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White, William, 1748-1836. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Rev. Wm. Elbyatt, 1830 Oct. 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Rev. Wm. Elbyatt, 1830 Oct. 12.

About White's plans for the convention.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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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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Price, Richard, 1723-1791. Papers, 1767-1790.

Title: Papers, 1767-1790.

These letters are from and to Price on British politics, the American Revolution, the peace of 1783, the future of the United States, prisons, slavery, etc.

ArchivalResource: 90 items.

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Petition : [Philadelphia, Pa.], to his excellency the president, and the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, [1785].

Title: Petition : [Philadelphia, Pa.], to his excellency the president, and the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, [1785].

DS.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 34 x 21 cm.

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Madison, James, 1749-1812. Autograph letters signed (5) : Williamsburg, to Bishop White, 1792 Mar. 7-1796 Mar. 17.

Title: Autograph letters signed (5) : Williamsburg, to Bishop White, 1792 Mar. 7-1796 Mar. 17.

On church business.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Patterson, Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1814-1818.

Title: Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1814-1818.

Consists of two photocopies of letters from Robert Maskell Patterson: one dated 15 July 1814 to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, concerning discipline among the students; and one dated 29 September 1818 to the Rt. Rev. Dr. White, advising the Trustees to abandon the grammar school in order to enhance the reputation of the University.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (27 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155886347 View

White, William, 1748-1836. Autograph letter signed, 1832 Aug. 18.

Title: Autograph letter signed, 1832 Aug. 18.

About Bishop Griswold's overlapping dioceses.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Episcopal Church. Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. [Collection of reports of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Episcopal Church], 1823-1828.

Title: [Collection of reports of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Episcopal Church], 1823-1828. 1823-1828.

Collection of reports from meetings of the Episcopal Church's Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, and the Board of Directors of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, including sermons delivered at those meetings, published individually as pamphlets, bound together by collector in one volume.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/374881094 View

White, William, 1748-1836. Autograph sermon on 1 Cor. 2,9, [n.d.].

Title: Autograph sermon on 1 Cor. 2,9, [n.d.].

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270588933 View

Alison, Francis, 1705-1779. Papers, 1753-1776.

Title: Papers, 1753-1776.

Bonds for ℓ100 and 266 Spanish milled dollars and an indenture for three Mulberry Street lots west of Fourth Street between High [Market] and Chestnut Street.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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Pennsylvania Prison Society. Records, 1787-1966.

Title: Records, 1787-1966.

Minutes of the Society, 1787-1832, 1852-1919 include its original Constitution and discussion of news and legislation concerning the condition of prisons and prisoners. Topics include: prison administration; solitary confinement to hard labor (the Pennsylvania System); the establishment of the Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh, authorized in 1818, the Eastern Penitentiary in Philadelphia, authorized in 1821, the House of Refuge, in 1828, a House of Correction, opened in 1874, an "industrial home," opened in 1889, and an asylum for insane criminals, opened in 1905; separation of men and women prisoners, of juveniles, and of the insane; and the parole system. Minutes of the Acting Committee of the Society, 1798-1966, contain reports of prison visits by members and by case-workers; news of associated correctional facilities; the establishment of a half-way house, and of a Narcotics Anonymous; gifts to the Society; and other matters of concern and topics discussed at the general meetings. Minutes, 1854-1885, of the Committee on the Eastern Penitentiary contain reports on the conditions of prisoners, including criminals, delinquents, and the insane; news from the library, which was maintained by the Society; and summaries from case-workers concerning discharged prisoners. Copies of miscellaneous letters, 1816-1819, from Caleb Cresson, Jr., as secretary of the Society, and printed report, 1887, of the Society's 100th anniversary.

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Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.). Records, 1800-1921.

Title: Records, 1800-1921.

The bulk of the records are for the Society's asylum, purchased in 1807. They contain: minutes of the Board of Managers, 1800-1916; minutes of the annual meetings of the Society, 1837-1916, including accounts of work done and letters from former Magdalens; minutes of the weekly Visiting Committee, 1878-1912, including personal information on the inmates and conditions at the home; Matron's diaries of daily events at the home, 1829-1834, 1878-1917; ledger, 1832-1878; account books, 1871-1921; register of admissions and discharges, 1836-1917, including personal data and some follow-up reports concerning the women after their departure.

ArchivalResource: 31 v.

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Protestant Episcopal clergy correspondence collection, 1759-1879

Title: Protestant Episcopal clergy correspondence collection, 1759-1879

Correspondence relating to the conduct of diocesan affairs in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia; essay on the necessity of the priesthood and other papers of John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York; correspondence of Philander Chase, Bishop of Illinois and educator, who was instrumental in the founding and development of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, and Jubilee College, Peoria, Ill.; and papers of William Ingraham Kip, first Bishop of San Francisco. Other correspondents include Bishops Alexander Viets Griswold, Levi Silliman Ives, James Kemp, Jackson Kemper, Charles Pettit McIlvaine, and William White.

ArchivalResource: 80 items.

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White, William, 1748-1836. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Mr. Kite, 1832 Mar. 23.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Mr. Kite, 1832 Mar. 23.

Giving him autographs of his brothers-in-law, Rober Morris and William Paca.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270588205 View

Samuel Johnson letters, 1731-1784.

Title: Samuel Johnson letters, 1731-1784.

Letters written by English lexicographer and poet Samuel Johnson to various correspondents.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (1.75 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00245/catalog View