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Philadelphia (Pa.). City Council. Petitions to the Select and Common Councils, 1783-1868, bulk 1800-1821.

Title: Petitions to the Select and Common Councils, 1783-1868, bulk 1800-1821.

Most of these petitions, 1783-1868, are requests for paving specific sections of the city's streets, although some concern transportation issues and requests regarding the city's marketplaces. There are a handful of copies of resolutions passed by the councils. Also included is a manuscript "Account of the Monies of the Legacy of the late Doctr Benjamin Franklin at Interest on Bonds," dated 1811, which lists the names of the bondholders.

ArchivalResource: 200 items.

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Philadelphia (Pa.). City Council. Petitions to the Council of Philadelphia, 1783-1868, bulk 1800-1821.

Title: Petitions to the Council of Philadelphia, 1783-1868, bulk 1800-1821.

Most of these petitions, 1783-1868, are requests for paving specific sections of the city's streets, although some concern transportation issues and requests regarding the city's marketplaces. There are a handful of copies of resolutions passed by the councils. Also included is a manuscript "Account of the Monies of the Legacy of the late Doctr Benjamin Franklin at Interest on Bonds," dated 1811, which lists the names of the bondholders.

ArchivalResource: 200 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79462002 View

Philadelphia (Pa.). City Council. City Council ordinances, 1722.

Title: City Council ordinances, 1722.

This collection consists of three ordinances passed by the Philadelphia Common Council, mayor, recorder, and alderman in 1722. Ordinances concern controlling the dog population in the city, preventing "mischief or damage that may happen by Waggoners Carters and Draymen," and ensuring that citizens ride through the city streets at appropriate speeds.

ArchivalResource: [4] p. ; 39 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61752958 View