Philadelphia (Pa.)
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
John W. Claghorn papers
The papers of John W. Claghorn, a nineteenth-century businessman based in Boston and Philadelphia, include materials relating to his business and his family.
Philadelphia Custom House records
John Dickinson and Thomas McKean letter to Caesar Rodney
Letter from John Dickinson and Thomas McKean, delegates to the Continental Congress, to Caesar Rodney, then President of Delaware. Writing at the direction of Congress, Dickinson and McKean request Rodney appoint a sufficient guard to take custody of sixty-four prisoners captured aboard the British sloop-of-war Harlem.
John Dickinson letter to Tench Coxe
Autograph letter from John Dickinson, Founding Father of the United States and politician, to Tench Coxe, American political economist and Pennsylvania Delegate to the Congress of Confederation, thanking him for his reply. The letter is accompanied by an etched profile portrait of Dickinson.
E. W. (Eliphalet Wheeler) Gilbert letter to Edward Gould
One autograph letter signed and written by Reverend E. W. (Eliphalet Wheeler) Gilbert to Edward Gould dated July 14, 1851.
Julie Jacobs political ephemera collection
Notes on practice of medicine taken by S. P. Kerns from the lectures of J. M. DaCosta, M.D., L.L.D. Emeritus Professor of Practice of Medicine in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia Pa.
These notebooks belonged to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, doctor Samuel Proctor Kerns and contain notes on lectures given by Jacob M. Da Costa at Jefferson Medical College from 1889 to 1891 on diseases of the nervous, circulatory, and respiratory systems.
Major David Lenox papers
Michael Bartholomew Mahony memorandum book
This collection consists primarily of a memorandum book kept by Philadelphia merchant Michael Bartholomew Mahony between 1879 and 1883. Mahony recorded observations on the weather, local and international news, household activity, financial transactions, and the deaths of friends, family members, and acquaintances. The collection also contains two photographs and a number of loose receipts, newspaper clippings, and other pieces of paper ephemera.
John Hill Martin family history
This volume contains an extensive history of the Martin family of Chester County and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, created by John Hill Martin. Martin created the history during the 1870s-1890s, but included materials from both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Journal of a voyage from Philadelphia to Antwerp
Document admitting Francis Nichols as member of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland signed by Thomas McKean and Mathew Carey
This folder includes one original certificate of membership from the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland (Philadelphia, Pa.) certifying the membership of Francis Nichols, Esq. into the society. The document, which is dated November 1, 1796, is signed by Thomas McKean (president) and Mathew Carey (secretary).
Thomas McKean letter to George Clinton
Letter from Thomas McKean, as President of the Continental Congress, to Governor of New York, George Clinton, as cover for two acts of Congress, dated August 31, 1781, and September 14, 1781, concerning Consular and Vice-Consular powers. The acts referred to in the letter are not present.
Isaac F. R. Mulock lecture notes
This volume contains notes taken by Issac F. R. Mulock of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during lectures given by Dr. Henry McMurtrie on physics and anatomy and by John S. Hart on the history of public schools in Philadelphia. McMurtrie's lectures were given in 1845 and Hart's were given at Central High School (Philadelphia) in 1847.
Philadelphia County court blotter
This volume, entitled “Court Blotter No. 2,” contains the handwritten record of Philadelphia County Court proceedings and testimony from March 21-31, 1829. It includes case titles, lists of defendants and witnesses, descriptions of crimes, testimony, summations, and verdicts.
Philadelphia merchants' financial papers
This collection of promissory notes, receipts, bills of exchange, and insurance documents illustrates the activities of several Philadelphia merchants between 1767 and 1845.
Thomas Rodney letter to Lavinia Rodney
Colonel in the Revolutionary War and American lawyer and politician from Delaware, Thomas Rodney, wrote to his daughter, Lavinia, in Dover, Delaware, concerning his health and a plague affecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 15, 1793.
Walter Penn Shipley papers
This collection contains materials related to Walter Penn Shipley, a Philadelphia lawyer and well-known amateur chess enthusiast of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Materials include photographs, magazines and newspaper articles of Shipley’s chess activities as well as photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to Walter Penn Shipley, his family, and his friends.
Robert Taylor letter to John Reynell
Brief autograph letter from Robert Taylor of Wilmington, Delaware, to Philadelphia merchant and banker, John Reynell, requesting 12 small loaves of loaf sugar.
Lillie J.S. Watt friendship album
This friendship album belonged to Lillie J.S. Watt of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and contains autograph inscriptions, signatures, and drawings done by her friends between 1884 and 1909.
Journal for the year 1857
This journal belonged to Mary A. H. Hoskins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and contains accounts of her domestic life during the year 1857. The daily entries, mostly concerning social activities and family matters, give insight into the everyday life of a young, upper middle class woman in mid-nineteenth century Philadelphia.
Jacob H. and William H. Wehner medical notebooks
These two volumes were created by Philadelphia-area physicians Jacob H. Wehner and William H. Wehner between 1867 and 1868. They contain notes taken from various medical journal articles, notes from lectures given on medical topics at Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia), and case studies of their own patients and those of other physicians.