Papers, 1801-1814.

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Papers, 1801-1814.

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Papers concerning her printing business in Philadelphia, including an inventory of the printing house, letters, chiefly to and from John Vaughan, about her father Robert Aitken's estate and her own financial troubles; letters and memoranda about her and her father's account with the American Philosophical Society.

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American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

Aitken, Jane, 1764-1832

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Jane Aitken was a Philadelphia printer and bookbinder. From the description of Papers, 1801-1814. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523484 Jane Aitken (1764-1732) was a longtime citizen, bookbinder, and printer of Philadelphia, the eldest daughter of Robert and Janet (Skeoch). She was born on July 11, 1764, in Paisley, Scotland, where her father ran a stationer's store and circulating library until 1771 when he moved his wife Janet...

Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802

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Philadelphia printer. From the description of ALS : to John Nicholson, 1798 Jan. 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122585967 From the description of ALS, 1797 July 7, Philadelphia, to John Nicholson, Philadelphia. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122625858 From the description of ALS : to John Nicholson, 1798 May 26. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86156150 From the description of ALS : to J...