Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--18th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100721
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Bringhurst & Co., receipt to Reynell Coates
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0091
Abstract
A note of exchange between Reynell Coats and John Bringhurst and Co., stating that thirty pounds sterling should be paid to Reynell Coates thirty dates after the date of the note.
Dates:
1775 January 17
Philadelphia Custom House records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0781
Abstract
The Philadelphia Custom House records consist of materials generated by and related to the United States Customs Service of the Port of Philadelphia from 1779 to 1932. These records illustrate commercial and shipping interests, as well as foreign trade relations, in the United States from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. The materials also highlight the growth of the U.S. Customs Service as it took on new responsibilities and wielded greater authority over the course of...
Dates:
1779-1934; Majority of material found within 1790-1900
Notes from medical lectures by Dr. William Shippen, Jr.
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0138
Abstract
This collection consists of one volume of lecture notes taken by an unidentified student who attended a series of lectures on anatomy, blood, and midwifery, given by Dr. William Shippen, Jr. in Philadelphia, possibly in 1762.
Dates:
approximately 1762
Thomas Shipley letter to John Shipley
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0082
Abstract
Letter from Thomas Shipley to his brother, John Shipley, about the high price of flour at the market.
Dates:
1805 March 12
Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract
Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates:
1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975
Tilghman family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0524
Abstract
The Tilghman family papers, spanning the years 1730-1903 (bulk dates 1776-1810), comprises .3 linear ft. (102 items) of legal documents, legal correspondence, receipts, and financial records from this Maryland Eastern Shore family.
Dates:
1730-1903; Majority of material found within 1776-1810