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Miscellaneous papers collected by Seymour Adelman include: letters, 1797-1800, from Rufus King to Major Lennox on assistance to American sailors stranded in England; list of articles required to be sent to Algiers as tribute, 1799; journal of Benjamin Eakins, 1883-1884; short letters by General W.H....
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| Collection: | Seymour Adelman Collection |
| Collection Number: | 1448 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Adelman, Seymour |e creator | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Seymour Adelman collection |f 1787-1884 | |
| 300 | |a 1.5 Linear feet |f 4 boxes, 1 volume | ||
| 520 | |a Miscellaneous papers collected by Seymour Adelman include: letters, 1797-1800, from Rufus King to Major Lennox on assistance to American sailors stranded in England; list of articles required to be sent to Algiers as tribute, 1799; journal of Benjamin Eakins, 1883-1884; short letters by General W.H. Taylor, 1836, Robert E. Lee, 1864, Millard Fillmore, 1836, James Anderson, 1849. The collection also contains undated prints by Felix O.C. Darley. [the following is the abstract for collection 1656, which has been merged with 1448. This text should be merged with the above chunk to create one coherent record] This highly miscellaneous collection of deeds, surveys, and correspondence relates in part to Chester and Delaware County and includes: plans for the new Free Quaker Meeting House in Philadelphia, 1783; receipt book, 1799-1817 of Caleb Cresson; anonymous hardware store journal, 1800-1802; "Book of Truth," 1842-1843, containing revelations made to an anonymous Philadelphian; minute book, 1845-1846 of the Granite Arch Club (a "society for social, moral, and intellectual improvements"); journal, 1883-1884, of Benjamin Eakins, Philadelphia ornamental writing master, of personal and business accounts, kept by his son, Thomas Eakins. | ||
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of Seymour Adelman.; 1947 acquired | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Autographs |2 Local sources | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Pirates--Barbary Coast--18th century |2 Local sources | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Seymour Adelman Collection |l 1448 | ||