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This collection of papers that originated mostly from the Cox family of Oxmead, Burlington County, New Jersey, and the Parrish family of Maryland and Philadelphia, contains information on the religious, humanitarian, social, and economic influence of…

Letters of Cropley Rose, a British wine merchant, relate chiefly to his business affairs in Madiera and the West Indies.

The exhibition Ardent Spirits: The origins of the American temperance movement was held from Apr. 19, to Nov. 24, 1999, at the Library Company of Philadelphia. The curator was Jessy Randall.

Trade card with a racist illustration of an African American woman dancing in a pink dress. She is wearing green gloves and has flowers in her hair. She is portrayed with exaggerated features.

Daniel Man was a Philadelphia sea captain and merchant. This is a log of two voyages between Philadelphia and Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on board the schooner Seaflower.

David McNeely Stauffer was an eminent civil engineer, author, and antiquarian. From 1893 to 1913 he devoted much of his time to the extra-illustration of "Westcott's History of Philadelphia, 1609-1829" as printed in the Sunday Dispatch. The total…

Historical Society’s copy has the day signals painted by hand in the margins; inscribed: Wm Bradford Oct. 1st 1838; also inscribed on verso of l. 13 and recto of l. 14.

Correspondence between William Dillwyn of London and his daughter Sarah Logan Dillwyn, and between Dillwyn and his daughter and son-in-law, Samuel Emlen, of Burlington County, NJ, after their marriage in 1795. Letters are frequent, cordial, and deal…

Correspondence between William Dillwyn of London and his daughter Sarah Logan Dillwyn, and between Dillwyn and his daughter and son-in-law, Samuel Emlen, of Burlington County, NJ, after their marriage in 1795. Letters are frequent, cordial, and deal…