Record Source: University of Pennsylvania / Online Content: Not Available / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1815">1815</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1819">1819</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Frederick Huth & Co. Spanish banking letters, 1814-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Frederick Huth & Co. Spanish banking letters measure .25 linear feet in one box, date from 1814 to 1850, and contain 83 letters, mostly written in Spanish, sent to the company's founder and proprietor, Frederick Huth, by company agents in Spain. Frederick Huth & Co. was a British bank specializing in trade with Germany, Spain, and South America.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

William Pybus book of recipes, remedies, and experiments, 1815-1816 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume was written and compiled by William Pybus in England between 1815 and 1816. It contains 382 recipes, remedies, processes, experiments, and inventions, mostly attributed to English scientific and miscellanea journals from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Ritter family recipe book, 1810, 1814, 1844 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Jacob Ritter (1754-1834) was a merchant, who seems to have imported and sold drugs and other pharmaceutical products. Isaac, George, and Benjamin Isaac Ritter were his sons. This volume contains copies of 50 medicinal recipes originally created and compiled by Isaac Ritter and his father, Jacob Ritter, in 1810 and 1813. At the time of Jacob Ritter's estate settlement, the recipes were copied into this volume in 1844 by Benjamin Isaac Ritter and received by George Ritter the same year. Jacob Ritter (1754-1834) was a merchant, who seems to have imported and sold drugs and other pharmaceutical products. Isaac, George, and Benjamin Isaac Ritter were his sons.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Binswanger/Solis-Cohen Collection, 1739-1981 (inclusive) 1880-1981 (bulk)

Extent:: 7 linear feet (15 document cases and 2 short top boxes)
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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Archives at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies [Contact Us]

Medicinal and household recipe book, 1808-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: An unbound volume comprised chiefly of a collection of medicinal recipes to alleviate or cure various ailments and diseases by an unknown compiler living in England. The recipes contained in the volume span the years from 1808 to 1834.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Richard Fairbrother commonplace book, 1813-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Volume comprising religious poems, elegies, songs, and excerpts compiled by Richard Fairbrother of Norfolk England, spanning the years from 1813 to 1834.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

George Poyntz Ricketts letter book, 1803-1815 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: An oversize letter book containing the expense accounts, and outgoing letters of George Poyntz Ricketts who worked in India for the East India Company. The letters in the volume span the years from 1803 to 1815.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Joseph Gilbert recipe book, 1812-1863 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (+ 2 leaves)
Abstract:: A volume comprised of culinary and medicinal recipes, weights and measurements, directions for making an ice house, and geography. The volume was written by Joseph and Ellen Gilbert of Derbyshire, England and spans the years from 1812 to 1863.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Receipt and account book, 1805-1825 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (+ 2 leaves)
Abstract:: A volume comprising culinary recipes and accounts for girl's education at a school in Nocton, LIncolnshire, England spanning the years from 1805 to 1825. The volume was presumably written by Eleanor Agnes Hobart Countess of Buckinghamshire (Pickering & Chatto).

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

John L. Stewart papers, 1806-1927 (inclusive) 1890-1927 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.7 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of John L. Stewart, an educator and Public Service Commissioner for the state of Pennsylvania. Ranging in date from 1890 to 1927 (with one 1806 newspaper) these letters, newspaper clippings, notes and pamphlets outline the progression of Stewart's career from principal of the Northeast Manual Training School to professor at, and eventually president of, Lehigh University. Documents concerning a 1926 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case that questioned legality of Stewart's position on the Public Service Commission are included in this collection, as are many letters of condolence received by Stewart's wife upon his death.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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