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Ms-195: Early American Document Collection, Tyler R. Black Jul 2016

Ms-195: Early American Document Collection, Tyler R. Black

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The Early American Document Collection contains broadsides, manuscripts, and other material from the colonial era and early republic. The material covers a broad range of subjects, mostly pertaining to administration in colonial Philadelphia, and the American Revolution. The series listing below further specifies the subject areas within the collection. Possible research topics include: colonial-era legal, land, or government documentation, the influence of broadside announcements, the use of German in colonial American documents, and for a general investigation into the happenings of the Continental Army. The military documents are more sparse in subject area, and do not include engagement information. The …


1943-12-21, Memorial Service Pamphlet, Meek Funeral Home Dec 1943

1943-12-21, Memorial Service Pamphlet, Meek Funeral Home

Ann Volk Second World War correspondence

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Andrew Jackson Letter To Henry Baldwin Requesting Information "In Respect To [A] Confidential Letter" Jackson Wrote In 1818. Dated 1831, Washington, D.C., Andrew Jackson Nov 1831

Andrew Jackson Letter To Henry Baldwin Requesting Information "In Respect To [A] Confidential Letter" Jackson Wrote In 1818. Dated 1831, Washington, D.C., Andrew Jackson

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

President at the time of writing, Jackson asks Henry Baldwin, his friend and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, to "obtain for me the desired information in respect to my confidential letter to Mr. M. of the 6th of January 1818."


Ship's Certificate Issued To The Brig "Mary Torrans" Of Philadelphia. Parchment, Signed By James Madison And Robert Smith. 1809., James Madison, Robert Smith Nov 1809

Ship's Certificate Issued To The Brig "Mary Torrans" Of Philadelphia. Parchment, Signed By James Madison And Robert Smith. 1809., James Madison, Robert Smith

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

U.S. certificate for the brig "Mary Torrans" noting the ship's weight as 176 tons, that it carries no guns, and has a crew of 10. James Madison signs as President of the U.S. and Smith as Secretary of State of Pennsylvania. 1809.