Historical manuscripts collection
- Repository
- Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
- Call Number
- FLP.RBD.HISTMSS
- Creator
- Free Library of Philadelphia.
- Title
- Historical manuscripts collection
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1775-1885
- Date [inclusive]
- 1347-1969
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear feet
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This is a varied collection of historical manuscripts obtained by the Free Library of Philadelphia over the course of its history. The collection dates from 1347 to 1969 and is primarily an autograph collection. The collection includes American, British, and European materials; the majority of the items are American. There are typewritten transcriptions of some of the letters in the collection.
- Cite as
- [Description and date of item], [Box number], Historical manuscripts collection, 1347-1969 (bulk 1775-1885), Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department.
This is a varied collection of historical manuscripts obtained by the Free Library of Philadelphia. The collection dates from 1347 to 1969 and is primarily an autograph collection. Material by any one constituent is limited.
This is a collection of historical documents written or signed by notable historical figures. It covers the years 1347-1969. The bulk of the collection dates between 1775 and 1885. The collection includes American, British, and European materials; the majority of the items are American. There are typewritten transcriptions of some of the letters in the collection.
Among the American historical documents and letters include items signed by Neil Armstrong, Nicholas Biddle, John Wilkes Booth, C. W. Camac, Silas Deane, Albert Einstein, Ira Gershwin, Oliver Wendell Homes, John Paul Jones, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Lee, Joseph Leidy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, Charles Mann, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, William T. Sherman, Bushrod Washington, William White, and Oliver Wolcott. The most recent document in the collection is a typewritten letter from Neil Armstrong to Emerson Greenaway.
In addition to the American materials, the collection includes British and European documents. These include letters of kings and queens of England (Anne, Charles I, Charles II, Edward VII, George II, George III, George IV, George V, James I, James II, Victoria, William III, and William IV); Oliver Cromwell; Horatio Nelson; Napoleon; Vicomte de Chateaubriand; and Jenny Lind. The oldest document in the collection is a fourteenth century deed concerning a parish church in Shropshire.
The nature of the collection makes the possible uses for the collection as a whole limited. However, because of the historical importance of the writers, the likelihood that any individual item could be of interest to researchers is high. The John Jay letters constitute a small but rich set of historically important documents.
Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by author, and then by chronological order.
- Publication Information:
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Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department, 2010.11.17
- Sponsor:
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The creation of the electronic guide for this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
- Access Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions:
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The right of access to material does not imply the right of publication. Permission for reprinting, reproduction, or extensive quotation from the rare books, manuscripts, prints, or drawings must be obtained through written application, stating the use to be made of the material. The reader bears the responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of such material. A reproduction fee will be charged if the material is to be reproduced in a commercial publication.
- Processing Information:
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Finding aid entered into the Archivists' Toolkit by Garrett Boos.
- Immediate Source of Acquisition:
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This collection includes materials donated by Seymour Adelman, W. Atlee Burpee Jr., Richard A. Gimbel, and Kathleen M. Montgomery, among others.
Corporate Name(s)
- Mercantile Library of Philadelphia.
- Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
- Autographs (manuscripts)
- Correspondence
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Adams, John, 1735-1826
- Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670
- Aldrin, Buzz
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714
- Armstrong, Neil
- Baldwin, Henry, 1780-1844
- Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
- Boyd, John
- Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889
- Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
- Burnet, Robert
- Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822
- Carroll, Daniel, 1764-1849
- Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
- Charles III, Duke of Savoy, 1486-1553
- Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848
- Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
- Deane, Silas, 1737-1789
- Dessalines, Jean-Jacques, 1758-1806
- Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879
- Drayton, Stephen, 1736-1810
- Eaton, William, 1764-1811
- Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
- Emerson, Frederick, 1788-1857
- Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782
- Fisher, George Park, 1827-1909
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Gaine, Hugh, 1726-1807
- George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
- George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
- Gershwinn, Irad, 1896-1983
- Gillmore, Quincy Adams, 1825-1888
- Gratz, Simon, 1840-1925
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
- Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
- Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842
- Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796
- James I, King of England, 1566-1625
- James II, King of England, 1633-1701
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850
- Kosciuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
- Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
- Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891
- Lewis , George Cornewall, Sir, 1806-1863
- Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887
- Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943
- Mann, Charles
- Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953
- Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn, 1862-1935
- Montagu, Edward, Earl of Manchester, 1602-1671
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805
- Norfolk, Thomas Howard, Duke of, 1473-1554
- O’Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847
- Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
- Penn, John, 1700-1746
- Penn, William, 1644-1718
- Penn, William, Sir, 1621-1670
- Perit, Pelatiah, 1785-1864
- Pierpont, John, 1785-1866
- Pike, Albert, 1809-1891
- Preble, Edward, 1761-1807
- Spain. Sovereign, Ferdinand V and Isabella I, 1479-1504
- Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
- Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
- Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972
- Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847
- William III, King of England, 1650-1702
- William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
- Wister, William, 1803-1881
| Date | Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Adams, John, 1735-1826. Letter signed to James Wilson. Paris, France, 4 pages Adams agrees to purchase books for Wilson, and writes of the report of a constitution
for Massachusetts, the loss of Charlestown, the atmosphere in England and other political
matters.
|
1780 June 24 | 1 |
| Adams, John, 1735-1826. Document signed, partially printed document appointing Charles Willson midshipman in the U.S. Navy. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1800 January 2 | 1 |
| Adams, John P. Document signed, copied from record book, entry of June 13, 1844, of
the Consulate of the U.S.A. LaGuayra (now LaGuaira), Venezuela, 4 pages Cosigned by Geo. Brewster. With seals.
|
1844 June 14 | 1 |
| Adams, John P. Document signed, copied from the record book, entry of June 13, 1844,
of the Consulate of the U.S.A. LaGuayra (now LaGuaira), Venezuela, 3 pages Cosigned by John McLean. With seals.
|
1844 June 14 | 1 |
| Adams, John P. Document signed, copied from the record book, entry of June 13, 1844,
of the Consulate of the U.S.A. LaGuayra (now LaGuaira), Venezuela, 3 pages Cosigned by Alpheus Brewster. With seals.
|
1844 June 14 | 1 |
| Adams, John P. Document signed, recording a complaint of mutinous behavior. LaGuayra
(now LaGuaira), Venezuela, 3 pages With seal.
|
1844 June 15 | 1 |
| Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. Autograph note signed to Gustavus Gilbert, conveying copies of Congressional Acts. Washington, D.C., 1 page | 1837 April 4 | 1 |
| Aldrin, Buzz. Typewritten letter signed to Emerson Greenaway. Houston, Texas, 1 page On NASA letterhead.
|
1969 August 19 | 1 |
| Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714. Document signed appointing Henri de Massue,
Earl of Galway, to be general and Commander in Chief of Her Majesty's Forces in Spain.
Kensington, London, 1 sheet Countersigned by Sir Charles Hedges. On vellum. Two seals removed.
|
1706 November 21 | 1 |
| Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714. Document signed to the Commissioners of her
Treasury, authorizing payment to John Starling, for coming from Spain with letters
from Earl James Stanhope. Kensington, London, 1 page Countersigned by five Commissioners of the Treasury. With embossed seals. Detached
frontispiece portrait of Queen Anne laid in.
|
1710 August 24 | 1 |
| Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714. Document signed to Charles Talbot, Duke of
Shrewsbury, recalling him from the post of Ambassador to King Louis XIV. St. James,
London, 1 page Countersigned by Dartmouth. Seal laid in.
|
1713 June 12 | 1 |
| Armstrong, Neil. Typewritten letter signed to Emerson Greenaway. Houston, Texas, 1
page with envelope On NASA letterhead. Dates stamped, possibly by recipient.
|
1969 September 25 | 1 |
| Baldwin, Henry, 1780-1844. Autograph document signed to the Marshal of the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, to detain William Kramer, charged with embezzling the U.S.
Mail. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page Seal.
|
1836 June 20 | 1 |
| Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844. Autograph letter signed to Silas E. Burrows. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1832 July 17 | 1 |
| Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844. Autograph letter signed to Silas E. Burrows concerning lending money. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1834 March 18 | 1 |
| Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844. Autograph letter signed to John Glenn concerning the account of Mrs. Wirt of Baltimore. Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1836 February 25 | 1 |
| Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865. Hotel register of St. Lawrence Hall, with John Wilkes Booth's signature. St. Lawrence Hall (possibly Montreal), 2 pages | 1864 October 18 | 1 |
| Boyd, John. Autograph document signed, receipt for payment by Dr. John Morgan. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 page Another autograph document signed from John McCully to Morgan, Decr. 10. 1781, at
foot, and two Autograph documents, receipts to Dr. Morgan, on verso: from William
Little, Decr. 11. 1781, and from John Boyd, Decr. 15. 1781.
|
1781 December 10 | 1 |
| Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889. Autograph letter signed in rebus to Major Thomas
O'Neil, expressing desire for an exhibit of his paintings. Washington, D.C., 1 page
with envelope Sketches and watercolors in text.
|
1845 June 19 | 1 |
| Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Autograph notes to Augustus Schell. Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
1 page Requests Schell to forward a letter to another unspecified person.
|
1864 August 26 | 1 |
| Burnett, Robert. Document signed, indenture between Robert Burnett and Robert Hardis,
1 page Burnett was James Alan Montgomery's sixth great grandfather, and one of the proprietors
of East Jersey.
|
1683 July 9 | 1 |
| Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822. Document signed, granting power of attorney to Samuel Wallis
and authorizing the release of James Wilson from debtor's prison. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
2 pages Also signed by Blaize Cenas and Hilary Baker, Mayor of Philadelphia.
|
1798 June 18 | 1 |
| Camac, C. W. Autograph manuscript signed of the genealogy of the descendants of Admiral
Sir William Penn, particularly the family of his son, William Penn. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 9 pages Autograph letter signed to C.W. Camac from Thompson Westcott, Oct 23 1880, enclosing
a list of additions to the genealogy, laid in. Autograph letter signed to C.W. Camac
from P.P.G. Hall, 18 Mch 81, laid in.
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circa 1880 | 1 |
| Carroll, Daniel, 1764-1849. Autograph letter signed to Ebenezer Hazard. Washington,
D.C., 1 page Inquiring about the terms for insuring some houses in Washington.
|
1801 November 23 | 1 |
| Champneys, John, Sir, d.1556. Document signed, property deed for John Mylle of "Westgrenewyche
alias Depford Stroude." London, 1 page In Latin. On vellum. Seal removed.
|
1545 June 12 | 1 |
| Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. Document signed to Sir Adam Moreton requiring
money to be paid to George Kirke. Newmarkett, London, 1 page On vellum.
|
1622 January 27 | 1 |
| Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Document signed to Sir John Rogers, warrant
directing him to enforce the game laws in Dorset. Whitehall, London, 1 page Countersigned with an illegible signature. On vellum. With seal.
|
1664 August 15 | 1 |
| Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Document signed, a passport for (Guido) Baldinus
de Monte Feltrio (sic). London, 1 page Latin text. On vellum. Seal removed. Engraved portrait of Charles II laid in.
|
1668 September 24 | 1 |
| Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Document signed, ordering the Commissioners
of the Treasury to pay Sir Edmund Andros. Whitehall, London, 1 page Countersigned by three Commissioners.
|
1673 March 26 | 1 |
| Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. Document signed to Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby (later Duke of Leeds), concerning a grant to Sir Samuel Moreland. Whitehall, London, 2 pages | 1674 December 18 | 1 |
| Charles III, Duke of Savoy, 1486-1553. Document signed to the Castellan of Rossiglione,
instructing him to grant certain petitioners the possession of certain property against
unlawful holders, 2 pages Text in Latin. Seal removed. Torn in two.
|
1531 January 31 | 1 |
| Chateaubriand, François-Rene, vicomte de, 1768-1848. Letter signed to Ange Hyacinthe
Maxence, Baron de Damas, requesting a pension for the widow of General Jean Baptiste
Rivet. Paris, France, 1 page Text in French
|
1824 May 25 | 1 |
| Coxe, Daniel. Printed document signed, confirming loan made by Sarah Hemlocke, 1 page Four autograph notes signed running down left side of document. Document printed in
Philadelphia, by B. Franklin and D. Hall.
|
1764 July 6 | 1 |
| Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. Document signed to the Commissioners authorized by a
late Ordinance for Approbation of Public Preachers, presenting Thomas Hamon to the
Rectory of greate Asby in the County of Westmorland. Whitehall, London, 1 page Signed "Oliver P." On vellum. With seal.
|
1650 June 5 | 1 |
| Deane, Silas, 1737-1789. Autograph letter to James Wilson. Paris, France, 1 page A pessimistic letter describing the unpopularity of America in France; and discusses
the speculation of a truce or peace with England. A deciphered letter (said to be
in James Wilson's hand by Julian P. Boyd, of the New York Historical Society, March
1937). This letter is on the recto; another deciphered letter, of 1 Dec 1780, begins
on the verso. Modern transcription laid in.
|
1780 October 9 | 1 |
| Deane, Silias, 1737-1789. Autograph letter to James Wilson. Paris, France, 2 pages A pessimistic letter describing American affairs abroad as being in "the worst possible
state". Discusses Americans visiting London being arrested as spies and England's
sending 10,000 troops to America. "Mr. Dean's letters shown to the minister of France,"
in Wilson's hand on the verso. A deciphered letter said to be in James Wilson's hand
by Julian P. Boyd, New York Historical Society, March 1937. This letter begins on
the verso of a page, the recto of which is another deciphered letter, dated 9 October
1780. Modern transcription laid in.
|
1780 December 1 | 1 |
| Dessalines, Jean Jacques, 1758-1816. Letter signed (retained copy), to General Victor
Emmanuel Leclerc. Armee De St. Dominique, Division De l'artibonite, Haiti, 2 pages "Copie De la lettre envoyee par un courrier extraordinaire au General du chef." --
at head. In French.
|
1802 August 31 | 1 |
| Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879. Signature, cut from autograph letter signed
to Charles Collins, 1 page U.S. senator and secretary of the Treasury under Buchanan. Civil war general.
|
undated | 1 |
| Downes & Rogers. Autograph letter signed to Nicholas Biddle, President of Bank of U.S., concerning the account of Isaac S. Loyd. New York, New York, 1 page | 1838 October 6 | 1 |
| Drayton, Stephen. Autograph letter signed to John Houstoun concerning a dispute with Button Gwinnett. Sunbury, Georgia, 2 pages | 1772 July 21 | 1 |
| Eaton, William, 1764-1811. Autograph letter signed (possible copy) to Messrs. Briggs
Brothers. Camp, Arab's Tour (i.e. Tower, near Alexandria, Virginia), 2 pages Bookseller's description attached.
|
1805 March 7 | 1 |
| Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910. Letter signed to the Mayor of Chester
concerning the establishment of a Royal College of Music. Marlborough House, Pall
Mall S.W., London, 1 page with envelope Unidentified recipient.
|
1882 February 14 | 1 |
| Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910. Autograph letter signed expressing sympathy
upon the death of the recipient's daughter. Marlborough House, Pall Mall S.W., London,
3 pages Recipient's name effaced.
|
1883 April 21 | 1 |
| Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910. Autograph letter signed to Frederick-Franz
IV, Duke Regent of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, announcing the death of Queen Victoria. London,
3 pages Mourning stationery.
|
1901 February 22 | 1 |
| Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910. Printed document signed to Henry Fitzalan-Howard,
Duke of Norfolk, warrant granting Elizabeth Seymour the precedence due to a widow
of a Knight Commander of the Bath (i.e. Horace Seymour). Balmoral, Scotland, 3 pages Signed by registrar at the College of Arms. Colored photograph of King Edward when
Prince of Whales laid in.
|
1902 September 9 | 1 |
| Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. Autograph letter signed to Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach,
thanking him for the gift of a book. The Waldorf Astoria, New York, New York, 1 page Text in German. The book was the first edition at Napier's Rabdologiae; cf. Wolf,
E. Rosenbach, page 380.
|
1933 March 17 | 1 |
| Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. Telegram to John F. Lewis, Jr. Princeton, New Jersey,
1 page Western Union night letter.
|
1946 May 23 | 1 |
| Emerson, Frederick, 1788-1857. Autograph letter signed to Mr. Gardner concerning the sale of his Arithmetic. Boston, Massachusetts, 2 pages | 1842 June 18 | 1 |
| Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782. Document signed granting land to William
Davis in Frederick County, Virginia, near land surveyed by George Washington. County
of Fairfax Virginia, 1 page On vellum. With seal.
|
1750 October 13 | 1 |
| Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782. Document signed granting land to Major Lawrence
Washington in Frederick County, Virginia, near land surveyed by George Washington.
County of Fairfax, Virginia, 1 page On vellum. With seal.
|
1752 March 20 | 1 |
| Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782. Document signed granting land to Robert
Johnston in Frederick County, (Virginia), near Major George Washington's land. County
of Fairfax, Virginia, 1 page On vellum. With seal.
|
1753 April 27 | 1 |
| Fisher, George Park, 1827-1909. Autograph letter signed to William D. Ely, soliciting
contributions towards a statue of Professor Benjamin Silliman at Yale College. New
Haven, Connecticut, 4 pages Cosigned by Noah Porter and Thomas A. Thacher. Autograph note by Ely at head of fourth
page.
|
1882 January 16 | 1 |
| Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Document signed, partly printed form ordering payment of interest to Lt. John B. Tilden. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1786 May 9 | 1 |
| Gaine, Hugh, 1726 or 7-1807. Autograph letter signed to George Webster, printer in Albany, New York, 1 page | 1805 December 9 | 1 |
| George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760. Document signed appointing Sir Thomas
Hay to be Major of the Royal Regiment MSS of North British Dragoons. St. James, London,
1 page On vellum. With seal.
|
1741 February 6 | 1 |
| George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760. Document signed appointing Sir Thomas
Hay to be Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Regiment of North British Dragoons. Kensington,
London, 1 page On vellum. Seal removed. Hand-colored engraved portrait of George II laid in.
|
1742 May 27 | 1 |
| George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760. Letter signed to a cousin in Anhalt-Cothen,
telling of the death of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales. Palais Zu' St. James, London,
2 pages Text in German. Unidentified recipient.
|
1751 March-April | 1 |
| George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760. Document signed, leaf of account records for the Establishment of the Forces and Garrison of Gibraltar, and a Royal Regiment of Fuziliers, 2 pages | undated | 1 |
| George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Document signed, appointing Alexander
McKenzie to be Ensign in the Seventy Seventh Regiment of Foot. Saville House, London,
1 page Printed form. On vellum. Seal removed.
|
1760 October 27 | 1 |
| George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Document signed to Richard Rigby, Pay
Master General, warrant for payment for 45th Regiment of Foot to Lieutenant General
William Haviland. Court at St. James's, London, 1 page Signed by C. Jenkinson.
|
1780 September 21 | 1 |
| George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Letter signed to a cousin. St. James,
London, 1 page Text in German. Unidentified recipient.
|
1781 March 13 | 1 |
| George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Document signed, to William Wyndham Grenville and Constantine Lord Mulgrave authorizing payment for the 3d. Regiment of Dragoons to Lieutenant General Charles Lord Southhampton. Court at St. James's, London, 1 page | 1784 September 10 | 1 |
| George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Carmarthen to assemble the cabinet and to send Sir James Harris to the King of Prussia at Potsdam. Queen's House, possibly Kew, London, 1 page | 1785 May 10 | 1 |
| George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Document signed, licensing Joseph Blizard
to remit payment to B. H. Biggs in Abbeville, France. Court at St. James's, London,
1 page Signed by Portland. With seal.
|
1795 May 16 | 1 |
| George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830. Letter signed to the Ritter, Landgrave
and Hertzog of Luneburg. Carlton House, London, 1 page Text in German. Unidentified recipient. With seal. Portrait of the Prince Regent laid
in.
|
1816 January 23 | 1 |
| George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830. Document signed to Charles Long, Baron Farnborough, Treasurer of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, warrant in aid of current expenses of the Hospital. Carlton House, London, 2 pages | 1818 May 29 | 1 |
| George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830. Letter signed, to George Isaac Huntingford,
Lord Bishop of Hereford, bidding him to attend his coronation as King. Carlton House,
London, 1 page Signed by Kenneth Alexander Howard, Deputy Earl Marshall.
|
1821 June 16 | 1 |
| George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830. Document signed, appointing William Smith
to be Secretary or Registrar to the Mixed Commission at Sierra Leone for the suppression
of the slave trade. Windsor, England, 2 pages Signed by George Canning. On vellum. With seal.
|
undated | 1 |
| George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936. Autograph letter signed, to Lady Walker upon receiving the title "Duke of York," and mentioning the death of his brother Albert, Duke of Clarence. Copenhagen, 3 pages | 1892 May 28 | 1 |
| George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936. Printed document signed to Allister Mitchell
Miller, creating him an Officer of the Civil Division of the Order of the British
Empire. Court at St. James's, London, 1 page Signed by Edward.
|
1931 June 3 | 1 |
| Germantown Library Association. Autograph letter signed to E. M. Davis, President
of the Young America Cricket Club, thanking the Club for participating in a benefit
game for the Library. Germantown, Philadelphia, 1 page with envelope Signed by Mary L. Ferguson.
|
1870 October 8 | 1 |
| Gershwin, Ira, 1896- . Autograph letter signed to Bernard Aaron Bergman about a collection of photographs of George Gershwin, 2 pages | No year, March 10 | 1 |
| Gillmore, Quincy Adams, 1825-1888. Cut signature, 1 page | undated | 1 |
| Glasgow (Scotland). Gild Council. Document signed, to Sir James Douglas of Bridge-End
admitting him to the position of Burges and Gild Brother in the City. Glasgow, Scotland,
1 page Signed by Archbald M. Gilchrist. On vellum. Text surrounded by hand-colored printed
historiated border.
|
1764 September 13 | 2 |
| Gratz, Simon, 1840-1925. Autograph manuscript signed of a school exercise in grammar,
2 pages Another exercise, signed "S.G.", laid in.
|
undated | 2 |
| Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Autograph letter signed to Thomas Mifflin. Treasury Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1791 June 10 | 2 |
| Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Cut signature, 1 page | undated | 2 |
| Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Signature cut from autograph letter to Robert Morris, 1 page | undated | 2 |
| Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893. Signature. Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C., 1 page | 1878 October 19 | 2 |
| Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Autograph letter to Samuel George Morton. Boston,
Massachusetts, 4 pages Offers criticism and corrections on Morton's book on anatomy.
|
1848 December 31 | 2 |
| Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. Cut signature, 1 page | undated | 2 |
| Hooper, Robert Lettice. Autograph document, 1 page Agreement relating to a partnership between James Wilson, Colonel Bird and Robert
Hooper covering lands near the Falls of Lackawaxon, Pennsylvania
|
1785 March 25 | 2 |
| Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. Typewritten letter signed to John Hamilton. Stanford University,
California, 1 page Refers to his speech at the 1944 Republican Convention in which he stated his desire
not to participate in the campaign, unless absolutely necessary.
|
1944 July 12 | 2 |
| Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770-1842. Autograph document signed to the Marshal of the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania to detain Abraham Kromer, by the authority of Henry Baldwin.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page With seal.
|
1836 June 8 | 2 |
| Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796. Autograph letter signed to the President of Pennsylvania (i.e. Joseph Reed). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1780 October 7 | 2 |
| Iredell, James, 1751-1799. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Salisbury, North
Carolina, 1 page Written while riding circuit, which he feels impossible to continue; suggests taking
a voluntary reduction in salary to obtain relief from circuit duty.
|
1791 October 2 | 2 |
| James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Document signed, appointing James Menzies as
a justice. Holyroad House, Scotland, 1 page Countersigned by James Stuart with five other illegible signatures at foot. Seal removed.
Engraved portrait of James I laid in.
|
1585 April 23 | 2 |
| James II, King of England, 1633-1701. Document signed, to Sir Thomas Chicheley on
naval matters. Whitehall, London, 1 page Countersigned with an illegible signature at foot.
|
1672 January | 2 |
| James II, King of England, 1633-1701. Document signed to Henry Savile appointing Henry,
Earl of Arlington, as Lord Chamberlain. Whitehall, London, 1 page Countersigned by Sunderland. Transcription laid in.
|
1685 February 16 | 2 |
| James II, King of England, 1633-1701. Letter signed to "Mon cousin Le Cardinal d'
Aste." St. Germain en Laye, France, 1 page In French. Signed "Jacques R." With seal. Engraved portrait of "Jacques II" laid in.
|
1699 December 15 | 2 |
| Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Autograph letter signed to John Ross. Monticello, Virginia,
1 page Discusses a financial matter and comments on his "enjoying in full draughts those
rural scenes" along with "a great deal of active industry and exercise."
|
1794 April 30 | 2 |
| Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Printed document signed, passport with engravings issued
to the brig David & George of New York, under Charles Wilson. State and District of
New York, 1 page Countersigned by James Madison and David Gelston. On vellum. With seal.
|
1804 July 10 | 2 |
| Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Printed document, signed, passport with engravings issued
to the ship Commerce of Salem, under Nathaniel W. Williams. State of Massachusetts,
District of Salem & Beverly, 1 page Countersigned by James Madison and William R. Lee. Autograph note signed by William
R. Lee, Salem, May 31, 1809, recording Samuel B. Ingersoll as new master. On vellum.
Lower left corner cut away, with loss of seal and text.
|
1806 March 28 | 2 |
| Jeffrey, Francis Jeffrey, Lord, 1773-1850. Autograph note signed to Thomas Thomson.
Possibly London, 1 page With seal.
|
undated | 2 |
| Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792. Letter signed to Richard Howly. Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
4 pages with envelope with seal Complains that progress on building him a new ship is so slow that he will see no
action the remainder of the war. Quotes other authors on the tactical navy - in French
and English.
|
1781 October 15 | 2 |
| Kosciuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817. Autograph letter signed to Thomas Jefferson. Paris,
France, 1 page Autograph note by Thomas Jefferson on verso, dating letter. Photocopy of typewritten
letter signed from Julian B. Boyd, verifying letter, laid in.
|
1801 December 16 | 2 |
| Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. Autograph
letter signed to Denis Jean Florimond Langlois, Marquis du Bouchet. Paris, France,
1 page In French. With seal.
|
1779 February 18 | 2 |
| Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834. Autograph
letter signed to Joseph Elzear Morenas. Lagrange, France, 1 page Ownership stamp of Harrold E. Gillingham at foot.
|
1823 November 27 | 2 |
| Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816. Letter signed to Robert Brent. War Department Accountants Office, Washington, D.C., 1 page | 1815 June 23 | 2 |
| Lee, Henry, 1756-1818. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Williamsburg, Virginia,
2 pages with envelope Introduces his friend, Mr. Pierce, who has land he is interested in selling.
|
1795 June 13 | 2 |
| Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891. Autograph letter signed to an unidentified recipient. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2 pages | 1856 August 26 | 2 |
| Lewis, George Cornewall, Sir, 1806-1863. Document signed, soliciting Queen Victoria's
approval of the appointment of Francis I. Conway Gordon as Adjutant in the 2nd Administrative
Battalion of Hampshire Rifle Volunteers. War Office, London, 1 page Signed by Victoria. Mourning stationery.
|
1862 April 26 | 2 |
| Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Autograph note signed to Mr. Alter, 1 page | 1862 October 27 | 2 |
| Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887. Autograph letter signed to Dr. Vaughan. Cannes, France, 4 pages | No year, May 23 | 2 |
| Lohra, Peter. Autograph document signed, depositions given by John Gottfried Wachsmuth,
Charles Carre, Mr. Dobignee and Mr. Lelong, concerning the citizenship of Paul Siemen.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 pages Signed by the witnesses Wachsmuth, Carre, Dobignee and Lelong. With seal. A printed
document, certifying Lohra as a notary public, and signed by Thomas Mifflin and James
Trimble, is attached with a seal.
|
1795 April 20 | 2 |
| Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1815-1872. Cut signature, 1 page Cut signature of William White pasted to verso.
|
undated | 2 |
| Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, 1856-1943. Typewritten letter signed to Evan Randolph. Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1 page On the stationery of Harvard University.
|
1919 October 30 | 2 |
| Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, 1856-1943. Typewritten letter signed to Evan Randolph. Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1 page On the stationery of Harvard University.
|
1920 April 23 | 2 |
| Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, 1856-1943. Typewritten letter signed to Evan Randolph. Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1 page On the stationery of Harvard University.
|
1921 January 17 | 2 |
| Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, 1856-1943. Typewritten letter signed to Evan Randolph. 17
Quincy St., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1 page Mourning stationery. Newspaper obituary notice of Anna Parker Lowell laid in.
|
1930 March 29 | 2 |
| Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, 1856-1943. Typewritten letter signed to Evan Randolph. 171 Marlborough Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 1 page | 1939 December 13 | 2 |
| Madison, James, 1751-1836. Autograph letter signed to Jacob Gideon. Montpellier, Virginia,
1 page Acknowledges receipt of Gideon's edition of "The Federalist."
|
1818 August 20 | 2 |
| Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671. Letter signed to the Court of Aldermen,
recommending John Carr to the freedom of the city. Court at Whitehall, London, 1 page With seal.
|
1669 January 22 | 2 |
| Mann, Charles. Notebook containing copies (in several unidentified hands) of letters
from Charles Mann and others, to Horace Mann and Constant Guillon, concerning the
financial difficulties of Richard Mann. England, 1 volume of 27 pages Contains copies of five letters from Charles Mann to Horace Mann, one letter from
Charles Mann to Constant Guillon, three letters from W. P. Mann to Horace Mann, one
letter from Richard Mann to Horace Mann, and one letter from Richard Mann to Constant
Guillon. An original autograph letter signed from Charles Mann to Constant Guillon,
London, July 1, 1844, is laid in.
|
1834 October 16-1837 May | 2 |
| Martindale, Isaac, 1842-1893 History of Byberry together with notes appertaining thereto.
Byberry, Pennsylvania, 1 lined notebook, various pagination Author Obituary: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, Volume 20, Number 3 (Mar.
15, 1893), pages 98-100
|
1862-1871 | 2 |
| Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953. Autograph letter
signed to Miss Chatteris. White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, 3 pages Signed "Victoria Mary of Teck."
|
1891 March 21 | 2 |
| McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885. Cut signature, 1 page Civil war general.
|
undated | 2 |
| Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872. Autograph note signed to Mr. Fuller, 1 page Civil war general.
|
1800s January 9 | 2 |
| Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872. Cut signature, 1 page | undated | 2 |
| Melville, Thomas, 1750-1832. Printed document, signed, importation certificate for
Jonathan Davis, of the Laura Rich. Boston, Massachusetts, 1 page Signed "T. Melvill," and printed thus on document. Countersigned by B. Lincoln, collector.
|
1806 June 2 | 2 |
| Melville, Thomas, 1750-1832. Printed document, signed, importation certificate for
John Dow of the Pilgrim, Pearson. Boston, Massachusetts, 1 page Signed "T. Melvill," and printed thus on document. Countersigned with an illegible
signature at foot.
|
1810 April 3 | 2 |
| Mercantile Library of Philadelphia. Printed document, stock certificate for ownership
by Seth Collins Brace of one share in the Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page Signed by T. Morris Perot, President, and Jn. H. Watt, Treasurer. Signed on verso
by Geo H. Hill, Administrator of Estate of Seth Collins Brace.
|
1871 December 14 | 2 |
| Mercantile Library of Philadelphia. Printed document, stock certificate for ownership
by Edith Stern of one share in the Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 page Signed by John F. Lewis, President, and possibly Edmund Smyth.
|
1916 November 10 | 2 |
| Mersereau, Joshua. Autograph letter signed to George Washington. Staten Island, New
York, 1 page Writes seeking compensation in money or land for himself and his friends for intelligence
work done during the war.
|
1787 September 14 | 2 |
| Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800. Document signed, land grant for Andrew Craig. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 page Also signed by A.J. Dallas, Secretary, who was late Secretary of the Treasury under
Madison.
|
1793 March 18 | 2 |
| Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn, 1862-1935. Autograph letter signed to Daniel Bush. The Players, 16 Gramercy Park, New York, New York, 4 pages | 1901 September 24 | 2 |
| Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn, 1862-1935. Autograph letter signed to Daniel Bush. Metropolitan Club, Washington D.C., 4 pages | 1902 November 9 | 2 |
| Monck, George, Duke of Albermarle, 1608-1670. Document signed to the Commander of
His Majesty's Ordinance, requisitioning munitions. London, 1 page Signed "Albemarle." Countersigned by H. Hawley.
|
1666 April 19 | 2 |
| Monck, George, Duke of Albermarle, 1608-1670. Document signed to Sir John Berkeley,
requisitioning munitions from his Majesty's Ordinance. Cockpitt, London, 1 page Signed "Albemarle". Date appears as 22d. Oct. 1661, on verso.
|
1666 October 22 | 2 |
| Montgomery, John, 1722-1808. Autograph letter to James Wilson. Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
1 page Reports that the western Indians were uneasy and dissatisfied at the failure to make
a treaty and urges that Congress cultivate their friendship and thus keep the border
quiet. He also reports troop movements and asks that Congress reimburse the local
committee for its heavy expenses in outfitting the troops.
|
1775 July 16 | 2 |
| Montgomery, John, 1722-1808. Autograph note signed to Mr. Boreman, 1 page Note requesting delivery of powder and lead to Captain Pegman.
|
1776 September 7 | 2 |
| Montgomery, John, 1722-1808. Autograph note signed to Mr. Boreman, 1 page "Let the Bearer have 4 quarts of Salt."
|
1776 October 8 | 2 |
| Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Autograph letter signed to Robert Morris. Paris, France,
2 pages Discusses his handling of Robert Morris's finances.
|
1791 November 21 | 2 |
| Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Autograph letter signed to Robert Morris. Paris, France,
1 page Acknowledges receipt of Morris's letter; states that the Dover Estate was sold 6 weeks
before and comments that while Paris may be dangerous, he feels it best to remain
at present.
|
1793 January 6 | 2 |
| Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Autograph letter signed to Robert Morris. Sainport,
France, 1 page Page four only. Discusses in the post script the need for haste in making up the titles
for Dover estate.
|
1793 May 26 | 2 |
| Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Autograph letter signed (duplicate) to Robert Morris.
Sainport, France, 1 page Integral with autograph letter (duplicate) to Morris, Sainport, 9 July 1793, (2 pages).
Discusses Paine's conspiracy against him, and his hopes that he will survive and not
be recalled.
|
1793 June 25 | 2 |
| Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Autograph letter (duplicate) to Robert Morris. Sainport,
France, 1 page Integral with Morris's autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, Sainport, 25 June
1793. Discusses finances of Robert Morris's investments abroad.
|
1793 July 9 | 2 |
| Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Autograph letter (duplicate) to Robert Morris. Sainport,
France, 1 page An incomplete letter stating that he has received no word from the United States in
6 months; expects to be recalled and speaks in a detached way about how it is difficult
to perform his duties with no support from his country.
|
1794 March 27 | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Autograph letter to James Wilson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1 page Advises Wilson, if he wishes to come home, to do so at night, with a companion who
will take his horse to Morris's stable, so as not to attract attention arriving on
horseback.
|
1779 October 4 | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Autograph letter to James Wilson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1 page Advises Wilson that things are calmer and the military has dispersed but that he shouldn't
come home yet.
|
1779 October 6 | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Autograph letter to James Wilson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1 page Advises Wilson not to come near the city, but should go to a safe place, perhaps New
Jersey.
|
1779 October 8 | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Autograph letter to James Wilson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1 page Discusses the day's events and advises Wilson about places to hide in New Jersey.
|
1779 October 8 | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
4 pages with envelope Informs Wilson of his acceptance of the office of commissioner "for carrying into
effect the ordinance respecting, the Federal Town" (District of Columbia). Also discusses
the inability of the government to float its loan on a satisfactory basis.
|
1785 February 19 | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Autograph letter signed to Thomas Hall. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
2 pages Discusses his inability to pay his debt to Hall, due to the poor real estate market
resulting from the war in Europe.
|
1798 January 19 | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Cut signature with wax stamp, 1 page | undated | 2 |
| Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Printed form with signature of Robert Morris, 1 page Form concerning payment of money dated 1 Aug. 1795, signed by William Nicholson.
|
undated | 2 |
| Morton, George, 1756-1799. Autograph letter signed (copy) to Captain Clifton. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 page Letter to one of his ship captains discussing freight and business.
|
1784 December 16 | 2 |
| Multiple signatories. Document signed, declaration of trust concerning annuities in
the will of John Penn, and appointing three new trustees. London, 2 pages Signed and sealed by Lascelles Metcalfe, Metcalfe Russell, William Baker and David
Barclay, trustees. Signed by Juliana Penn, Hannah Penn, and Richard Penn, witnesses
and relatives of John Penn and Granville Penn, the beneficiaries. Signed by the lawyer,
James Seton.
|
1778 June 5 | 3 |
| Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. Document signed to "Ministre de la guerre"
(i.e. Alexandre Berthier). Paris, France, 1 page Autograph note at head in unidentified hand.
|
1801 September 18 | 3 |
| Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805. Autograph letter signed to Sir John Acton.
Foudroyant off Malta, 1 page Signed "Bronte Nelson."
|
1800 February 20 | 3 |
| Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805. Autograph letter signed to William Bedford.
23 Piccadilly, London, 1 page Signed "Nelson & Bronte."
|
1803 January 28 | 3 |
| Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805. Autograph letter signed to the Reverend
Mr. Miller, 1 page with envelope Signed "Nelson & Bronte." Envelope addressed in Nelson"s hand and signed "N & B",
with seal.
|
1804 February 11 | 3 |
| Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805. Autograph letter signed to William Marsden. Victory, 1 page | 1804 September 22 | 3 |
| Norfolk, Thomas Howard, Duke of, 1473-1554. Document signed, as lieutenant general
of the army in France, concerning the sale of provisions. France, 1 page In French.
|
1544 | 3 |
| O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847. Autograph letter signed to Jeremy Bentham. 16 Manchester
Buildings, London, 1 page Engraved portrait of O'Connell, and transcription of letter, attached.
|
1831 March 1 | 3 |
| Owen, John, et al. Autograph letter signed to Mayor of Philadelphia Joseph Watson,
Pennsylvania, 4 pages Complaints concerning the First AME Church.
|
1827 June 26 | 3 |
| Paddock, Fanchon M. Autograph letter signed to Whitelaw Saunders, concerning an autograph
from his mother, Maggie Mitchell. 855 West End Ave. New York, New York, 2 pages Autograph note signed from Maggie Mitchell, March 4th 1917, enclosed 57-0382.
|
1917 March 4 | 3 |
| Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860. Letter signed to John Percival. Navy Department, Washington, D.C., 1 page | 1839 February 1 | 3 |
| Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860. Letter signed to Charles Stewart. Navy Department, Washington, D.C., 1 page | 1840 June 8 | 3 |
| Penn, John, 1729-1795. Document signed, partly printed patent granting land to Robert
Taggart. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page Signed by John Penn as governor of Pennsylvania.
|
1774 December 23 | 3 |
| Penn, William, 1644-1718. Printed document signed, deed for purchase of land in Pennsylvania
by Robert Turner, 1 page Signed by Charles Marshall, Charles Jones Junior, Philip Fford, Thomas Holmes and
Ben. Griffith, witnesses. Autograph note signed by Pat. Robinson, 29th: 5th Mon: 1684
on verso, recording the deed in the Office of Rolls at Philadelphia, on verso. With
seal.
|
1681 March 23 | 3 |
| Penn, William, 1644-1718. Printed document signed, indenture between Penn and Joseph
Ffuller, 1 page Signed on verso by Ben Griffith, Herbert Springett, Junior and John Coxe, witness.
On vellum. With seal.
|
1682 July 3 | 3 |
| Penn, William, Sir, 1621-1670. Document signed, minutes of a counsel of war under
Captain William Penn, Admiral. On board the Fairfaxe near the Island of Guiffa, 1
page Signed also by Captains John Lawson, John Mildmay, Joseph Gordon, Robert Saunders,
Ben Blake, Sam Howett, and Andrew Ball. Engraved portrait of Lawson laid in.
|
1651 April 21 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania. Item of currency, signed. Five shilling note (i.e. one crown). Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 card Signed by Joseph Allen, Mord. Lewis and William Griffin. Numbered in Allen's hand
as "24054." "Printed by Hall and Sellers" -- on verso.
|
1773 October 1 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania. Printed document, with additions in the hand of Charles Gleim, notice
of a fine to Albert Eisenhauer for draft evasion. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1 page Autograph document signed, receipt for payment by Albert Eisenhauer, signed by Charles
Gleim, January 23d 1819, on verso.
|
1819 January 23 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania. Supreme Court. Document signed of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
the Sheriff of Philadelphia County, summons in the case of Joseph Kinsley vs. The
City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page Document signed by various officials, including R. T. Conrad, Mayor of Philadelphia,
on 3rd. September 1855, in accepting the summons.
|
1855 August 30 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Document signed, concerning a
mortgage given by John and Margaret Clark to the Contributors to the Pennsylvania
Hospital, to Samuel Benezet. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page Signed by Mordecai Lewis. Autograph note signed by William Linton, recording entry
in the Rolls Office, April 9th 1793, on verso. With two seals.
|
1793 April 3 | 3 |
| Perit, Pelatiah. Autograph letter signed to William W. Woodward. New York, New York, 1 page | 1808 December 26 | 3 |
| Pierpont, John, 1785-1866. Autograph letter signed to E. M. Wood. West Medford, Massachusetts, 2 pages | 1854 June 21 | 3 |
| Pike, Albert, 1809-1891. Autograph letter signed to Rev. Richard Kaines. Washington, D.C., 1 page | 1887 November 2 | 3 |
| Preble, Edward, 1761-1807. Autograph letter signed to Henry Dearborn. Frigate Constitution,
Boston Harbor, 2 pages Engraved portrait of Preble attached to mount.
|
1803 August 9 | 3 |
| Randolph, Evan. Autograph letter signed addressed "Dear Boys." Sherman House, Chicago,
Illinois, 4 pages Transcription laid in.
|
1869 November 8 | 3 |
| Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813. Autograph document signed, receipt for payment of medical bills of the family of Bishop William White, covering the period June 1795 through December 1797. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1798 July 4 | 3 |
| Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813. Autograph document signed, receipt for payment of medical bills of the family of Bishop William White covering the period July 1799 through May 1809. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1813 March 1 | 3 |
| Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Cut signature, 1 page Civil war general.
|
undated | 3 |
| Slingsby, Guildford, Sir. Document signed, account of expenses for the navy at Chatham
in the last quarter of 1615. Chatham, 1 page Cosigned by Richard Bingley and P. Buck. Modern notations in blue ink.
|
1615 December 31 | 3 |
| Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
3 pages Discusses professional expertise of a person named Trentyn, some legal papers which
he needs sent to him, and the inadequate way Pennsylvania conducts its business in
the Union.
|
1782 December 9 | 3 |
| Society of the Sons of St. George, Philadelphia. Printed document signed, membership
certificate in the name of William White. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page Signed by Robert Morris, 1734-1806, as president. Daniel Rundle, as treasurer, and
Assheton Humphreys, as secretary. With ribbon and seal.
|
1789 October 23 | 3 |
| Spain. Sovereign (1479-1504 : Ferdinand V and Isabella I). Document signed to the
judicial authorities of Avila concerning the authority of receptores. Possibly Toledo,
Spain, 1 page Signed by both Ferdinand and Isabella. Text in Spanish. With seal.
|
1476 March 8 | 3 |
| St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Head Quarters,
Yorktown, Virginia, 1 page Announces the surrender of Cornwallis, this letter being the first news of the surrender
to reach Philadelphia.
|
1781 October 19 | 3 |
| Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Signature on card. Pointe an Pic, Canada, 1 page | 1923 September 9 | 3 |
| Thomas, Abel. Autograph document signed, testimony of Abel Thomas, followed by verdict.
Princetown, New Jersey, 4 pages Abel and James Thomas, Pennsylvania Quakers, were charged with treason for having
traveled into British territory, in New York and Long Island, without proper passports,
while visiting Quaker meetings. They were found innocent and set free. Signed by Livingston,
President of the Council of Safety, State of New Jersey.
|
1778 May 26 | 3 |
| Thornholm, John de. Document from John de Thornholm to Stephen of Raynald of Wandesforth,
granting messuage in Wandesforth. East Riding of Yorkshire, 1 page On vellum.
|
1382 February 1 | 3 |
| Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809. Autograph letter signed (fragment) to an unidentified recipient. Lebanon, Connecticut, 2 pages | 1809 February 9 | 3 |
| Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Cut signature, 1 page | undated | 3 |
| Unidentified author. Autograph document, deed concerning a parish church in Shropshire.
Wroxeter, Shropshire, 1 page Author unidentified. In Latin. On vellum. Seal removed but vellum tag still attached.
|
1347 | 3 |
| University of Pennsylvania. Autograph document signed, baccalaureate degree conferred
on Bird Wilson. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page On vellum, with ribbon and seal. Signed by William Shippen, John Andrews, Adam Kuhn,
James Davidson, Benjamin Rush, Robert Patterson, James Hutchinson, William Rogers,
Caspar Wistar, Justus Henry Christian, Samuel Powel Griffitts, William Smith, Benjamin
Smith Barton, James Wilson.
|
1792 April 18 | 3 |
| Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. Document signed, license to plead issued
to Sir Fitzroy Kelly. Court at Saint James's, London, 4 pages Cosigned by Graham with seal.
|
1846 June 29 | 3 |
| Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. Printed document signed, commission appointing
J. D. Bradley as a lieutenant in the Fourteenth Regiment of Foot. Court at Windsor,
Berkshire, 1 page Countersigned with two illegible signatures. With seal.
|
1855 March 12 | 3 |
| Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. Autograph letter, possibly to Vernon Smith, concerning the retirement of Sir L. Peel. Osborne, Isle of Wight, 1 page | 1855 May 26 | 3 |
| Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901. Document signed, license to plead issued
to Alfred Wills. Court at Saint James's, London, 2 pages Cosigned with an illegible signature. With seal.
|
1875 July 13 | 3 |
| Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Mount Vernon,
Virginia, 3 pages Thanks for his law instruction, discusses his plans for legal practice in Virginia
and asks Wilson to refer him business in the area.
|
1785 February 25 | 3 |
| Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829. Autograph letter signed to William White. Mount Vernon,
Virginia, 4 pages Discusses the recovery of real estate on which taxes had not been paid and seeks a
recommendation for a new Bishop of Virginia.
|
1813 June 25 | 3 |
| Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829. Autograph letter signed to William White. Mount Vernon,
Virginia, 2 pages Discusses attempts to retrieve land of White's which had been seized for non-payment
of taxes.
|
1815 June 16 | 3 |
| Washington, George, 1732-1799. Autograph letter signed to William White. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 page Integral address leaf detached with seal. Letter accompanying his gift of $250 to
help the needy of the city of Philadelphia.
|
1794 January 1 | 3 |
| Washington, George, 1732-1799. Autograph letter to William White. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1 page Pasted on board. Tells White to provide whatever explanation he sees fit concerning
Washington's gift for the needy of Philadelphia.
|
1794 January 2 | 3 |
| Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972. Autograph letter signed to Emerson Greenaway,
proposing Dr. Edgar P. Richardson for membership in the American Philosophical Society.
Post Office Box 311, Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, 4 pages Signed "Watty."
|
1968 September 22 | 3 |
| Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972. Autograph letter signed to Emerson Greenaway,
concerning Dr. Edgar P. Richardson's proposed membership in the American Philosophical
Society. Post Office Box 311 Harvey Cedars, New Jersey, 1 page Signed "Watty".
|
1968 October 10 | 3 |
| Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Richmond, Georgia,
3 pages with envelope with seal Congratulates Wilson on the completion of the Constitution and his appointment as
Chief Justice of the U.S. (actually he was an associate justice). Asks for an appointment
for a friend and one for himself.
|
1789 May 20 | 3 |
| Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Cut signature, frank from an envelope. Washington, D.C., 1 page | undated | 3 |
| White, Mary Harrison, d. 1797. Autograph letter signed to William White. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 7 pages Letter full of household news to her husband in London.
|
1786 November 27 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 page Quick note to Wilson before sailing to England.
|
1770 October 9 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph manuscript signed, 2 pages Copy of writing pasted on the back of a picture of his grandmother. Integral with
biography of White's grandfather.
|
1819 July 22 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph manuscript signed, 2 pages Copy of writing pasted on the back of a picture of his grandfather. Integral with
biography of White's grandmother.
|
1819 July 22 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph manuscript signed, 4 pages Copy of writing pasted on the back of a picture of his mother.
|
1819 July 22 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph manuscript signed, 10 pages Copy of writing pasted on the back of a picture of his father.
|
1819 July 22 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph letter signed to James Montgomery. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4 pages with small attached sheet | 1824 March 30 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph manuscript signed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1 page Address and prayer given at laying of cornerstone for a monument to George Washington
in Philadelphia. Cut signature attached to third page.
|
1833 February 22 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph letter signed to John F. Shroeder. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 4 pages White replies to a number of questions regarding his personal and professional life.
|
1833 September 11 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Autograph letter signed to Rebecca White. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 2 pages Reply to his granddaughter's discussion of anti-slavery agitation, as well as greetings
to family and friends in Baltimore.
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1833 December 28 | 3 |
| White, William, 1747-1836. Cut signature, 1 page Cut signature of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow pasted to verso.
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undated | 3 |
| Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847. Autograph letter signed to General David Brydie Mitchell. Augusta, Georgia, 3 pages | 1823 October 26 | 3 |
| William III, King of England, 1650-1702. Document signed, to Charles Fox and Thomas
Coningsby, ordering payment to the Sieur de Casaubon. Camp at Grammen, 1 page Cosigned by William Blathwayt.
|
1692 August 29 | 3 |
| William III, King of England, 1650-1702. Document signed, giving instructions to James
Douglas Duke of Queensberry to disperse any unauthorized gathering of the Parliament
in Scotland. Court at Hamptoncourt, London, 1 page Signed twice.
|
1700 July 2 | 3 |
| William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837. Autograph letter signed to an unidentified recipient. St. James's, London, 2 pages | 1821 May 8 | 3 |
| William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837. Autograph letter signed, possibly to Sir Andrew Harmond. Royal Sovereign Yacht Dartmouth Harbour, Devonshire, 2 pages | 1828 July 21 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter (draft) to Rachel Bird Wilson. Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, 2 pages Declares his affection for her, his desire for her happiness, his pleasure in corresponding
with her, and his fears that her feelings may not match his own. Laid in with 91-0118.
|
1769 November 29 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter signed to Rachel Bird Wilson. Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, 2 pages Declares his love for her, his desire for her happiness, and his regrets that her
feelings may not match his own.
|
1769 November 29 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter signed to Rachel Bird Wilson. Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, 2 pages Declares his love and affection and proposes a way for her to send him a letter.
|
1769 December 12 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter to William White. Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
1 page Wishing White a fond farewell before sailing for England.
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1770 October 2 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter (draft) to Rachel Bird Wilson, 1 page Discusses acquisition of furniture in preparation for their marriage.
|
1771 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter (copy) to John Adams, 1 page Informs Adams that he has been nominated Advocate General for the French Nation in
the United States. Requests Adams to buy a library of history and law books for him.
Comments on his pleasure in hearing of the plan for a constitution of Massachusetts.
|
1780 April 20 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter signed to Rachel Bird Wilson. New York,
New York, 2 pages Writes asking of her and the health of their children, asks her to send his nomination
and commission to sit in Congress to him, since he has forgotten it.
|
1786 March 23 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter signed to Ebenezer Bowman. Exeter, New
Hampshire, 2 pages Asks a business associate to act on his behalf concerning some real estate.
|
1792 October 25 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph document signed, power of attorney. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 3 pages Gives power of attorney to Bird Wilson.
|
1797 September 21 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter signed to Bird Wilson. Edenton, North Carolina,
1 page Asks Bird to deliver a letter to Mr. Thomas and ask for advice concerning real estate
debts.
|
1798 May 12 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter signed to Bird Wilson. Edenton, North Carolina,
1 page Asks questions and requests information concerning the status of his debt with his
creditors.
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1798 August 4 | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph letter (draft) to William White. Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
4 pages Informs his friend that he is deeply in love, but has been rejected by Miss Rachel
Bird. Asks White to sound out Rachel (who was a friend of White's sweetheart, Miss
Harrison), on how matters stand. Typewritten transcription of letter laid in.
|
undated | 3 |
| Wilson, James, 1742-1798. Autograph document (fragment), power of attorney. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, 1 page with envelope Grants power of attorney to Bird Wilson.
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undated | 3 |
| Wilson, Rachel Bird, d. 1786. Autograph letter signed to James Wilson, 1 page Expresses her concern since he has been gone for three weeks and she has not heard
from him.
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undated | 3 |
| Wilson, Rachel Bird, d. 1786. Autograph note signed to James Wilson, 1 page Reports on the illness of Polly and that he has a visitor from Scotland who is awaiting
his return.
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undated | 3 |
| Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. Typewritten letter signed to James Alan Montgomery. The
White House, Washington, D.C., 1 page Declines honorary membership in The American Oriental Society.
|
1920 August 20 | 3 |
| Wister, William. Printed document signed, with additions in Wister's hand, receipt for payment of membership in the Library Company of Philadelphia, from Tench Francis. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1 page | 1764 March 29 | 3 |
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biography/History
- Scope and Contents
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Collection Inventory
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