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The papers of Clement Humphreys, agent to France during the John Adams administration, include: Humphreys' letter book, 1798, containing material on his official missions, with detailed accounts of events; "list of Staple Articles of Commerce between…

The papers of Clement Humphreys, agent to France during the John Adams administration, include: Humphreys' letter book, 1798, containing material on his official missions, with detailed accounts of events; "list of Staple Articles of Commerce between…

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.

An anti-slavery pamphlet.

Membership certificate for a mutual aid society for sailing ship pilots established in Philadelphia in 1788. A large central oval contains a scene on the Delaware Bay showing sailing ships and the lighthouse at Cape Henlopen. To the right of the…

Selection of 18th and 19th-century prints showing landscape views of towns and locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.

Selection of 18th and 19th-century prints showing landscape views of towns and locations in New York and Pennsylvania.

Selection of 18th and 19th-century prints showing landscape views of towns and locations in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Ferdinand Julian Dreer’s chief hobby was collecting autographs. He started with two documents and over time he was able to amass more than 15,000 items from some of the world’s most prominent and intriguing public figures. Owing to this interest,…

Ferdinand Julian Dreer’s chief hobby was collecting autographs. He started with two documents and over time he was able to amass more than 15,000 items from some of the world’s most prominent and intriguing public figures. Owing to this interest,…