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The Logan family of Philadelphia, beginning with James Logan (1674-1751), secretary to William Penn, became one of the most prosperous and influential families in the region. This small collection contains in three volumes and one box a miscellaneous…

This collection contains the personal papers of Francis Daniel Pastorius, a German immigrant who founded the settlement of Germantown, which would later be incorporated into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pastorius was trained as a lawyer, and in 1683…

Collection of verses, primarily religious and reflective in nature, by Hannah Griffitts of Philadelphia, often signed "Fidelia." Many of the poems were written on the anniversary of her parents' deaths. There are also miscellaneous letters and some…

This collection contains the personal papers of Francis Daniel Pastorius, a German immigrant who founded the settlement of Germantown, which would later be incorporated into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pastorius was trained as a lawyer, and in 1683…

Thomas C. Mease was a farmer. The diary, 1788, includes sporadic entries on garden planting and weather. These notations are written in a printed calendar entitled "Aitken's General American Register. . . "

The Logan family of Philadelphia, beginning with James Logan (1674-1751), secretary to William Penn, became one of the most prosperous and influential families in the region. This small collection contains in three volumes and one box a miscellaneous…

This volume includes instructions and advice regarding cultivating plants and planting orchards, derived from written sources, word of mouth, and personal experience. Topics include grafting, choosing fruit for cider, gathering and sweating the…

Richard Wood, a Quaker merchant and farmer of Greenwich, Cumberland County, N.J., owned and successfully farmed large tracts of land in the Stow Creek/Greenwich area. He also successfully operated a large general store, known after 1785 as Wood and…

Richard Wood, a Quaker merchant and farmer of Greenwich, Cumberland County, N.J., owned and successfully farmed large tracts of land in the Stow Creek/Greenwich area. He also successfully operated a large general store, known after 1785 as Wood and…

This is a collection of the papers of the John Bartram and his sons William, Isaac, and Moses. The majority of materials relate to John and William Bartram. Items of note in the collection include the incoming correspondence of John, incoming and…