Miscellaneous American papers, 1570-1919.

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Miscellaneous American papers, 1570-1919.

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John Williams and family papers, 1706-1811; Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson correspondence, 1737-1794; Loganian Library and Library Company papers, 1767-1824; Benjamin Lightfoot letters from Reading, 1770; Philadelphia Almshouse poor daybook, 1739; Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and Free School Corporation accounts, 1743-1778; Wistar papers, 1773-1815; Martha Lees poetry and miscellaneous papers, 1775-1800, includes sketches of the State House, 1800; William Maclay drafts and family papers, 1767-1792; Nathan Arnaut ciphering book, 1775; "Americana," 1787-1802, miscellaneous manuscripts of diaries, poetry, religious writings, etc.; Benjamin West correspondence, 1789-1824; criminals and their victims, 1791-1868; J. H. Walmouth account of the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, 1798; Penn-Gaskill-Hall correspondence, 1816-1899; Dr. Joseph Chamberlain correspondence, 1828-1845, relating to the medical profession; Sallie Knowles diaries, 1845-1850, and journal concerning the building of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad, 1838. Loyalist Poetry of the Revolution by Winthrop Sargent (Philadelphia, 1857) interleaved with autograph letters, portraits, and newspaper clippings, 1767-1857; Winthrop Sargent notes and poetry, ca. 1847; Art Union of Philadelphia papers, 1849-1851; Cohocksink Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, papers, 1877-1911; Simon Gratz manuscript of "A Book About Autographs," 1919; Simon Gratz correspondence, 1860-1919, on civil affairs, education, autographs, etc.; miscellaneous letters, 1570-1879; American and European celebrities, royalty, diplomats, statesmen, authors, military and naval officers, etc.; miscellaneous papers, 1686-1880, relate to national and local politics, trade with Indians, land transactions, religion, penal law, etc.; lottery tickets, 1699-1860; Continental, New England, Middle Atlantic, Southern, and Confederate paper money and stamps; playbills, 1821-1847; portraits of American and European celebrities.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6791706

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Library company of Philadelphia

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This collection includes unmarked ballots found in books that are part of the Library Company's collections. The books in which they were found are not identified. Since the mid 1980s, the Library Company no longer separates such materials without tracking the connection through accession numbers. This collection gathers items from several sources, and is open to new additions. From the description of Things left in books collection. Ballots, 1851-1864. (Library Company of Philadelph...

Arnaut, Nathan.

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Maclay, William, 1737-1804

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United States senator from Pennsylvania. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to John Nicholson in Philadelphia, 1790 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606719 U.S. senator of Pennsylvania, lawyer, and jurist. From the description of William Maclay journals and note, 1789-1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982725 ...

Lees, Martha.

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Gratz, Simon.

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Cohocksink Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Sargent, Winthrop, 1825-1870

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Winthrop Sargent was a Philadelphia author and lawyer. From the description of Historical notes, 1846-1850. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122609760 ...

Knowles, Sallie.

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Chamberlain, Austen, Sir, 1863-1937

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British statesman. From the description of Letter : 58 Rutland Gate, to Mrs. Tweedie, 1935 July 26. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122319042 Epithet: politician Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x0000fe Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain was born in Birmingham in 1863 an...

Williams, John, 1664-1729

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Clergyman. From the description of John Williams family papers, circa 1721-1776. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981375 Deerfield, Mass., clergyman and author captured with his family in 1703/1704 by French and Indians and taken to Canada. Williams was released in 1706 and returned to his Deerfield ministry in 1707. After graduating from Harvard in 1713, his son, Stephen, began a sixty-six year ministry in Longmeadow. From the descriptio...

Fergusson, Elizabeth Graeme, 1737-1801

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Poet. From the description of Papers, ca. 1766-1944. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70942055 Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson was a writer. From the description of Commonplace book, [ca. 1780s]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298296 From the guide to the Elizabeth Ferguson commonplace book, [ca. 1780s], Circa 1780s, (American Philosophical Society) Elizabeth Ferguson was a poet and author, and a...

Free School Corporation.

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Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad.

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Art-Union of Philadelphia

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Art union; Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1844 and incorporated in 1847 to encourage appreciation of American art and artists. Organized free exhibtions which were held at the Union's gallery at 210 Chestnut Street; sold paintings from these exhibitions; and established a membership program that entitled members to the monthly publication, PHILADELPHIA ART UNION REPORTER and other membership benefits. From the description of Art-Union of Philadelphia selected r...

Lightfoot, Benjamin, 1726-1777

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Benjamin Lightfoot was a deputy surveyor of Berks County, Pennsylvania. From the description of Daybook, 1753-1777. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122590677 Benjamin Lightfoot was deputy surveyor of Berks County (Pa.). From the description of Survey notes for Pottsville to Shamokin (Pa.), 1759. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122590209 ...

West, Benjamin

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Walmouth, J. H.

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