Pennsylvania--History--18th century

Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85099521

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Albertson family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0255

Abstract The Albertson family papers consist of 1.2 linear feet of material related to this Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania family. The collection spans the dates 1774-1889, and the bulk of the material dates between 1800-1862. The collection includes a variety of correspondence, promissory notes, receipts, account books, ledgers, checks, composition books, reports, contracts, and notes. The collection provides a detailed description of the lives of the Albertson family, especially emphasizing the...

Dates: 1774-1880; Majority of material found within 1880-1862

Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Burd family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0379

Abstract

The Burd Family Papers concern the business, legal, and personal affairs of the Burd family, prominent lawyers and landowners from Philadelphia from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, as well as the legal and business affairs of other branches of the extended family, including the Shippens and Coxes.

Dates: 1703–1937; Majority of material found within 1800–1860

Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Graff family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0395

Abstract

The Graff family papers primarily depict the business lives of three generations of merchants and tradesmen in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia. The majority of the receipts, letters, and contracts with dates spanning 1750-1856 represent the business affairs of Jacob Graff, his son Jacob, and his grandsons Frederick and Charles Graff.

Dates: 1750–1856; Majority of material found within 1756–1829

Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections