as superintendent of Indian affairs on the northern frontier. Relates to Indian education, military movements around Lake George, and the work of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Correspondents include Samuel Auchmuty, Thomas Barton, Cadwallader Colden, Myles Cooper, Charles Inglis, John Ogilvie, Richard Peters, and Eleazer Wheelock.

ArchivalResource: 250 items.1 v.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71068893 View

Barton, Thomas, 1730-1780. Papers, 1770-1776.

Title: Papers, 1770-1776.

Sermons and baptismal records.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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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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Barton, Thomas, 1730-1780. Journal of an expedition to the Ohio commanded by his Excellency Brigadier-General Forbes; in the year of our Lord, 1758.

Title: Journal of an expedition to the Ohio commanded by his Excellency Brigadier-General Forbes; in the year of our Lord, 1758.

Diary, 7 July-26 September 1758, of the historic march to and capture of Fort Duquesne by Forbes' army.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122347721 View

Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1755-1792, [n.d.], 1755-1792

Title: Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1755-1792, [n.d.] 1755-1792

The first volume includes extracts from the journals of Conrad Weiser and Christian Frederick Post (1757), 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, including transcriptions of several treaties between the Province of Pennsylvania and the Delawares and other Indians (1755-1758); the French and Indian War; and Braddock's campaign. Some manuscripts are written by Deborah Norris Logan and Charles Thomson.

ArchivalResource: 2.0 Volume(s), 2 volumes, 879 p., copies

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Hall & Sellers shop book, 1767-1769, 1767-1769

Title: Hall & Sellers shop book, 1767-1769 1767-1769

This volume is a daily record of purchases of books, paper, quills, ink, and other stationer's supplies. Customers include prominent Philadelphians.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Volume(s), 1 volume, 95 p.

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Hall and Sellers. Shop book, 1767-1769.

Title: Shop book, 1767-1769.

This volume is a daily record of purchases of books, paper, quills, ink, and other stationer's supplies. Customers include prominent Philadelphians.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (95 p.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122474052 View