Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1750">1750</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1799">1799</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

New Jersey Association for helping the Indians records, 1757

Extent:: 0.03 linear ft. (2 copies in 1 volume)
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

"The Vision of Isaac Childs", 1757

Extent:: 0.04 linear ft. (3 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of three handwritten copies of the manuscripts of "The Vision of Isaac Childs, which he saw in the year 1757, concerning Pennsylvania, the land of his nativity."

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

John Salkeld legal papers, 1735-1757 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (6 folders.))
Abstract:: This collection includes six signed bonds and obligations of John Salkeld with various individuals.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Peter Andrews journal, 1755-1756 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.021 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Journal kept during Andrews's travels in England during the years 1755 and 1756. Entries describe his voyage from Philadelphia to Newcastle, including the weather, fellow passengers, and Quaker meetings held on board. Upon Andrews's arrival in England, entries describe visits to fellow Quakers, Quaker meetings, and discussions of the state of the Society of Friends in England.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Gerard van Swieten dictata in materia medica, 1733-1756 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8.0 volumes
Abstract:: Gerard van Swieten (1770-1772) was a Dutch-Austrian physician who served as the personal physician to Austrian Empress Maria Theresa in 1745 and transformed the Austrian health services as well as medical university education. This collection consists of eight volumes of medical writings in Latin concerning nutrition, pharmacy, and surgery. Several pages at the beginning of Volume I, and a few pages elsewhere, are translated into English on the facing pages.

Held at: Library Company of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

James Alexander Papers, 1688-1756 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes
Abstract:: James Alexander was a lawyer in New Jersey and New York during the eighteenth century. This collection consists of correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of James Alexander, the bulk of which relate to the allocation and ownership of land, primarily in New Jersey and New York.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

William Smith Collection, 1755

Extent:: 0.083 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection contains a handwritten copy of correspondance from William Smith, an Anglican priest and the first Provost of Philadelphia College (later the University of Pennsylvania), to an unnamed acquaintance in England regarding the political history of colonial Pennsylvania and the threat of a French invasion of the colony. Includes harsh criticism of the Germans residing in Pennsylvania and of the political inaction of the Quaker political elite.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Deborah Haines commonplace book, 1753

Extent:: 0.02 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: The commonplace book of Deborah Haines includes poetry, short stories, and hymns, all religious in nature.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Margaret Ellis memoir, 1739-1752 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: Margaret Ellis's memoir begins with an account of Ellis's convincement (conversion to Quakerism) at the age of 14, her experiences in the Society of Friends, her experiences as a minister, and her travels as a minister in England from Philadelphia with her friend Margaret Lewis.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

An Account of the Shipwreck of Emanuel Crespel, 1752

Extent:: .1 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: An account of Emmanuel Crespel's shipwreck on the southern tip of Anticosti Island, while attempting to return to France from Canada. Translated from the French by Isaac Gray.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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