Collection, 1790-1876.

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Collection, 1790-1876.

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Miscellaneous papers of Samuel Campbell, early bookseller and printer, and John Campbell, astronomer, chiefly of personal, business, and legal content; a letter, 1793, of P. Garson relates to printing and publication of books, with details of subscription by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and others to a new edition of the Bible; other papers relate to land sales in Marietta, apprentice indentures, 1791-93; poetry by William Riley, 1825; financial documents; a letter, 1865, alludes to John Campbell's telescope.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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