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Biddle family. Papers, 1775-1919.

Title: Papers, 1775-1919.

The papers of Clement Biddle include receipts for army supplies from the Continental Army dating from the summer of 1776, letters from Anthony Butler, and individual letters from Nathaneal Greene, George Washington, and Gustavus Risberg. Included among Thomas Biddle's papers are letters from his brother Nicholas Biddle, Robert Lenox, Condy Raguet, Asher Robbins, and individual letters from Thomas Truxtun and Philip Syng Physick. The papers of Christine Biddle consist primarily of family correspondence, including letters from Apolline Alexander Hankey, Bethia Alexander, and Mariamne Williams. The papers of Colonel Alexander Biddle are comprised of correspondence, a diary (1840-1842), Civil War papers, and financial papers. Also included is the manuscript for his proposed book "Dr. Benjamin Rush in the opinion of his contemporaries." Included among the Civil War papers is a lengthy account of the Battle of Gettysburg. Included in the papers of Julia Rush Biddle are more than 400 letters from her husband, Colonel Alexander Biddle, spanning 1862 to 1864. These letters provide accounts of battles and an intimate view of strategic and domestic life in the field. Also present is correspondence with her father, Samuel Rush; her commonplace book; her notes on sermons; and financial papers. Anne McKennan Biddle's papers consist of correspondence from her daughter Christine (b. 1882), who worked in Paris for the American Red Cross during World War I. Christine's letters provide austute observations of civilian life during wartime and reflect on women's roles in the war effort. Her letters also capture the atmosphere of expatriate life in Paris. Also present is correspondence of Henry, Louis, and Marion Biddle, including letters from their father, Colonel Alexander Biddle; their brothers Alexander Williams Biddle and Wilmer Biddle; and their niece Pauline Biddle Brock.

ArchivalResource: 5.5 linear ft.

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Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862. Recollections of my acquaintance with deceased members of the American Philosophical Society, 1862.

Title: Recollections of my acquaintance with deceased members of the American Philosophical Society, 1862.

This volume contains short sketches of prominent American and European scholars, diplomats, and statesmen.

ArchivalResource: [1], 108 p. ; volume

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Vol. IX (ff. 279). 1820-Sept. 1821.George Canning, Prime Minister: Correspondence with W. Huskisson: 1801-1827.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of W. Huskisson: 1820-1830.George III of England: Correspondence and papers of W. Huskisson...

Title: Vol. IX (ff. 279). 1820-Sept. 1821.George Canning, Prime Minister: Correspondence with W. Huskisson: 1801-1827.George IV of England: Correspondence and papers of W. Huskisson: 1820-1830.George III of England: Correspondence and papers of W. Huskisson... 1820-Sep 1821

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Lydia Harper collection 1822-1830 Harper, Lydia collection

Title: Lydia Harper collection 1822-1830 Harper, Lydia collection

The Lydia Harper collection contains 11 letters to Harper from Catharine and Condy Raguet, her aunt and uncle, during Condy Raguet's service as U.S. consul to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the 1820s. The letters include descriptions of the couple's slaves and stories about the slaves' culture, history, and education.

ArchivalResource: 11 items

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Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to W.C. Little in Albany, 1841 Mar. 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to W.C. Little in Albany, 1841 Mar. 24.

Asking why he has not replied to letters.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

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Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854. Letterbooks, 1788-1853 [microform].

Title: Letterbooks, 1788-1853 [microform].

The records consist of a microfilm of four volumes of letterbooks containing Cope's outbound correspondence from December 1788 to May 1853. The quantity of letters decreases markedly after 1835, as Cope relinquishes most of the details of business to his sons. Cope kept no diary between 1820 and 1843, and the letters are the primary source on his life and career during this period.

ArchivalResource: 4 reels.

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Peale-Sellers family collection, 1686-1963

Title: Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963

The collection, divided into seven series, represents the careers and interests of the members of the Peale-Sellers family from the 1670s to 1960s. More than half is correspondence among various members of the families. The Peale family is best known as a family of artists; however, family interests and activities were much more wide-ranging. The best known Peale is Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827, APS 1786), who produced more than one thousand paintings, including hundreds of portraits of leading Americans during the colonial and early national periods. Peale was married three times, to Rachel Brewster (1744-1790), Elizabeth de Peyster (1765-1804), and Hannah More (1755-1821). He had eighteen children, eleven of whom reached adulthood. Three of Charles Willson Peale’s sons became artists: Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825), Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), and Rubens Peale (1784-1865). A fourth son, Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885, APS 1833), was a naturalist (who made drawings on the exploring expeditions he accompanied) and pioneer in photography, and another son, Benjamin Franklin Peale (1795-1870), became a naturalist and paleontologist. Peale’s daughter Sophonisba Angusciola was married to Coleman Sellers (1781-1834), an inventor and manufacturer of machinery, including locomotives. Two of their sons, George Escol Sellers (1808-1899) and Coleman Sellers (1827-1907, APS 1872), were inventors and engineers. The latter served as director of the construction of the hydro-electric power development at Niagara Falls. He was married to Cornelia Wells Sellers (1831-1909). One of their grandsons was Charles Coleman Sellers (1903-1980, APS 1979), a librarian and historian and the author of several studies of the Peale family, including a Charles Willson Peale biography.

ArchivalResource: 19.0 Linear feet; 38 Boxes; 147 Volumes

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Recollections of my acquaintance with deceased members of the American Philosophical Society, 1862, 1862

Title: Recollections of my acquaintance with deceased members of the American Philosophical Society, 1862 1862

This volume contains short sketches of prominent American and European scholars, diplomats, and statesmen. "These short memoirs were composed in the heat of the summer of 1862; and the concluding page written on the 15th of August of that year, when I was about one month advanced in my ninety second year; my birthday being July 17th, 1771." Signed Saml. Breck. Persons discussed include Talleyrand Perigord; M. Volney; Rochefoucauld Liancourt; Louis Philippe, King of the French; Joel Barlow; William Bingham; Robert Morris; Alexander Hamilton; General Henry Knox; Doctor Benjamin Rush; Doctor Rush and William Cobbett.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Volume(s), 1 volume, 108 p.

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American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIb, 1807-1825

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIb 1807-1825

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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Historical Sketch of the Continental Bills of Credit, from 1775 to 1781, with Specimens thereof, 1840, 1862

Title: Historical Sketch of the Continental Bills of Credit, from 1775 to 1781, with Specimens thereof 1840, 1862

Born in Boston and educated there and in France, Samuel Breck (1771-1862) was a major figure in the mercantile, philanthropic, and political life of Philadelphia during the first hald of the nineteenth century. With an interest in historical and literary affairs, Breck was an active member of the Library Company of Philadelphia, the Phialdelphia Athenaeum, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society (elected 1838). The Breck Collection is comprised of two manuscripts written by Samuel Breck. The first, "Historical Sketch of the Continental Bills of Credit, from 1775 to 1781, with Specimens Thereof" (1840), includes an essay and 153 specimens of Continental Currency. The second essay, "Recollections of My Acquaintance and Association with Deceased Members of the American Philosophical Society" (1862) includes the 92 year-old Breck's reminiscences of his personal relationships with the nationally and internationally prominent membership of the APS.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet; 1 vol., 153 spms.

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Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland family papers, 1611-1862 (bulk 1700-1831)

Title: Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland family papers, 1611-1862 (inclusive), 1700-1831 (bulk)

Papers of U.S. senator James Lloyd and others related to the Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland families.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (12 boxes and 1 folder)

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Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842. Letter to Roberts Vaux, 1817.

Title: Letter to Roberts Vaux, 1817.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf).

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Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842. Official letters, 1824-1827.

Title: Official letters, 1824-1827.

Condy Raguet's copies of his official letters as United States chargé d'affaires at the Court of Brazil, addressed to John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, Secretaries of State. They concern United States foreign policy, relations with the Brazilian Government, revolutionary developments, commercial and shipping conditions, British and French interests in South America, etc. Included is a broadside, 1828, presenting the case of the seizure of the American vessel Spark by the Brazilian Government and the resignation of Condy Raguet from his post as chargé d'affaires.

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Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to William C. Preston, 1835 Feb. 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to William C. Preston, 1835 Feb. 20.

Asking him to take a packet to a gentleman in Columbia, S.C., and inquiring if he has any objections to being called a Philadelphian, since he was born in the city.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

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American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc, 1826-1836

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc 1826-1836

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842. Condy Raguet papers, 1832 Jan. 2

Title: Condy Raguet papers, 1832 Jan. 2

Letters (2)

ArchivalResource: 0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet)

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Raguet, Condy, 1784-1842. ALS : Philadelphia, to Thomas Aspinwall, 1834 Oct. 23.

Title: ALS : Philadelphia, to Thomas Aspinwall, 1834 Oct. 23.

Raguet asks Aspinwall to arrange for the publication of his forthcoming book in England.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122442856 View